This 30-minute tape presents a variety of yoga poses, interspersed with songs and narrative. It has a cheeful, "warm and fuzzy" feel. (Note: The beginning of the video gives a long list of equipment--blocks, belts, mats--you'll need to do the exercises. Ignore it; it's just a standard list they use on all their videos.)

The basic format: The narrator introduces a pose ("Have you ever seen a turtle sticking his head out of his shell? You can be a turtle yourself!"), then describes how to do it while a child is shown doing it; then the pose is done a second time. Next comes an interlude of music (songs about the joy of nature, we're all one, etc.) while we watch scenes of nature and of kids running around. Then another pose. Over a dozen poses are shown, very briefly and without much attention to form.

I bought this tape on impulse, thinking my 6-year-old and I could do it together, but we both ended up being frustrated with the tape. The main problem is the episodic format: You get all geared up, do a pose, and then everything stops dead for 3 minutes while a song comes on. The tape is too choppy to be relaxing or invigorating, not quite silly enough to be really fun, and not challenging (except for trying to stand on one foot!).

The tape is advertised as being for kids aged 3-10. I think it would be better for kids at the low end of that scale--they might enjoy dancing around between poses, and it would fit their short attention span. Two or more kids might enjoy doing it together, too. I suspect older kids (8-10) would find the tape too easy and too silly. The tape seems to be aimed at parents who are really into yoga, who could give their kids pointers on the asanas and who want to teach their kids the yoga philosophy (interconnectedness of life). Not a keeper for me.

Penny