One of the best hacks I’ve found for getting my own workout in, is letting my kids pick kid workout videos of their own to do once I’m done with my workout. Now they are so excited to do their video after mine, that they are perfectly fine waiting while I do mine.
This post is all about free kid workout videos that are fun, educational, and great energy burners for the days you’re stuck inside!
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Kid Workout Videos
What Age Are These Kid Workout Videos For?
The ideal age for these kid workout videos is between ages 3 and 6. In fact, these YouTube channels and YouTube videos are some of my 4 year-old’s absolute favorite ones!
Why Kid Workout Videos?
While kids this young obviously don’t need to do a formal workout routine, doing kid workout videos can be hugely beneficial and super fun! These kid workout videos are a great way to introduce the habit of working out to kids in a fun way that they will love.
Creating a positive attitude toward exercise is hugely important to health and a great thing to start while they are young. Plus, kid workout videos really come in handy as an energy burner when the weather has you stuck inside!
What to Consider When Looking for Kid Workout Videos?
- Length– When finding the right exercise video for your child, you’ll want to consider your child’s attention span on that particular day and how long a video you want. The videos below will range from between 4 minutes and 20 minutes. The shorter videos are often best for the attention span of younger kiddos.
- Repetitive vs. Different Motions– Some of these videos have very repetitive motions while others don’t. Videos with a lot of repetition tend to be easier for younger kids to do/enjoy but may get boring for older kids.
- Story Line/Theme- With kids, theme is everything. My son can enjoy just about any activity if it involves a dinosaur. So, picking a themed workout might make or break how much they enjoy a workout video.
Our Favorite Kid Workout Videos & Channels
Miss Linky
The videos on Miss Linky’s channel are filmed as themed adventures and are highly engaging. While I’ve found that other kid workout videos just end up with my 4 year-old watching and unengaged in the movements, these videos get my toddler moving every time. Plus, as a teacher, Miss Linky does a great job incorporating good vocabulary and learning throughout her videos. And with 46 different themed videos to choose fun, I guarantee you can find an adventure your kids will love!
Jungle Exercise
This video does an incredible job connecting certain exercises and stretches with certain animals to make the movements fun. The animations of the animals are also very well done to keep your kids curious and engaged. Your kids will practice a ton of animal and letter names while they burn a little energy.
Dinosaur Exercise
This was the very first video we found from this channel and my son requested to do it almost every single day. So, if you have a dinosaur lover, beware that they may be completely obsessed with this workout. It is an adventure through the jungle running from raptors, flying with pterodactyls, swimming with a plesiosaur, and lunging with a T-rex. This video does a great job of incorporating dinosaur names, counting, or other vocabulary all through the workout. So, your kids will learn and also get out some energy all while having a ton of fun.
Pirate Exercise
This video is my 4 year-olds absolute favorite right now. This video goes on an adventure to find a pirate treasure throwing and ducking from cannon balls, fighting off sea creatures, and following the directions on the secret pirate clues until they reach the treasure.
Shark Exercise
This video will take your kids through a fun adventure with sharks and dolphins. When the boat breaks into pieces in shark infested waters, your toddler has to jump back and forth on planks of wood to balance on each foot and then collect the supplies they need out of the water. They will punch and kick sharks away and even ride along on a dolphin.
Tabata Kids
While there aren’t a ton of videos on this channel, the videos are really easy and fun. They are also only 4 minutes long (tabata style) which is a super quick way to let them get out energy without a large time commitment.
Animal Workout
This toddler workout does a lot of real exercises you’d see in an adult workout but makes them fun by comparing them to a certain animal. Some exercises you’ll see in this one are frog jumps, dead bugs, bear crawls, inch worms, and crab walks. These videos are not only fun but great practice on gross motor skills and their ability to follow directions.
Balloon Popping Workout
This is a super simple kid workout video that would work well for younger toddlers as well. It’s exactly how it sounds. Balloons float up through the screen and your kids will pretend to kick, punch, and poke them before they get to the top of the screen.
Dinosaur Tag
This is another kid workout video that is great for younger ones. It’s super simple. Run from the dinosaurs. Just get ready for your toddler to be running in every direction and laughing absolutely hysterically.
Scratch Garden
This channel is great if you are looking for a quick 3-4 minute break in the day that is both fun and an energy burner. Our favorites are their dance/freeze videos but they also have a ton of dance along silly songs and videos such as “the floor is lava.” Plus, if your kiddos like this channel, you can also introduce them to their educational videos on math and reading.
Dance Freeze Sports
This version of their dance freeze videos is super fun if you have a sports lover. Rather than dancing the whole time, this video mixes in actions from tennis, volleyball, basketball, and even skateboarding in between the times they have to freeze. And if your kids like this video, they have four more dance freeze videos with other themes too!
The Floor is Lava
This video puts a fun twist on the normal “the floor is lava” game by turning the floor into water, peanut butter and even math. It’s super silly for little kids and has some fun dances in it too.
Scratch Garden Daily Live Video
My kids definitely tend to get in a rut when it comes to the workout videos they like to choose. We end up doing the same one for weeks and weeks on end until they finally get sick of it. But, the cool thing about this channel is that it has a daily live stream where their active energy burning videos play non stop! So, you can join at any time and get a random curation of their active videos. Just set a timer for your kiddos and let them go wild.
This post was all about kid workout videos that will keep your kids engaged, teach them new things, and burn energy all while they have a ton of fun.
– Beautifully Busy Mom
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Meet the Author
This post was written by Monica, a former teacher turned stay at home mom. After feeling very lonely at the beginning of her motherhood journey, she started this blog in hopes that other moms wouldn’t feel the way she felt. So, this blog is filled with free resources and fun activities so that you can enjoy the beautiful chaos that is motherhood. Let’s be friends 🙂
