Giving the gift of mindfulness, music and yoga is one of the most impactful ways to enrich children and support their development — even more so when you join in on the fun!

Children thrive when their grownups get involved with their interests. Whether through interactive experiences or supplemented by open-ended materials that can be used and reused throughout our lives, use this holiday season to share music and yoga gifts children (and the whole family) would love!

Here are 11 amazing gifts and experiences you can give your musical kid or little yogi this year. We curated this list to highlight mindful and educational gifts, responsible and/or sustainable sellers, and gifts that promote longevity (as opposed to low shelf-life gadgets).

1. Breathing Ball Gift for Kids and Classrooms

The perfect present for your growing yogi, the Hoberman Sphere (also called a Breathing Ball) is a wonderful children’s gift that can be used in a variety of settings. Not only does this ball support sensory development, it also helps children better visualize their breaths and develop social emotional learning. It is one of our favorite mindful toys for kids, and an essential breathing exercise for children.

You can buy the Hoberman Sphere at Lakeshore Learning for $17.99. As your children grow, they certainly won’t forget the colorful breathing ball that helped them work through big emotions.

2. Yoga Cards and Artwork for Kids

Feed your kids’ imaginations and creativity with unique yoga cards, or even yoga coloring pages as gifts! Artwork and illustrations help children understand yoga poses in a fun, engaging way. They’re also easy to collaborate on as parents and educators — a quality time win!

Download our free yoga coloring pages to get started with creative yoga adventures right away, or get the full 20-page printable children’s yoga coloring book at our shop.

3. Woodstock Chime for Mindfulness and Relaxation

Chimes are the perfect tool to use for guiding mindful breathing, body scans and relaxation pose. You can find chimes at many local musical instrument stores, but we like to buy all our chimes from Woodstock Chimes. They are a local, Hudson Valley-based business that has a commitment to providing quality and socially responsible products.

If you don’t leave in or near the Hudson Valley area, you may like this Zenergy Chime for $13.95. We use it in our classes, and find it to be a great way to guide relaxation exercises. Try to use the chime in place of this singing bowl in the relaxation video below.

4. Music Kit for Toddlers

Support your toddler’s musical curiosity and developmental milestones with a musical adventure! Music influences child development in many ways, including rhythm, patterns, language, and sensory exploration. In fact, the Kodaly teaching method inspires much of Yo Re Mi’s approach to music education.

We love the idea of gifting a variety of musical instruments. You can find a 5-piece set of music band instruments for toddlers and preschoolers over at Musicians Friend for $29.99.

5. Sand Timer (Hourglass) for Kids

Not only are sand timers extremely soothing to watch, they also can be a fun way for children to challenge themselves with yoga and mindfulness. Give kids the gift of a sand timer to encourage balance, breathing exercises, or other time-based activities. Children get to track their progress and improve focus — skills that will last a lifetime!

For toddlers gifts, try this jumbo 3-minute sand timer for $19.99. The kid-friendly hourglass is also available for 1, 5, and 10 minutes. For older children’s gifts (5-11 years old), this smaller set of sand timers for $6.99 would be perfect for personal use or the classroom.

6. Yoga App Membership for Home or the Classroom

If you already follow Yo Re Mi on YouTube, you’ll know that we offer free kids yoga videos to the public. It is the perfect solution for parents in search of kids yoga studio alternatives. But for the parent or educator who seeks a more robust library of kids yoga and mindfulness resources (with extended videos, fun adventure series, and no ads) you can sign up for a kids yoga app membership.

The Yo Re Mi kids yoga app can be downloaded and viewed on Chromecast, Desktop, Android, and iOS devices. That means it is perfect for Interactive Whiteboards in the classroom, on your phone or tablet at home, or even the television screen!

You can join the app for just $10 per month (or get a 25% discount when you purchase our yearly membership instead — which breaks down to $7.50 per month).

Try the App FREE for 14 days

7. Deskbells for Interactive Musical Kids Play

Often used in the classroom, desk bells can actually be perfect kid’s gift for the home as well! There are so many ways to get creative with desk bells.

One of the activities we’ve enjoyed at Yo Re Mi is a game where children create color cards that correspond with each bell, and arrange them in a specific order to write a song. Then, their friends can play the new song by following the order of the colored cards!

You can find a set of desk bells from classroom music stores, like West Music. A set of 8-note Deskbells with individual colors is $49.95.

8. Boomwhackers for Elementary-aged Children

If you love the idea of Deskbells but your little one is not-so-little anymore, Boomwhackers are a great musical gift for kids in elementary school. These percussion tubes “allow your students to play more songs and is generally preferred over the pentatonic scale by most music educators” (Musician’s Friend).

You can buy a 8-note (C-C) C Major Boomwhacker set from Musician’s Friend for $23.95.

9. Yoga Mat Decorating for Kids

Get creative with yoga and gift your child space to practice art! Yoga mat decorating requires a yoga mat, high-opacity acrylic paints, and your imagination!

If you don't already have a yoga mat, grab one from your local retailer (or a sustainable company like Jade Yoga for $39.95). Standard mats are the best for painting, as smooth or cloth-based mats will not work as well. If the mat is still sticky after drying, you can sand it down with extra fine sand paper.

Here is an article with tips on how to paint your yoga mat.

Gifts for your little yogi or music-lover don’t always have to be physical items. Experiences are just as special (sometimes, even more!) so don’t count them out when considering yoga or music gifts for your children.

10. Make a Mixtape for Kids

If you’re a parent or educator reading this, you probably remember the days of making mixtapes. Those mixes required a lot of effort and love to curate, and - if you love music as much as we do - were always an honor to gift to someone!

Nowadays, you can made a modern day mixtape digitally. Use Spotify, for instance, to make a playlist of your favorite music from when you were a kid (or a mix of your family’s favorite songs).

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Creating a custom playlist is also a great way to share more about who you are. Your child may even love sharing this playlist with the classroom, creating a school-home connection by exploring heritage and home through music.

If creating a music playlist isn’t accessible to your family, music appreciation can come from other experiences too! Attend a kid-friendly concert together, or sign up for a local dance class to help develop a kinesthetic relationship to music.

11. Teach the Gift of Giving

One of the greatest presents we can give is the gift of giving itself. By teaching our children about volunteering (and letting them experience service firsthand) we help them learn more about community, service and gratitude.

In the West, we often solely think of yoga as Asana (poses), but Karma (service) is also part of the 8-limbed path. This gift-giving season, seek volunteer opportunities for your family. Here are some ideas:

Help at your local food pantry or soup kitchen
Play board games with residents at your local senior center
Facilitate yoga for families at your local library

What will you gift your child who loves music and yoga?

There are so many ideas to choose from! Thank you for exploring these fun and memorable gifts for kids with us; we hope you received some great ideas and can’t wait to hear about your favorites.

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