16 places and programs for kids in and around Boerum Hill, Brooklyn (3 free): sports, play spaces, swimming. Includes Pacific Library and Premier Martial Arts Brooklyn Heights.
At Pacific Library, the youth collection covers everything from lap-sized board books to graphic novels, and the space doubles as a quiet after-school spot for Boerum Hill students. The weekly lineup has recently included Babies & Books, Toddler Time, Preschool Story Time and Kids Create. Most kids' sessions happen in the children's room or the second-floor program room.
Age-based martial arts classes mixing karate, taekwondo, kickboxing, Krav Maga and jiu-jitsu. Tiny Champions (3-4), Little Champions (5-7), PMA Kids (8-12) and Teens classes run on weekday afternoons and Saturdays.
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.
NikosKids offers a Wednesday morning Music Together class in Boerum Hill where babies, toddlers and preschoolers make music with a caregiver. Sessions mix songs, rhythm play and movement.
Saturday-morning capoeira classes for children, split into a 4-7 group and an 8-and-up group. Kids work on balance, strength and flexibility while learning the movements, music and teamwork of capoeira.
The Dodge YMCA in Boerum Hill runs YMCA swim lessons in its indoor pool, from parent-and-child water play for babies and toddlers to preschool classes for ages 3–5 and stroke-building levels for school-age kids and teens. Families can also use scheduled family swim times.
A 3,000-square-foot, therapist-designed sensory play space for children from birth to age 8. Families can drop in for hands-on open play, sign up for music and art toddler classes, or book themed day camps for ages 3-8 and birthday parties.
A neighborhood Y branch where children can join youth sports, swim lessons, after-school and camp programs, and family-friendly events alongside a membership gym. Program offerings and times vary by season, so families check the branch schedule.
Neighborhood YMCA offering youth sports classes and leagues such as basketball, soccer and fitness, plus swim lessons and after-school programs. It sits near Downtown Brooklyn and Brooklyn Heights.
A Boerum Hill studio where kids from first grade up learn cartooning, illustration, drawing and painting. Older students can get portfolio help for art high school and college applications.
A Brooklyn school teaching capoeira, the Afro-Brazilian art that blends martial arts, acrobatics and music, alongside Brazilian jiu-jitsu. Kids can take dedicated capoeira and jiu-jitsu classes.
A Take Me to the Water swim school pool in Boerum Hill. Babies 6 months to 3 years can join Baby & Me classes, while older kids learn in small groups, semi-private or private 30-minute lessons, with a swim team for advanced swimmers.
A Smith Street location of Tutu School with ballet classes for babies through age 8. Kids learn positions and movement through story and song.
Early-childhood soccer classes that use storytelling and imaginative games to teach toddlers and young kids ball skills.
A NYCHA community center where a city-funded Cornerstone program run by Grand Street Settlement offers school-age kids free after-school activities, homework help, sports, and arts. Summer and school-break programming is also offered for neighborhood youth.
Set in Boerum Hill, Sixteen Sycamores Playground is a neighborhood spot where children climb, explore and play with friends. Transfer platforms and ground-level play pieces give kids with limited mobility ways to get onto and around the equipment. On hot summer days the spray showers switch on, and kids run through the water to cool off.
LittleGotham lists 16 places and programs for kids in Boerum Hill, Brooklyn. The largest groups are 5 sports programs, 3 play spaces, 2 pools and swim programs.
Yes. 3 of 16 are free to attend, including Pacific Library, Gowanus Community Center, Sixteen Sycamores Playground.
15 listings are indoors, such as Pacific Library, Premier Martial Arts Brooklyn Heights, Dodge YMCA Swim Lessons.