Kids' activities in Cortlandt

Cortlandt Youth & Recreation Center

Ages 11–18 (11 only if graduated from fifth grade); programs for grades 6–12

Sky Blue Equestrian Center

Lessons for ages 5+. Pony rides for little ones. · Tue–Sun 9:00am–5:00pm; Monday closed. Pony rides Saturday–Sunday 10am–3pm; weekdays call for availability. English or Western. · Drop-in pony rides (children) $30 (four times around the arena; additional time $5 each). Lesson prices not posted.

Go No Sen Karate

Kids Martial Arts ages 5–12 · Peekskill dojo also lists Teen Martial Arts and Adult Martial Arts. Additional dojos in Yorktown (Crompond) and Putnam Valley.

Peekskill Clay Studios Teen Wheel & Sculpture

Ages 13-18 · Thursdays 5:30-7:30pm. Wheel throwing and ceramic sculpture. Studio at The Hat Factory, 1000 N Division St. · $290

Hollow Brook Riding Academy

Individual and group lessons; summer camps; school-vacation packages

Trailside Museums and Zoo

Curious Cubs Story Time recommended for children 5 and under · Open daily year-round except Thanksgiving and Christmas; summer hours 10:00am-4:30pm; winter hours 10:00am-4:00pm. Family programs and monthly hikes. · Trailside suggested donation $1/person; Bear Mountain parking $10/vehicle. Curious Cubs Story Time free (parking fee applies).

Yorktown Youth Soccer Club

Programming starts at age 3. In-house rec ages 3–8 (Squirts at 3). Limited-distance travel ages 8–15 (3rd–9th grade). Yorktown FC travel ages 7–19. · Squirts: Saturdays, usually 10:30–11:00 a.m., 5 sessions each fall and spring (separate registration). Pre-K/K: Saturdays, practice plus game. 1st–2nd: one weeknight practice and Saturday game. 3rd–9th LDT: one weeknight practice and Saturday game vs. local clubs.

Yorktown Stage

Academy ages 8–16; summer camp ages 5–13 · Year-round Academy, youth productions, and summer theatre camp

Hilltop Hanover Farm and Environmental Center Summer Camp

Entering grades Pre-K through 6 (Sprouts ages 4+; all campers must be potty trained) · Summer, one-week sessions, Monday–Friday, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. · $375 per camper per week for Westchester County residents; $425 per week for non-residents.

W.S. Jeung Taekwondo

Super Tigers ages 4.5–5.5; Kids Program ages 6–13 · Mon–Fri 11 AM–8:30 PM; Sat 10:00 AM–1:00 PM; Sun closed. Super Tigers classes are 30 minutes. Most kids students attend up to two classes per week. · Programs average $199 per month for up to two classes per week. Trial Program: two beginner classes for $40.

Dynamic Gymnastics

Early Age 2–5; Recreational and Team 6 through 16+ · 2026 Fall session Monday, September 8 through January 28

Teatown Natural Science Summer Day Camp

Entering Pre-K through 9th grade (Pre-K campers must be entering kindergarten; no 3-year-olds) · Summer, four two-week sessions. Half day 9 a.m.–12 p.m.; full day 9 a.m.–3 p.m. Extended care 7:45–8:45 a.m. and 3–5 p.m. · Half day $570 members / $630 non-members; full day $995 members / $1,055 non-members; Explorers $1,175 members / $1,235 non-members; CIT $425. Extended care $100/week morning, $250/week afternoon.

Ossining Recreation Youth Programs

Town of Highlands Recreation

Start Smart basketball/soccer ages 4-5; basketball 6-13; T-ball 4-5; coach-pitch baseball 6-8; Little League 9-13; soccer 6-12 · Seasonal: winter basketball; spring baseball/softball/T-ball; summer playground and swim lessons; fall soccer

Hudson Valley Shakespeare

Family workshops all ages; onsite childcare potty-confident ages 3-7 · Family arts workshops 3:30pm on select summer/fall Sundays before 5:00pm relaxed performances; childcare during those shows · Family workshops free; childcare free for ticket purchasers (call box office to reserve)

Garrison Art Center Kids and Teens

Children's Pottery 7-12; Story Time Studio 7-11; Painting through the Ages 9-12; Cartooning for Kids 8-13; Pottery for Teens 13-19; Family Clay Studio kids 7-17 plus a family member · Children's Pottery 8 weeks from 4pm (sessions starting Sep 16 and Sep 17, 2026). Painting through the Ages 4 weeks from 4pm starting Oct 20, 2026. Story Time Studio 4 weeks from 4pm starting Oct 30, 2026. Cartooning for Kids 4 weeks from 4pm starting Nov 9, 2026. Family Clay Studio Saturday mornings. · Children's Pottery $265; Painting through the Ages $140; Story Time Studio $155; Cartooning for Kids $170; Pottery for Teens $340; Family Clay Studio $280. Financial assistance available.

Clarkstown Soccer Club

TOTS 3–5 (Pre-K). Intramural ages 5–19 / kindergarten through high school. Travel U8–U19. TOPSoccer for children with disabilities. · TOTS year-round (fall/spring outdoors, winter indoors), 45-minute classes. Fall intramural league eight weekends after Labor Day through early November; games Saturday or Sunday at Kennedy Dells and Zukor Park. Winter and spring intramural: 30 minutes training plus 30 minutes small-sided games. · Posted intramural fees: TOTS $200; K–10th first child $230, second $195, third $160, fourth or more free. Uniform extra (K–3rd jersey $25 / shorts $20 / socks $8).

Town of Clarkstown Parks & Recreation

Full day camps grades K-5 and 6-10 · Six-week summer camp Mon-Fri 8:30am-5:30pm, early July-early August (no program July 4) · Grades K-5 $1,400 ($1,550 on or after June 3); grades 6-10 $1,650 ($1,800 on or after June 3, trips included)

Master Jung's World Taekwondo

Little Tiger ages 3–4; Kinder Kick ages 5–6; Children ages 7+ · Little Tiger and Kinder Kick 30-minute classes; Children 45-minute classes. See studio Schedule page for class times.

Computer Adventures

Pre-K through grade 12 · Public enrichment classes after-school, lunch-time, before-school, and weekends; camps during summer, holiday, winter, and spring breaks. In-person at 605 Millwood Road, plus virtual and hybrid.

Mathnasium of Mt. Kisco

K-12 (elementary, middle, and high school) · In-center and live online sessions. Recommended 2-3 times per week.

Sky Zone Mt. Kisco

all ages (under 13 with parent or guardian) · Mon–Thu 11 a.m.–8 p.m.; Fri 11 a.m.–10 p.m.; Sat 9 a.m.–10 p.m.; Sun 10 a.m.–8 p.m.

Jacob Burns Film Center

All Ages weekend series for kids and families; Storyville after-school for grades 1–2; summer filmmaking and animation camps · All Ages films weekends at 11:00. Storyville after-school: 4 Tuesdays, 4:00–5:15 p.m. Summer filmmaking and animation camps in two-week sessions. · All Ages screenings $5. Storyville $140 / $126 members (nonmembers $20 registration fee). Filmmaking camp $2,100–$2,200; Animation camp $2,000–$2,100.

Fox Hill Farms

Children 4 years of age or older (children-only lesson program) · Program designed for students to ride twice per week, year-round. Packages expire 3 months from purchase. · 1/2 hour private package $1,200; 1 hour group package $1,200; 45-minute private package $1,380; 1 hour private package $1,500. Drop-in: 1 hour group $60; 45-minute private $70.

Courtyard Farm

Pony Rider Development for children (horsemanship and riding fundamentals). Junior Rider Development for hunter, equitation, and jumping. Summer riding programs.

Surprise Lake Camp

Entering grades K-10 (Mainside completed grades 1-6; Teenside grades 7-10; Mini Camp 1st-4th; Get Your Feet Wet K-4th new campers) · Summer; full summer, session one (~5 weeks), session two (~3 weeks), plus mini camp and try-it days · Session 1: $7,875 (1st-4th) / $9,000 (5th-6th) / $9,250 (7th-10th). Session 2: $4,500 / $5,050 / $5,375. Full summer: $10,675 / $12,200 / $12,375. Tuition assistance available.

Muscoot Farm Young Farmers Camp

Entering grades 1–8 · Summer, one-week sessions, 9:00 a.m.–3:00 p.m. daily. Campers allowed one week max. · Residents $375 per camper per week; non-residents $425 per camper per week.

Katonah Museum of Art Family Programs

School’s Out / Art’s In recommended ages 3–12. Summer Creativity Club ages 6–12. · Learning Center drop-in during museum hours. School’s Out workshops on select school-vacation days (sessions 10:00 a.m., 11:30 a.m., 1:00 p.m.). · School’s Out / Art’s In: $35 adult/child pair, $15 additional guest; members $20 pair / $10 additional guest (includes museum admission).

Mahopac Sports Association

Soccer rec Pre-K through 9th grade; travel soccer U9 through high school. In-house baseball Pre-K4 (age 4) through 12th grade. · Soccer in-house and travel programs. In-house baseball: T-Ball and Pony typically Saturday mornings; Colt and Minors typically Saturday plus one weeknight.

Town of Carmel Sycamore Summer Camp

Summer camp beginning late June at Sycamore Park

Noah's Ark Day School & Summer Day Camp

Day camp ages 3-12; toddler program 18 months-3; year-round infants through school-age · Year-round; summer AM 9:00-11:45am, part time 9:00am-3:00pm, full day 6:45am-6:00pm; 2-5 days Mon-Fri

Pine Grove Country Day School

Infant through kindergarten. Preschool for ages 2.9–4; Pre-K/kindergarten for mid-4s–6. · Preschool half-day and full-day options, with extended morning and evening care. Sites on Myrtle Avenue and Baldwin Place Road, plus Pre-K/K and before/after care at Mahopac Falls.

Mahopac Public Library

Youth programs including Tinker Tots, storytime, drop-in crafts, STEAM family story time, and 3rd-5th grade coding club · Free

Sanctuary Training Center

Junior Grappling ages 4–7; Youth Striking, Youth Grappling, and S.A.Q. ages 7–13

Rock Hill Camp (Girl Scouts Heart of the Hudson)

grades 2–12 · Sunday–Friday resident weeks, summer

Random Farms Kids' Theater

Group classes grades K–9; audition programs ages 5–18 · Group voice Thursdays 5:15–6:00 pm; auditions and productions at the Thornwood studio · Group voice $280

Montessori Center of Nyack

Ages 2s program through Pre-K and kindergarten · School-year classes plus a summer program (Montessori mornings; afternoon play after lunch).

Rockland County YMCA

School's Out grades K-8; Suffern before/after school; UPK at Sloatsburg; Pre-K before/after care · School's Out 8:00am-6:00pm on many district days off at 35 South Broadway, Nyack. Before school from 7:00am; after school until 6:00pm. · School's Out $80/day member, $100/day non-member. Suffern SAC monthly: AM 5 days $327 / PM 5 days $505 (fewer days lower). Youth membership $12/month; family $84/month required for some programs.

Nyack Library

Children's Room birth through 5th grade · Free story times, LEGO Club, Mother Goose Time, and other children's programs · Free

Helen Hayes Youth Theatre

Ages 5-18 (Lollipop Kids 5-7; Junior Company 7-12; Intermediate 11-14; Senior 14-18; Musical Theatre Studio 7-13) · Year-round classes and productions

The Rock Shop Nyack

In-person and virtual lessons; summer camp; shop hours Mon-Fri 11am-8pm, Sat-Sun 11am-5pm

5150 Martial Arts

Tiny Sharks Parent & Me 4-6; Little Samurai 6-8; Kids Gracie Jiu Jitsu 9-12 · 20+ classes per week

Rockland Center for the Arts Children and Teens

Painting & Drawing 6-9; Anime/Manga 8-12; Claymation 8-11; Let's Throw a Pot 9-13; Teen Wheel Throwing 13-17; Ceramics for Families 5 and up with an adult · Typically 8 sessions. Examples: Painting & Drawing Mondays 4:30-5:30pm starting Sep 14; Anime/Manga Fridays 4:30-5:30pm starting Sep 18; Let's Throw a Pot Mondays 4:30-6:00pm starting Sep 14 or Saturdays 11:45am-1:15pm starting Jan 16. · Painting & Drawing $185; Anime/Manga $185; Claymation $240; Let's Throw a Pot $245; Teen Wheel Throwing $245; Ceramics for Families $260 per person. Materials included for listed youth classes.

Billy Beez Palisades Center

child 1–17; infant 0–11 months · Mon–Thu 11 a.m.–7 p.m.; Fri 11 a.m.–9 p.m.; Sat–Sun 10 a.m.–9 p.m. · child $25.95; infant free with paid child or $15.95 infant + 1 adult

Stone Barns Center Family Culinary Demonstration

family culinary demonstrations (about 30–60 minutes)

Finkelstein Memorial Library

Baby Lap Time pre-walkers; Toddler Time walkers-age 3; Mini Makers grades K-3; Crafty Creations and Buddies Book Club grades 4-6; Reading Buddies grades 1-3 · Free drop-in youth programs school year (Toddler Time Tuesdays; Baby Lap Time Thursdays); some programs require registration · Free; materials provided

Kids Empire Spring Valley

Ages 1–12 · Mon–Thu 10 a.m.–8 p.m.; Fri–Sun 10 a.m.–10 p.m. · $24.90 general admission (ages 1–17); infants 0–11 months free with paying sibling

Sky Zone Spring Valley

Mon–Fri 11 a.m.–8 p.m.; Sat 9 a.m.–10 p.m.; Sun 10 a.m.–8 p.m.