JCC in Manhattan This 14-story community center on the Upper West Side serves families with a variety of classes and programs for members of all ages and abilities. The health club offers swimming lessons as well as sports and wellness classes. Other classes cover art, science, cooking, gymnastics, Russian language, dance, music, acting and performing arts. Programming is also available for children with special needs. jccmanhattan.org
Jodi’s Gym Jodi’s Gym on the Upper East Side is popular among kids of all ages who are interested in gymnastics. A Teeny Tumblers class for ages 6-14 months introduces tumbling to little ones with music, clapping and dancing. Other age-appropriate classes are offered for kids up to fifth grade, incorporating more advanced gymnastics, storybook dance, or fitness—such as Creation Station Dance, Motion Evolution and Totally Tumbling. Private and semi-private lessons, camps and birthday parties are also available. jodisgym.com
Joffrey Ballet School Kids who sign up for ballet at Joffrey Ballet School in the West Village are trained in classical and contemporary ballet as well as other forms of dance, including modern, jazz, hip-hop and character dance. A Children’s Program (ages 2-9) also offers Dance with Me (which includes parents or caregivers as the dance partner). A Young Dancer’s Program is offered for ages 10 and up. joffreyballetschool.com
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Karma Kids Yoga Karma Kids Yoga offers a fun and creative approach for infants through teenagers! We’ll take magical yoga adventures with puppets, songs, stories and games to keep young kids engaged and interested. As they grow, classes always include simple and challenging poses, which help to increase strength, coordination, balance, focus and confidence. We’ll also include kid-friendly music, fun yoga games and activities, and relaxation time with foot rubs. Glow-in-the-Dark Yoga, Pajama Yoga, CircusYoga and Yoga Birthday Parties are also available. Come Play Yoga! karmakidsyoga.com Kick & Play Introduce your toddler, 12-24 months, to the basics of soccer and fun-filled movement. From the creators of Super Soccer Stars, this pre-soccer program engages toddlers’ natural development with the help of puppet friends. Parents and children stretch to a song, enjoy a soccer warm-up and upper body activity, learn soccer skills and play educational games. Offered at several locations. kickandplay.com Kidberry This music and education center in South Harlem introduces songs, movement, rhythmic rhymes and instrument play to babies up to kindergarteners with their Music Together class. The center also offers a “preschool in 90 minutes” concept with My Mini School, which offers circle time, art, music, dance, games, free play and snack time for toddlers and preschoolers. Dance classes incorporating ballet, hip hop and Latin rhythms are also offered, as are foreign language classes that introduce kids to French and Mandarin Chinese. kidberrynyc.com
Kids at Art Kids at Art is the premiere Art Studio for Children in NYC! We focus on the basics of visual arts, with age-appropriate projects for each group from 2 to 11 years of age: painting, drawing, collage and much more, in a nurturing environment. BIG NEWS! Opening in September: Our fabulous NEW studio at 1412 Second Ave. (73-74) kidsatartnyc.com Kids at Work A variety of drop-off classes are offered for babies and tots up to age five at this center in Chelsea, which focuses on educational policies taken from Bank Street and Montessori systems. Try a sensory music or art class, learn how to play soccer with Super Soccer Stars, whip up some goodies with Taste Buds Kitchen, or toddle around a toddler ballet class. Sun Sessions are also offered at a local park, incorporating music, movement, stories and songs. kidsatworknyc.com Kids In Sports Located throughout Manhattan, kids can sign up for this specialized sports program for ages 12 months through 12 years old. They will learn the fundamentals of baseball, basketball, flag football, floor hockey, lacrosse, soccer and volleyball through multi-sport or sport-specific classes. In addition to basic skills, kids are taught sportsmanship. Kids In Sports offers camps for two different age groups, both indoors. The program for boys and girls ages 2.5-3 years old runs from 9am until 12:30pm. The older camp for ages 4-6 years old runs from 9am until 1pm. These camps run in July and August. kisnyc.com Kidville Child Development specialists designed a variety of creative classes to stimulate, engage and entertain babies up to age 6 at this favorite kid center, located throughout Manhattan and Brooklyn. Choose from cooking, gym, art, enrichment, and music and dance classes like Rockin’ Railroad, which features a train conductor who takes tots on a journey through tempo, rhythm, word recognition and sound identification. Not sure if your child is ready for preschool? The Kidville University program offers a pre-school alternative. kidville.com continued on page 36 www.newyorkfamily.com
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