Yoga Cards for Kids – Teaching Mindfulness & Language with Metta Play
Now you can help kids to learn yoga, mindfulness, and a new language through play with Metta Play yoga and affirmation cards. With so many benefits of yoga for kids, it makes a great kids activity to do at home or out and about.
Metta Play – Making Yoga Fun for Kids
Yoga has so many benefits, not just physical, but also emotional and social.
Yoga with kids doesn’t necessarily look like yoga with adults, it is more through play. So things like watching yoga videos or playing games. Your little ones are still gaining the benefits.
Yoga is also a lot of fun, and it is an activity the whole family can enjoy together. However, the Metta Play cards make it easy for kids to use independently too.
Metta Play Yoga Cards Review
Created by a mother, registered Yoga Teacher, and bilingual Asian-American living in Australia, the Metta Play Cards make yoga fun for kids.
There are 30 cards in total. They are larger than normal playing cards and are laminated with a hard shiny finish which is great for sticky fingers as it is easy to clean them.
On the cards, there are 15 different poses, 2 of each pose. Each card has an image of the pose, as well as the name.
The name of the yoga pose is written in English and a second language too, so kids are also benefiting from learning a new language.
Each time they read the word in English they can also read the word in their target language too making it even more fun.
Currently the languages available are Spanish, French, Chinese Mandarin, and Indonesian.
The cards come in a cute cotton drawstring bag, and a guidebook is enclosed to help you get the most out of the cards.
There are clear instructions on how to do each yoga pose that is on the cards, as well as breathing techniques too which are particularly important.
In addition, there are lots of different game ideas to play with the cards to help learn the yoga poses, along with the new language.
There is so much to do with these yoga cards that the fun never stops really.
What age are the Metta Play Yoga Cards suitable for?
These yoga cards are made for all ages.
For babies and toddlers it gives a gentle introduction.
For preschoolers, they are able to start learning more about their breathing and they can play with the cards making up stories and having fun.
For older kids they can start building a deeper awareness of their body and their feelings.
Even adults can get in on the fun too, it is a whole family activity.
Where to find the Metta Play Yoga Cards?
You can find the Metta Play Bilingual Yoga Cards on the Metta Play WEBSITE.
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