Jack’s Acrobatics* by Rika Teaymans and Laura Van Bouchout, is a sweetly illustrated book that encourages families to get active with their kids using child-centric acrobatics exercises.
What’s Is The Jack’s Acrobatics Book About
Jacks Acrobatics centers around a little boy Jack who wants to put on an acrobatic show with a little help from his family. The book follows Jack joining in practice games and acrobatic exercises with various members of his family. The intent is that children reading the book will be inspired to try them with their own family.
It’s a brilliant way to get families to connect and spend time together whilst helping children master physical skills and improve their self-awareness.
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Activity Sections
There are 3 main activity sections;
- Somersaults (ball shapes)- I love the snowballs!
- Pyramids (strength and support fun) – can you be a lookout??
- Free flow (relaxing upper body and limbs) – a lot harder than it looks!
Each section has practice games that help children progress to towards the acrobatic exercises.
The Exercises
There are 24 different exercises and each one incorporates a delightful illustration, a little story, and step-by-step instruction. All cleverly put together to entice your child to push their physical boundaries with different members of their family.
The exercises cover more than just physical strength and flexibility. They also tap into determination, fear-conquering, trust, and teamwork. All of which will help your child’s development.
Little symbols help you understand at a glance what each exercise works on and there’s a nice little section at the end that explains the theory behind the moves.
What Did We Think Of Jack’s Acrobatics?
Jack’s Acrobatics is brilliant idea and a fabulously fun guide to help parents and grandparents get involved with fun physical activity with children, rather than being on the sidelines. The book’s visual style means that parents can read it with their children and children can enjoy it on their own, choosing the acrobatics they would like to practice and initiating play.
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Jack’s Acrobatics is perfect for super active, underactive kids, in fact, any type of kid, as they control the activities and pace you go at.
And don’t be fooled into thinking the exercises are easy either. Many of the exercises will require dedication and practice from adults as well, especially with older kids!
It’s great fun and my girls loved having a go with their Dad, myself, and each other. It’s a great way to get fit and work on core strength together.
This is child-led exercise at its best.
it looks right up our street
I love the sound of this – it would be a great way to build my son’s physical confidence and strength over the summer holidays.
Wow – that is some serious acrobatics! Love the photos of them being demonstrated!
This is good but could not dare to it with Millie with her hydrocephalus .
I’ve never seen a book like this before – what an interesting concept!
It looks like it would be fun to try some of the simpler exercises with my daughter. And perhaps some would work at the nursery I work at.
This looks such fun – my two are starting to get into “ninjastics”
what a fun activity to do anytime
Well it is certainly an interesting idea for a book. I struggle with Twister 😉 x
This looks like a great book! I think my girls would love it!
Looks like such a fun book!
this book looks fab! I’d love to give it a go (maybe when I’m not pregnant!) x
Oh wow now that is some amazing looking acrobatics! x
What a beautiful book. It looks like something the boys would love and I love all that it encourages
My daughter would be well up for this
Love the look of this book, would have had great fun with this when I was a child. Would love to try these out with my daughter!
Oh my gosh this looks like so much fun! Our town doesn’t have a circus class like our old one did, my kids would flip for this.
aww i love this, i used to do gymnastics and these sort of balances with my friends!
This looks brilliant!! What a fun book – my three would love it (me too!)
This looks so exciting, My son would love it!
It looks like great fun. I’d love to try out some of the exercises in the garden with my biggest two.
looks exciting, sure grand-kids would love it
It looks A LOT more fun than yoga & I’d enjoy doing this with my son!
I am sure the kids would love it! very well illustrated
it looks like fun x
it looks like hours of great fun
It looks like great fun
looks great- hours of fun xx
Looks like great fun x
Great looking book for my energetic nephews.
I love the look of this. Something that gets the kids away from technology!
I think this is absolutely marvellous,I don’t think I’ve ever seen a book such as this.I have an extremely agile young niece and I think she would have great fun roping her younger brother in to join the fun.It could also be really fun at a family bbq,after the adults have had a glass of wine or two trying out some of these positions !,note I said family bbqs x
I think it’s great and will really get the kids interested.
I’d give this book to my son-in-law!
Looks like a fun thing to do with all the family 🙂
Looks great my kids would enjoy experimenting with some moves
I like the look of this book. I think my son might get on board, but I’m not sure what the dog will think!
I think this is a wonderful aid to doing a lot more of what we all do a little bit already. It’s also a challenge! Bring it on I say! 🙂
my daughter would love it
This looks really fun – it’s great it can involve the whole family
i used to do things like this with my brothers as a child!
It is just what my granddaughter would love for her birthday this month. She loves doing cartwheels, handstands etc. So glad this book has been brought to my attention here. Her sister would like to join in as well.
i think it looks great fun to do with the kids and for the adults. there doesn’t seem to be enough things to do with adults and kids recently 🙂
I think it looks like amazing fun and a great way to get kiddies exercising and motivated! Plus i ALWAYS wanted to join and circus and this is as good as right?!
This looks fantastic and would be great to try with my boys x
I love this book, never come across anything like it before
Looks like fun
my kids would love it 🙂
Looks fantastic 🙂
Great ideas
my girls love gymnastics so would love this
Really intrigued – thank you 🙂 x
I love the sound of this, I could use it with my son, it will be fun to do together and help build a stronger bond
Looks like lots of fun for the kids – and adults too
This looks so fun to do with the kids
What a fab book – such fun ideas. Kaz