Free Exercise & Movement Games for Kids 4-14 — Webcam Ninja Academy | Hopla

Hopla — Ninja Academy

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Move · Jump · Train · Rank up — Free online exercise games for kids 4-14: jump, dodge and punch in front of the webcam, train through six ninja dojos and earn medals. No equipment, no download, no sign-up — the video never leaves your device.

Ages 4-14 · 1 or 2 players · Rookie to Master

Play now — free Free Exercise & Movement Games for Kids 4-14 — Webcam Ninja Academy

How it works

Open the site and allow the camera

Stand back so your whole body fits on screen

Move, jump and wave — your body is the controller

34 games, six dojos, no two alike

Lantern Flight

Both arms up and the lantern rises! Lean to steer and catch the paper balloons 🎈

💪 Arms🧘 Posture⚖️ Balance

Freeze Dance

Dance while the music plays, freeze when it stops!

🕺 Whole body🧊 Control

Fire Path

Run on the spot, jump the logs, duck under the gates and step aside from the sandbags!

🏃 Running🦵 Side steps🤸 Jump & duck

Paper Wall

Make the shape of the hole before the paper wall reaches you! 🥋

💪 Arms🦵 Legs⚖️ Balance

Dojo Window

The dojo window is frosted over — wave your hands fast to wipe it clear and see the shrine!

🖐️ Hands💪 Arms👋 Waving

Jump & Duck

Jump over the bamboo bundles, duck under the swinging poles!

🦵 Legs🧍 Whole body

Ninja Striker

Lift a knee to kick the ball into the fire bowl — jump to head the high ones!

🦵 Knees🦘 Jumps

Snow Monkey Says

The snow monkey does the moves — remember the order, copy them! 🧠

🙆 Whole body🧠 Memory

Sensei Says

March in the lantern parade and do only what Sensei says. The Fox said it? Freeze!

🦵 Marching🙌 Arms👂 Listening

Mirror Kata

Follow the leader and move just like them — together!

🖐️ Arms💃 Body🤝 Together

Kite Wings

Flap your kite wings to fly over the peaks — dip a wing and glide through the straw rings! ❄️

💪 Arms🖐️ Flapping⚖️ Balance

Race the Flame

Run in place as fast as you can to outrun the fire spirit and reach the dojo gate — together!

🏃 Whole body💪 Power

Board Break

The fire spirit tosses boards onto the mats — step to the mat, lift your hand high and chop! Roof tiles take both hands 🥋

🖐️ Hands💪 Arms🦵 Legs

Lantern Tunnel

Paper lanterns fly at you through a tunnel of gates — swipe them with your hands on the beat, duck under the beams and step aside! 🏮

🖐️ Hands💪 Arms🦵 Legs🎵 Rhythm

Paper Cranes

Jump, duck and sweep your net to catch the paper cranes! 🕊️

💪 Arms🦵 Legs🧍 Whole body

Gate Guardian

Guard the shrine gate! Mallet up high — then smash the snowballs! 🔨

💪 Arms🦵 Legs🧍 Whole body

On the Beat

Play the taiko drums right on the beat of the music!

🖐️ Hands🦵 Knees🎵 Rhythm

Treasure Catch

Step left and right with your basket, jump for the treasures up high, squat for the ones on the ground!

🏃 Steps🦵 Jumps🧍 Whole body

Big and Small

BIG — stretch up tall. SMALL — curl down to the floor!

🙌 Arms🦵 Squat👂 Listening

Bamboo Climb

Lift your knees high and climb the giant bamboo all the way to the top!

🦵 Knees🏃 Rhythm🫀 Stamina

Egg & Spoon

March on the spot with your arms out — keep the egg on the spoon all the way to the panda's basket!

🏃 Marching💪 Arms⚖️ Balance

Crane Stance

Stand on one leg like a crane, hold still — then hop to the next stone!

⚖️ Balance🦵 One leg🦘 Hop

Power Smash

Burst the straw targets with a fast punch or a quick knee — slow does not count!

💪 Arms🦵 Knees⚡ Speed

Pearl Dive

Reach far out to the clam and hold — slow and calm — and your ninja dives deeper.

🖐️ Hands🤸 Flexibility🧘 Breathing

Ninja Kite

Arms out like wings — lean to catch the gusts of wind with your kite! 🪁

💪 Arms⚖️ Balance🧘 Posture

Scroll Dive

Stretch up to rise, bend your knees to dive, and lean to swim to the scrolls! 📜

💪 Stretching🦵 Legs⚖️ Balance

Ninja Ski Run

Pump your arms like ski poles to race down to the dojo, and step aside from the pines! 🎿

💪 Arms🦵 Side steps🏃 Whole body

Bean Bag Toss

Grab a bean bag from beside your knee and throw it high — straight into the basket!

🦵 Squat🙌 Arms

Sky Lantern

Squat down, stand up — every squat feeds the lantern's fire. Stand tall and it floats to the stars! 🏮

🦵 Squats🏮 Stand

Moon Cart

March on the spot to roll the cart and collect banners. Knee up high — hop the hurdle!

🚶 Marching🦵 High knee

Gong Clap

Lanterns drift toward the gong! Clap when one is inside the glowing ring and it lights up and floats away 🏮

👏 Clapping💪 Arms⏱️ Timing

Bunny Hello

Moon bunnies peek out of the windows — wave hello to them! 👋

👋 Hands🙋 Waving

Pinwheel Spin

Swing your arms in big circles to spin the pinwheel and light the sky lantern! 🏮

💪 Arms🔄 Circles

Moon Drift

Step sideways or lean — the ninja drifts through the star rings! 🥷

🦵 Steps⚖️ Balance🧘 Posture

Safe for kids, by design

  • Everything happens right here, in your browser
  • Your video is never recorded, saved or sent anywhere
  • No sign-up, no download, no account

What you need

A laptop, a tablet, or a computer plugged into the TV, a webcam, and about 2-3 metres of clear space. Works in Chrome, Edge and Safari. Nothing to install.

Questions parents ask

Is it really free?

Yes. Every game, every rank, every medal — no account and no payment. There is nothing to buy.

Is my child being recorded?

No. The camera image is processed inside your own browser and is never uploaded. There is no server that could store it, and nothing is kept when you close the tab.

What age is it for?

Ages 4 to 14. Every game has four ranks: Rookie is very forgiving, built for a four-year-old; Pro and Legend step it up; Master is faster and tighter, made to push a 12- to 14-year-old. In a two-player round each kid picks their own rank, so a 4-year-old on Rookie and an 11-year-old on Master play the same round together. A round at a higher rank earns a better medal — bronze, silver, gold, platinum. Points are never deducted, and two players share one score instead of competing.

Is it like Kinect or Just Dance?

Same idea, no hardware. A Kinect or a console watched your body with a sensor of its own; here the webcam you already have does it, inside the browser. Nothing to buy, no dance video to follow — the games are built for kids, and the camera image stays on your device.

Does it count as exercise?

Yes — it is physical activity dressed up as a game. A round is ninety seconds of jumping, squatting, marching, stretching, balancing or punching the air, the moves a PE lesson is made of, and a kid who stops moving stops scoring. No equipment, no gym, no sport to sign up for: a few rounds on a rainy afternoon is real indoor exercise at home.

Guides for parents and teachers

What is Hopla?

Hopla Ninja Academy is a free website of 34 movement games for kids aged 4 to 14, where the webcam is the controller: the child jumps, ducks, marches and stretches, and the game answers.

Kinect games without a Kinect

The camera on the laptop you already own is enough. No console, no sensor bar, nothing to buy.

Brain break games for the classroom

Point the webcam at the front of the room, put the game on the projector, and the next two minutes take care of themselves.

A GoNoodle alternative that watches the kid move

No account, no video to follow along with — the webcam is the controller, and a kid who stops moving stops scoring.

Like Just Dance, free, with no console

No choreography and no chart hits. If your kid wants to jump around to music and have the screen answer back, a webcam does that now, for nothing.

Exercise games for kids, free, on a webcam

Ninety seconds of jumping, squatting and marching that a kid asks for again. No equipment, no gym, no account.

Indoor active games for kids

Rain, winter, a small flat: the webcam on the laptop and two metres of floor are enough to burn the energy off.

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