Kids' activities in Hyde Park

Culinary Institute of America Hyde Park Family Classes

parent and kid classes for different ages · family-friendly and parent-and-teen classes · $500 (Parent and Teen CIA Favorites)

Hyde Park Adventure Day Camp

Summer day camps at Hackett Hill Park and other town sites; registration for camp, travel camp, and swim lessons opens April 1

Hyde Park Lacrosse Club

Pre-K through grade 8. U6 co-ed Pre-K–K; U8/U10/U12 (and U14 if numbers permit) boys and girls. · Spring season. U6: one clinic per week (skills plus 4v4 scrimmage, no games). U8–U14: two practices per week plus inter-town or intra-squad games. · New-player pinnie $25. Season registration fee not posted.

The Gravity Vault Poughkeepsie

Recommended minimum age 5 (age 4 top-rope with instructor). Kids classes 5–13. Youth climbing teams 7–19. Summer camp 5–14. · Kids classes: weekly for 6 weeks plus a makeup week. Youth teams practice 1–3 times per week. Staff-belayed sessions by reservation. Gym hours posted on the location page. · Kids classes $270 per 6-week session. Youth teams $180 / $250 / $320 per month (1 / 2 / 3 practices). Summer camp $559 early / $599 regular. Staff belay from $65 (1–2 climbers).

Town of Poughkeepsie Soccer Club

Ages 4–18. Intramural/intertown U5–U19. Travel U9–U18. · Registration covers fall and spring. Fall usually after Labor Day (8 games); spring usually first week of April (8 games). Intramural U5–U11 Saturday mornings at Greenvale Park before noon; one weekday practice. Travel: two practices per week plus usually Sunday games; winter training one day per week. · Early-bird intramural 2026/2027: MU5/MU6 $165, U8+ $200. Regular after July 15: MU5/MU6 $190, U8+ $225. Travel early-bird U9/U10 $275, U11+ $300; regular $300 / $325.

DAY ONE Early Learning Center

Ages 18 months to age 5 · Monday–Friday 8:30am–3:00pm; extended day 3:00–5:00pm available

Poughkeepsie Day School Early Childhood

PreK and Kindergarten (school continues through grade 8). · Before-school care and after-school care and enrichment listed on the admissions page.

The LAB Dance Complex

Ages 2 through adult

Mid-Hudson Music Together

Ages 0–5 (mixed-age classes with a grown-up); babies 0–9 months class also offered · Classes in Poughkeepsie, New Paltz, Beacon, Gardiner, and Stone Ridge

Lifetime Karate

Kids Karate ages 4 to 12

Marist University Summer Pre-College Robotics

High school sophomores and juniors · Session I: June 28-July 11, 2026. Residential pre-college robotics course using commercial robotics kits and programming environments. · $3,700 (includes tuition and fees, housing, meals, field trips, and course materials)

The Art Effect

Explore ages 4–11; Experience ages 11–18; fall courses listed ages 5–19 · Year-round visual and media arts classes at Pershing Studios and the Poughkeepsie Underwear Factory; weekend class sessions

Peak Gymnastics

From 15 months (Parent & Me, preschool, rec, tumbling, competitive, Lil’ Ninjas)

City of Poughkeepsie Parks & Recreation Swim Lessons

Summer at Pulaski Pool; lessons Monday–Friday 9:00am–11:00am; pool season June 29–August 21 · Free swim lessons; 2026 lessons full (waitlist)

Mid-Hudson Aquatics

Fall/winter lessons at Vassar College pool; Mondays, Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays (September through mid-February) · Monthly tuition for most classes $130

McCann Ice Arena Learn to Skate

Snowplow Sam ages 3–5; Basic Skills and Hockey Skills ages 6–14 · Learn to Skate sessions; 30-minute class plus 30 minutes practice · Snowplow Sam $140 + $20 processing (6 weeks); Basic Skills and Hockey Skills $210 + $20 processing (6 weeks)

Mid-Hudson Discovery Museum

Ages 0–12 · Tue–Sat 9:30am–5:00pm; Sun 11:00am–5:00pm; also Mondays in July and August · $15 child admission; children under 1 free; City of Poughkeepsie children 12 and under (and up to two caregivers) free while grant funds last; third Sunday Family Free Night 5:30–7:30pm free

Good Thymes Cooking Classes (Personal Plates)

Chef Jr. Littles 4–6; Chef Jr. Beginners 10+ · about 1 hour; monthly pre-registration classes at Hudson Valley Open Kitchen · Chef Jr. Littles $45 per person; Chef Jr. Beginners $90 per person (listed class examples)

Poughkeepsie Farm Project

Little Sprouts ages 3–5 (caregiver must attend); Junior Chefs cooking club for youth · Little Sprouts: four one-hour outdoor sessions; Junior Chefs: five-class cooking series

From Stage to Screen

Kidz Company grades K–4; also Young Company and Teen Company · Group acting, voice, and dance classes that rehearse toward a production

Alpine Endeavors Youth Climbing

Junior 2-day program ages 6–9. 4-day Gunks youth program ages 9.5–14. Advanced 2-day outing ages 15–17 (prior outdoor experience required). · Summer outdoor programs on the Shawangunk Ridge. Junior program: two half days; meet at Rock and Snow in New Paltz, 9 a.m. 4-day program: 9 a.m.–3 p.m. Parent must stay for the junior program. · Junior 2-day $295. 4-day youth program $650. Advanced 2-day $495.

New Paltz Recreation Soccer

Pre-K through grades 6–8 · Fall and spring seasons; Saturday sessions at New Paltz Sports and Recreation Park · Parent and Me / Future Stars $87; Divisions A1, A2, B, and C $95

Camp Wiltmeet

Entering kindergarten through 9th grade (LIT/CIT for 10th–11th) · Monday–Friday 9:00am–4:30pm; June 29–August 14 at Duzine Elementary; pre-care from 7:30am; post-care until 6:00pm · New Paltz residents $430 per two-week session; non-residents $460; one-week session $320; $125 deposit

Montessori of New Paltz

Primary ages 3–5. Elementary grades 1–6. Before/after care ages 5–12 for enrolled Primary or Elementary students only.

New Paltz Youth Program

Middle and high school (6th–12th grade) · Youth Center Monday–Friday 2:00–7:00pm

Mohonk Preserve

Nature Explorers for preschoolers; Homeschool Programs ages 5–12 (adult must accompany) · Nature Explorers second Tuesday of the month; homeschool programs by registration; Visitor Center open 9:00am–5:00pm

New Paltz Karate

Juniors Martial Arts ages 5–8; Kids Martial Arts ages 9–11; Teen Martial Arts ages 12–16 · Mon–Thu 4:00 PM–10:00 PM; Fri 5:00 PM–9:00 PM; Sat 6:00 PM–9:00 PM; Sun 1:30 PM–5:30 PM

SUNY New Paltz WISE Summer Camp

Female students ages 12-17 · 5-day summer engineering camp (electrical, computer, and mechanical engineering), including company tours, a Women in Engineering panel, and a banquet.

Cake Club NY

Ages 6–11 (listed kids drop-in classes) · drop-in kids baking/cooking classes

Town of Rosendale Youth Center

Youth Center welcomes visitors under 21; children under 7 must be accompanied by an adult or someone 16+ · Monday–Friday 2:30–6:30pm; summer day camp for 8 weeks

Rhinebeck Recreation Summer Camp

Ages 5–12 as of May 1 · Monday–Friday 9:00am–4:00pm

Rhinebeck Montessori School

Preschool and kindergarten for 3–5 year olds (classroom described for ages 3–6). · School year September–June. Full day 9:00 a.m.–3:00 p.m.; half day 9:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m. Summer program 1 to 8 weeks.

Starr Library

Connect & Play ages 3 months–4 years; Storytime with Robbie ages 2–6; Music & Movement ages 0–4 · Connect & Play 1st & 3rd Mondays 10:30am; Storytime Tuesdays 10:15am; Super Lego Hour Tuesdays 4:00pm; Music & Movement Wednesdays 10:30am

CENTERstage Dance Studio

Ages 3–adult · Season September–May; summer session typically offered; recital in May (optional)

The Lab Martial Arts Center

Little Ninjas ages 3.5–6; Kids Martial Arts ages 6–14 · Locations in Rhinebeck and Poughkeepsie

Camp Ramapo

Residential summer camp; 2027 sessions June 27–August 28; one- to eight-week sessions

Camp Rising Sun

Ages 15–16 · four-week in-person summer sessions · full scholarship (no tuition)

The Southlands Foundation

Riding lessons for all ages and skill levels; children’s camps; grounds open Monday–Sunday 9:00am–5:00pm

Kingston Area Soccer League

Boys and girls 18 years and younger · Recreational and travel soccer programs

Camp Seewackamano

Entering kindergarten through 9th grade (LIT/CIT for 10th–11th) · Monday–Friday 9:00am–4:00pm; June 29–August 28; two-week sessions plus a final one-week session; bus transportation throughout Ulster County · Sessions 1–3 $625/session ($660 Kikapu); one-week $380 ($410 Kikapu); $125 deposit per session

Camp Starfish

Entering kindergarten through 5th grade · Monday–Friday 8:30am–5:30pm; June 29–August 7 · $255/week; $60 deposit per week

Montessori School of Kingston

Toddler day care 18–35 months; academic Pre-K ages 3–5. UPK for children who turn 4 by December 1 of the school year (Kingston School District residents). · Open 7:30 a.m.–5:30 p.m. Full-day and half-day sessions, up to five days a week. UPK Monday–Friday 9:00 a.m.–2:00 p.m. · UPK is free for Kingston School District residents. Other tuition not posted.

Ballet School of Kingston

Moving Munchkins 3½–4½; classical training ages 5–18; Pre-Ballet children must be 5 by November 1 · Fall semester; Sunday morning Pre-Ballet 10:15–11:10am

Voice Theatre

Ages 9–12 and 13–17 · Summer week-long workshop, Monday–Friday plus weekend rehearsal and performance · $325 ($310 early bird before June 1)

Forsyth Nature Center

Naturalist’s Passport for children of all ages; visitors 12 and under must be accompanied by an adult · Open daily 9:00am–5:00pm; Naturalist’s Passport Thursdays 3:30–4:30pm in summer; Junior Naturalists 9:00am–3:00pm · Free to visit; Naturalist’s Passport free

Kingston Ceramics Kids Pottery

Ages 6-11 · Thursdays 4:00-5:30pm; Saturdays 1:00-2:30pm. Hand-building with some wheel-throwing. 77 Cornell Street, Studio 309. · Firing for one piece included per class; additional pieces $5 each.

The DRAW Saturday Arts Lab

Grades 3-5 · 6 Saturdays, 10:00-11:00am, painting, drawing, and printmaking. Limit 10 students. Fall 2026 listing on DRAW registration: Saturdays from Oct 31, 2026. Middle School Crafternoons listed Saturdays 11:30am-1:00pm. · Saturday Arts Lab $150. Middle School Crafternoons $200. Pay-what-you-can scholarship codes 25%, 50%, 75%; 100% by request.

LaGrange Soccer Club

Intramural from U4 (children 4 and older) through U19. TOPSoccer ages 5–21 for athletes with disabilities. · Fall and spring. U4 Kickeroos Thursday evening or Saturday morning. U5–U6 Saturday mornings at Stringham Park (about 50 minutes). U7–U10 weekday practice plus Saturday games at Stringham Park. LDT U11–U19 weekday practice plus weekend games vs. local clubs. · Intramural/LDT 2026/27: U4 $140; U5–U6 $150; U7–U8 $155; U9–U13 $175; U14–U19 $185. TOPSoccer $65.