Riverdale
Kids $4
Wave Hill
A public garden and cultural center overlooking the Hudson with flower gardens, greenhouses and wide lawns to explore. Families can join seasonal nature and art activities on the grounds.
Things to do with kids in Riverdale, the Bronx
26 places and programs for kids in and around Riverdale, the Bronx (8 free): sports, swimming, playgrounds. Includes Wave Hill and Vinmont Veteran Park Playground.
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Riverdale
Price on site
Mathnasium of Riverdale
Mathnasium
Students work through a personalized plan built from an initial skills assessment, getting small-group help from instructors on everything from number sense to algebra and test prep. Kids can also bring school homework to get support during sessions.
Riverdale
$75
Riverdale Stables
The Riverdale Stables
A NYC Parks-licensed riding stable on 21 acres in Van Cortlandt Park offering lessons with indoor and outdoor rings. Children from age 6 start with one-on-one lessons, and there are after-school riding, summer camp and a jumping team.
Riverdale
$180
Riverdale Tennis Center
An outdoor Har-Tru clay court club in Riverdale with junior summer camps and 10-and-under programming. Kids can also take private or semi-private lessons with the center's pros.
Riverdale
Free
Vinmont Veteran Park Playground
NYC Parks
Vinmont Veteran Park Playground is a local NYC Parks play space in Riverdale where kids can climb, slide and play with neighborhood friends. It is free to use and open to all.
Riverdale
Price on site
Wave Hill Family Art Project
Wave Hill
Weekend drop-in art-making at Wave Hill's historic house, where families create projects inspired by the gardens, nature and science. Storytime is added on the first and third Saturdays, and the gardens and river views make it a full outing.
Riverdale
Price on site
Kumon Math & Reading Center of North Riverdale
Kumon
Children work through short daily worksheets in math and reading at their own level, visiting the center twice a week to complete assignments and get checked by instructors. The self-paced method aims to build strong calculation skills and independent study habits, and preschoolers can start with early number and letter work.
Riverdale
$52
Penguin City Swim – Riverdale
Penguin City Swim
Penguin City Swim teaches small-group, semi-private and private swim lessons from water babies (6 months) up through adults. Kids progress through skill levels in short 30- or 45-minute classes, with semesters that follow the NYC public school calendar.
Riverdale
Price on site
Aquabilities with Jennifer - The Whitehall
Aquabilities with Jennifer
A learn-to-swim program with a Riverdale pool location at the Whitehall, offering small group and private lessons for kids. It also works with fearful swimmers and provides aquatic therapy.
Riverdale
Price on site
Heart & Beat Music – Hebrew Institute of Riverdale
Heart & Beat Music
Riverdale families join Music Together classes for babies through preschoolers, along with Spanish-infused Canta y Baila Conmigo sessions. Kids sing, move and play instruments beside their caregivers.
Riverdale
Price on site
Michele Compa Dance & Exercise Center
Michele Compa Dance and Exercise Center
A Riverdale studio with graded kids' classes from pre-ballet for preschoolers up through advanced ballet, tap and jazz. Older children can add modern/contemporary or K-pop and hip hop, and younger ones can take tumbling.
Riverdale
Price on site
Ninja Gymnastics Factory - Riverdale
Ninja Gymnastics Factory
A kids' gym in Riverdale combining gymnastics with ninja-warrior obstacle training. It runs classes, a toddler enrichment program, summer camps and birthday parties.
Riverdale
Price on site
Riverdale Y
A Riverdale community center with an early childhood center, infant and toddler classes, after-school enrichment, swim programs, and summer camps. Parents and young children can take classes together before kids move into school-age programs.
Riverdale
Price on site
Riverdale Y Dance
Riverdale Y
The Riverdale Y's dance program offers ballet, jazz, tap and acro for kids, plus creative movement with a caregiver from age 2. Fall and spring semesters lead to a June recital.
Riverdale
Price on site
Riverdale Y Summer Stage
Riverdale Y
A summer camp track at the Riverdale Y where campers rehearse and perform a full-scale musical. It runs alongside the Y's other day camps in the northwest Bronx.
Riverdale
Price on site
Riverdale Y Swim
Riverdale Y
The Riverdale Y has a heated 25-yard saltwater pool where kids of all ages and abilities take group or private lessons. Members and non-members can enroll, and stronger swimmers can join the Riverdale Rapids swim team.
Riverdale
Price on site
TCR The Club of Riverdale
The Club of Riverdale
A Riverdale sports club where kids take swim school lessons, junior tennis and junior golf, and attend tennis, golf and multi-sport camps. It also runs after-school programs and hosts birthday parties.
Riverdale
Closed for the season
Van Cortlandt Pool
NYC Parks
Van Cortlandt Park in Riverdale has a big Olympic-size outdoor pool plus a separate wading pool for toddlers. Kids can splash and swim for free during the summer season, and NYC Parks often runs free Learn to Swim sessions at outdoor pools. Bring a padlock and swimwear.
Riverdale
Free
Riverdale Library
The New York Public Library
Kids can pick out picture books, early readers and graphic novels, and the branch runs NYPL's free early-literacy story times for babies, toddlers and preschoolers. A Riverdale neighborhood branch where families find picture books, chapter books and kids' programs.
Riverdale
Price on site
Riverdale Soccer Club
Riverdale Soccer Club Inc
A community club in the Bronx that organizes youth soccer for local kids. Children join teams and practice and play games with the club.
Riverdale
Price on site
Riverdale Y Youth Sports
Riverdale Y
Riverdale community Y offering youth sports programs through its fitness department alongside after-school and camp activities for local kids.
Riverdale
Free
Van Cortlandt Nature Center
NYC Parks Urban Park Rangers
A seasonal nature center in the Bronx's Van Cortlandt Park that anchors ranger walks into the park's forests, lake and freshwater marsh. It's a jumping-off point for the John Muir Trail and other hikes.
Riverdale
Free
Brust Park Playground
NYC Parks
Tucked into the streets of Riverdale, Brust Park Playground offers kids a spot to play on climbing equipment and swings. The playground is maintained by NYC Parks and open to everyone.
Riverdale
Free
Riverdale Park
NYC Parks
A narrow strip of steep woodland along the Hudson River in the Bronx, offering quiet forest trails with river glimpses.
All 26 listings
- Wave Hill · Riverdale · Kids $4
- Mathnasium of Riverdale · Riverdale · See site
- Riverdale Stables · Riverdale · $75
- Riverdale Tennis Center · Riverdale · $180
- Vinmont Veteran Park Playground · Riverdale · Free
- Wave Hill Family Art Project · Riverdale · See site
- Kumon Math & Reading Center of North Riverdale · Riverdale · See site
- Penguin City Swim – Riverdale · Riverdale · $52
- Aquabilities with Jennifer - The Whitehall · Riverdale · See site
- Heart & Beat Music – Hebrew Institute of Riverdale · Riverdale · See site
- Michele Compa Dance & Exercise Center · Riverdale · See site
- Ninja Gymnastics Factory - Riverdale · Riverdale · See site
- Riverdale Y · Riverdale · See site
- Riverdale Y Dance · Riverdale · See site
- Riverdale Y Summer Stage · Riverdale · See site
- Riverdale Y Swim · Riverdale · See site
- TCR The Club of Riverdale · Riverdale · See site
- Van Cortlandt Pool · Riverdale · Free
- Riverdale Library · Riverdale · Free
- Riverdale Soccer Club · Riverdale · See site
- Riverdale Y Youth Sports · Riverdale · See site
- Van Cortlandt Nature Center · Riverdale · Free
- Brust Park Playground · Riverdale · Free
- Riverdale Park · Riverdale · Free
- Seton Park Playground · Riverdale · Free
- Spuyten Duyvil Playground · Riverdale · Free
Quick answers
How many places and programs for kids are there in Riverdale, the Bronx?
LittleGotham lists 26 places and programs for kids in Riverdale, the Bronx. The largest groups are 5 sports programs, 4 pools and swim programs, 4 playgrounds.
Are there free things to do for kids in Riverdale, the Bronx?
Yes. 8 of 26 are free to attend, including Vinmont Veteran Park Playground, Van Cortlandt Pool, Van Cortlandt Nature Center.
What can kids do indoors in Riverdale, the Bronx on a rainy day?
15 listings are indoors, such as Kumon Math & Reading Center of North Riverdale, Mathnasium of Riverdale, Penguin City Swim – Riverdale.