5 places and programs for kids in and around Van Nest, the Bronx (2 free): sports, libraries, playgrounds. Includes Full Element Martial Arts and BX Cage Fight (Delgado Karate).
A Bronx martial arts and kickboxing school with a kids program that teaches self-defense, focus and confidence through fun classes. It also runs an after-school program, summer camp and martial-arts-themed birthday parties.
A Morris Park martial arts gym whose kids and teens program mixes karate, judo, boxing and grappling under a belt system. The gym has been run by the Delgado family for nearly three decades and also trains adult kickboxers and MMA fighters.
A family-owned Morris Park dojo, open since 1996, where kids earn belts in karate and can also try judo, jiu-jitsu and kickboxing. It runs an after-school karate program, summer camp and birthday parties.
The children's area stocks board books through middle-grade novels, and librarians lead free story times plus seasonal activities like Summer Reading. A Van Nest–Pelham Parkway branch with a children's area for picture books and early readers.
This NYC Parks playground in Van Nest gives children a fenced place to climb, slide and let off steam. It is a handy neighborhood stop for young children and their caregivers.
LittleGotham lists 5 places and programs for kids in Van Nest, the Bronx. The largest groups are 3 sports programs, 1 library, 1 playground.
Yes. 2 of 5 are free to attend, including Matthews Muliner Playground, Pelham Parkway-Van Nest Library.
4 listings are indoors, such as Full Element Martial Arts, BX Cage Fight (Delgado Karate), Delgado Karate.