Movementbooks
For a lifetime of Joy in Motion!
Joy in Motion & motor skills development
Everyone agrees: children need to move more and pedagogical professionals and teachers play a key role in making this happen.
With Movementbooks by Friends call me Jim®, childcare organisations and schools are given practical tools to develop children’s essential motor skills through play. Easy to use, engaging, and perfectly suited for everyday practice.
Jim stands for Joy In Motion. Our mission is to support professionals in inspiring children to discover the joy of movement and to build strong motor skills that last a lifetime.
Discover who we are
We’re a Dutch company on a global mission to inspire a new generation of natural movers. Watch the video to see how we support educators and organizations in bringing joyful movement to children, every day.
Programs and approach
Age 2-3
Run with Fast and balance with Bendy!
Discover Movementbooks for children ages 2 and 3.
Approach
At Movementbooks, we guide childcare organizations through a proven, step‑by‑step approach to successfully implement our movement program across your entire organization.
The Jims — Floaty, Bendy, Strong, Fast, Bouncy, and Bouncer — lead children on exciting movement adventures. These playful characters become children’s ultimate guides, bringing the Conditions of Movement to life, each with their own unique focus and style.
The Jims as active friends!
6.420
Children who daily move with the Jims
1.663
Trained
Jim coaches
156
Daycare
centres
Recognized intervention
Beweegboeken is a recognized intervention in the Netherlands, independently evaluated by the Knowledge Center for Sport & Physical Activity. It offers childcare organizations a practical, research-based program that embeds structured, varied movement into the daily routine.
The program also strengthens your organization’s movement policy—making physical activity both fun and effective for children.
Curious to learn more?
We’d love to tell you all about it in an online introduction session.
