Move&Play

For children from a very young age, Move&Play Move&Play encourages physical and cognitive development through yoga-inspired poses. It helps develop balance, coordination, flexibility and body awareness while creating a fun and calming experience.

The game includes 20 round cards featuring different poses to reproduce alone, with family or with friends.

Supporting children during play

For children from the moment they can walk

Body awareness & motor skills

• Show a card to the child and invite them to reproduce the pose
• Demonstrate the movements if needed and do them together
• Encourage the child to breathe calmly while holding the pose
• Invite the child to imitate the animal, its sound or the way it moves
• Praise the child after each successful pose

Balance & concentration

• Place several cards on the floor
• Let the child choose a pose they would like to try
• Encourage them to hold the pose for a few seconds
• Suggest focusing on a fixed point to help maintain balance
• Adapt the number of cards and the difficulty according to the child’s age and energy level

For children aged 36 months and over

This game can be played alone or with others.

You may use all or only part of the cards.

“Slow down” variation

• Place the cards face up on the floor
• Each player picks a card and reproduces the pose
• Try to hold the pose for several deep breaths
• Encourage the child to feel their body and balance

“Who am I?” variation

• One player chooses a card without showing it
• They reproduce the pose while the others try to guess it
• Once guessed, all players reproduce the pose together

“Tell me a story” variation

• Sit together in a circle
• Choose one or several cards
• Invent a story together around the characters and poses

“Let’s dance!” variation

• Each player picks several cards
• Create a choreography by linking the different poses together
• Perform it together with music or rhythm

After playing, invite the child to lie down for a few moments and notice how they feel: calm, relaxed or full of energy.

Praise, encourage and support the child throughout the game.