Kids' activities in Nyack

5150 Martial Arts

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

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

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).

Nyack Library

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

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.

The Rock Shop Nyack

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

School of Rock Rockland

Rock 101 ages 8–13; Performance ages 8–18 · Weekly private lesson and weekly group rehearsal

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

Tarrytown Music Hall Academy

Grades 3+; Junior Theater Production grades 3–8 · Fall semester classes; Junior Theater Production Friday and Sunday rehearsals · Improv $345 for 15-week fall semester; Junior Theater Production $450

Jazz Forum Arts

Jitterbugs 12 months–4 years; Student Combo grades 5–12 · Jitterbugs: eight Saturdays in spring and fall · $200 for one child for an eight-week Jitterbugs semester

Stone Barns Center Family Culinary Demonstration

family culinary demonstrations (about 30–60 minutes)

Bach to Rock Nanuet

Toddlers, preschoolers, early elementary, kids, and teens · Private lessons, band and glee club, early childhood classes, and camps

Catch Air Nanuet

Ages 10 and under (Tiny Town ages 4 and under) · Sun–Wed 10 a.m.–7 p.m.; Thu–Sat 10 a.m.–8 p.m.

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.

BounceU Elmsford

recommended 2–10 · Open Bounce by scheduled session (check calendar); closed Mondays

Edge Martial Arts

Preschool, kids, and teen classes

My Gym Dobbs Ferry

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

Rockland Conservatory of Music

Ages 3 months–7 years early childhood; individual lessons for children · Burr Bear Music Saturdays 9:30–10:15 am; individual lessons year-round

Pearl River Nauraushaun Swim Club

Ages 4 and older · Summer; 1/2 hour weekday lessons over 1 week (Mon-Fri); sessions early July-early August · $50 plus tax per swimmer per session

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.

Broadway Training Center of Westchester

Grades K–12 · School year classes 6 days a week plus summer programs

The Maker Hive After School

Cardboard Engineering grades K-1; Maker Lab grades 2-6; Creative Tech grades 5-8; Lego Robotics Lab grades 4-8 · Fall 2026 12-week after-school classes. Cardboard Engineering Friday 3:30pm (60 min). Maker Lab Wednesday 3:45pm (grades 2-3 new) or Monday 3:45pm (grades 2-3 returning) or Monday 5:15pm (grades 4-6). Creative Tech Tuesday 3:45pm. Lego Robotics Lab Thursday 3:45pm. · Cardboard Engineering $500/12 weeks. Maker Lab, Creative Tech, and Lego Robotics Lab $675/12 weeks.

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.

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

Westchester Child Development Center Afterschool and Robotics

Afterschool grades K-5 (groups K-2 and grade 3+); Saturday robotics includes Intro to FLL grade 3 and above and Intro to FTC grade 8 and above; programs overall kindergarten through middle school · Afterschool Monday-Friday 3:00-6:00pm (Python, aviation, LEGO robotics, Singapore Math, Intro to FLL, science/engineering). Fall 2026 semester September 1-December 22, 2026. Saturday robotics in 90-minute blocks (Intro to FTC is 3 hours). Enrollment 1-5 days per week. · Annual registration $50 per student. Monthly afterschool membership from $199 (one day/week) to $599 (five days/week). Licensed shuttle pickup included for Fox Meadow, Greenacres, Heathcote, Edgewood, and Greenville.

White Plains Youth Athletic Organization Basketball

Lil' Ballers Fundamentals ages 4–5. C League 7 & under. B League 10 & under. A League 14 & under. · Seasonal youth basketball leagues (2026–27 season listed on the basketball page)

White Plains Youth Soccer Association

U8 through U18 boys and girls travel and premier teams · Travel and premier play in the Westchester Youth Soccer League and other East Coast premier leagues. Summer soccer camp offered.

Ridgeway Nursery School & Kindergarten

Ages 2–5. Two-year-old toddler, three-year-old preschool, four-year-old Pre-K, and kindergarten. Two-year-olds must be 2 by December 31; toilet training not required for the 2s. · Monday–Friday 7:30 a.m.–5:30 p.m. Two-year-old class 8:50–11:20 a.m. (half day) or 8:50 a.m.–2:50 p.m. (full day), 3 or 5 days. Kindergarten 9:00 a.m.–3:00 p.m. Early drop-off 7:30, 8:00, or 8:30 a.m. After-school to 5:30 p.m. · New-family registration $175 plus $400 tuition deposit; returning families $150 plus $400 deposit. Tuition billed monthly or quarterly; full tuition not posted.

White Plains Youth Bureau Before and After School Connection

Grades K–8 (White Plains residents only) · Monday–Friday, September 2026–June 2027. Before school from 7:00 a.m.; after school until 6 p.m. · Before School $237 per month; After School $424 per month until 6 p.m. Sibling discounts listed. Fees subject to Common Council approval.

YMCA of Central and Northern Westchester School-Age Child Care

Grades K–8 · White Plains site: before school 7:30–9:00 a.m.; after school 3:00–6:30 p.m. · Before school 5 days $268/month. After school to 6:30 p.m.: 5 days $626, 4 days $559, 3 days $491, 2 days $401.

YWCA White Plains Children's Learning Center

Infants 8 weeks–18 months; toddlers 18 months–2.11 years; preschool/Pre-K ages 3–4 · Monday–Friday, 8 a.m.–6 p.m. (7:30 a.m. drop-off additional fee) · Infants $2,516/month; toddlers $2,450/month; preschool $2,360/month. Current YWCA membership and 2-week deposit required.

White Plains Public Library (The Trove)

Storytime for ages 0–4; K–6 programs at The Trove · Storytime examples include Friday 11:00–11:30 a.m. Ticket required; tickets free starting 30 minutes before the program. · Free

Steffi Nossen School of Dance

Parents & Toddlers 18 months–3 years; Young Movers 3–4 years; Core Program grades K–7; Technique Program grades 8–12 · Parents & Toddlers Wednesdays and Thursdays 10:00–10:45 a.m. Young Movers and Core classes weekdays and Saturdays (see 2026–27 class schedule). · $50 non-refundable registration fee. Class tuition not stated on the registration page.

The Play Group Theatre

Children and teens; First Stage ages 8–12; Young Actors 11–13 · Year-round classes, productions, and summer camp; First Stage weekday 5–7 pm or Saturday 11 am–3 pm

White Plains Performing Arts Center

Rising 2nd–12th grade · Summer Theatre Academy, 1- to 3-week camps, 10 am–4 pm Monday–Friday · $550–$1,500 depending on session length

Music Conservatory of Westchester

Private lessons from age 4 on piano, guitar, and Suzuki; other instruments and voice from 2nd grade, pending evaluation · Lessons available throughout the year, including summer

School of Rock White Plains

Little Wing ages 4–5; Rookies ages 6–7; Rock 101 ages 8–12; Performance ages 8–18 · Monday–Friday 2 p.m.–8 p.m.; Saturday 12 p.m.–5 p.m. Weekly private lesson and/or group rehearsal depending on program.

Hwarang Taekwondo

Little Tiger ages 3–6; Children Martial Arts ages 7–12 · White Plains studio hours Mon–Fri 10:00 AM–8:30 PM, Sat 8:00 AM–1:00 PM. Little Tiger 30-minute sessions; Children 45-minute sessions. After-school enrichment with school pickup at White Plains. · First class $20

Tiger Schulmann's Martial Arts White Plains

Karate Cubs preschool from age 3. Children's program from age 5. Little Tigers ages 5–7; Tigers ages 8–12 · Studio hours Sun 9AM–2PM; Mon–Thu 10AM–10PM; Fri 10AM–9PM; Sat 9AM–3PM. Children, Kids, and Cubs classes are 45 minutes. Recommends a minimum of two classes per week.

Zion Martial Arts

Little Z's ages 2–4; Z Knights ages 5–7; Z Force ages 8–12 · Mon–Fri 11am–8pm; Sat 10am–1pm; Sun closed · Free one-on-one introductory lesson