Kids' activities in New Paltz

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.

Cake Club NY

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

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

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

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 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

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

New Paltz Youth Program

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

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.

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

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

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.

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

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)

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

Marlboro Free Library

Baby story time birth–18 months; toddler 18–36 months; preschool ages 3–5; Crafternoons and LEGO Club grades K–5; teen programs grades 6–12 · Recurring story times, LEGO Club, crafternoons, and teen nights during the school-year season

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.

Wappingers Warriors Youth Lacrosse

Pre-K through 8th grade (K-Clinic Pre-K–K; 8U grades 1–2; 10U grades 3–4; 12U grades 5–6; 14U grades 7–8) · Spring HVLL season April–June. K-Clinic: weekday evening plus Saturdays. 8U–12U: 1–2 practices per week plus league games. Fall ball clinics September–October. · K-Clinic $125 (early-reg discount). Girls/boys spring 8U–12U $310 early registration ($150 for girls 8U).

The Randolph School

Pre-K through 5th grade. Distinct Pre-K (Downstairs) early childhood program.

Star 2B Performing Arts

Productions grades K–12; classes grades 3–12; summer camp grades K–9 · Winter, spring, and summer performance seasons; classes during the school year

Dutchess Kids

Preschool, recreational gymnastics, cheer, ninja, school-day-off camps, and summer camps

Apex Kitchen RX

Family Table 4–17 with an adult; Junior Chefs also offered · Family Table select Friday evenings 5:30–7:00 p.m.; Junior Chefs listed as weekday afternoon classes · Family Table $125 per child+adult duo (sliding scale $95–$150); Junior Chefs $65

Saddle Brook Farm Animal Rescue

English and Western lessons for children and adults. Summer workshop ages 6 to 13. · Lessons by appointment, Mon–Sat 9:00 AM–5:00 PM. Novice riders begin with private ½-hour lessons. Summer workshop Monday–Friday 9 a.m.–3 p.m., including a 45-minute riding lesson daily.

Juckas Stables

Private western lessons for kids 5 and up. The half-hour private lesson listing also states ages 7+. · Private western lessons. Pony rides in the corral. Also lists kids summer camps. · Half-hour private lesson $60. Pony ride $25.

Rhinebeck Recreation Summer Camp

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