29 places and programs for kids in and around Crown Heights, Brooklyn (10 free): sports, dance, museums. Includes Brower Park Playground and Brooklyn Children's Museum.
Set at Brooklyn Ave & Park Pl, Brower Park Playground is a neighborhood spot where children climb, explore and play with friends. The layout includes ramped routes onto the structures and accessible swings, making it a good pick for families using wheelchairs or strollers. Summer brings the spray showers, so pack a towel and a change of clothes.
The world's first children's museum, with three floors of hands-on exhibits on nature, science and Brooklyn's cultures. Little ones can play in a pretend neighborhood, explore a sensory space and meet live animals.
Little ones and school-age kids in Crown Heights can browse the picture-book and early-reader shelves at Brower Park Library, borrow games and use the computers after school. Programs for young children and school-age kids have included Storytime in the Park for toddlers, Storytime in the Park for babies, Kids Game & Tech Time and Kids Create. It sits beside Brower Park, a block from the Brooklyn Children's Museum, so it pairs easily with a museum or playground outing.
Little ones and school-age kids in Crown Heights can browse the picture-book and early-reader shelves at Crown Heights Library, borrow games and use the computers after school. Recurring kids' programs lately have included First Five Years Story and Play, Babies & Books, Kids Tech Time and Kids Create. Arts-and-crafts sessions here tend to be well attended.
A community soccer program in Crown Heights where children ages 5 and up practice and play together on Saturday afternoons. It is run by the local nonprofit Seeds in the Middle, which also offers family fitness and youth cooking activities.
A large, hands-on children's museum in Crown Heights where kids explore Jewish holidays, traditions and history through interactive exhibits and play spaces. Exhibits like 'Exploring Jewish Life' are designed for children of all backgrounds.
Preserved 19th-century houses mark the site of Weeksville, one of America's largest free Black communities before the Civil War. Guided tours, a heritage garden and family festivals help kids understand the neighborhood's history.
A Crown Heights school teaching hapkido, taekwondo and self-defense to kids from age 3, with children's classes seven days a week. It also runs an after-school program with homework help and chess, plus seasonal camps and birthday parties.
An interactive corner of Brooklyn Botanic Garden where kids follow paths through a meadow, a woodland with raised boardwalks and a marsh crossed on logs and boulders. Staff lead free drop-in nature activities for toddlers and families.
Girls from age 3 and up take professional dance instruction in a women-only setting rooted in the Jewish community but open to all backgrounds. The studio emphasizes technique, discipline and confidence, and finishes the year with a recital.
Crown Heights arts academy that sorts young dancers into three programs: SEED for ages 3-6, BLOOM for 7-10 and BLOSSOM for 11 and up. It also runs summer programs and aerial yoga classes.
A feminist bookstore and coffee shop in Crown Heights with a children's shelf featuring diverse picture books and board books. Families can browse together over a coffee and hot chocolate.
An adventure-style summer day camp where kids help choose their activities alongside a curriculum-based program. Campers are grouped as Cubs (3-5), Eagles (6-7) and Bobcats (8-12).
A Brooklyn martial arts school on Atlantic Avenue with three youth levels: Tiny Elite for ages 3-5, Core Kids for 6-11 and Core Teens for older students. Children build discipline, fitness and self-defense skills through structured classes.
A nonprofit offering arts- and play-based programs for kids and families, including seasonal clubs like a kitchen club and a rock band, plus family programs and a parent advocacy service. Some club programs run free at local libraries.
A private swim school location in Crown Heights teaching kids from infancy upward with a flexible, child-paced style. Options include Baby Splash and Parent & Me classes, small weekly group lessons, private intensives, drop-ins and a competitive team path.
A Crown Heights academy where kids learn ballet, Caribbean dance, hip-hop, double dutch and drumming. Enrollment is monthly.
Indoor soccer facility with multiple turf pitches hosting weekly kids classes by age group and winter training for local clubs.
Arthur S. Somers Playground (Lincoln Terrace Park) is a NYC Parks play area in Crown Heights, with climbing structures and play equipment scaled for kids. 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.
Dodger Playground offers a dedicated children's area at Sullivan Pl between Rogers Ave and Nostrand Ave, where kids can climb and play on structures made for them. The layout includes ramped routes onto the structures and accessible swings, making it a good pick for families using wheelchairs or strollers. Summer brings the spray showers, so pack a towel and a change of clothes.
Eastern Parkway Library is the Crown Heights branch of Brooklyn Public Library, with a children's collection and regular early-literacy programs when the building is in service. Right now the building is closed (closed for renovations; bookmobile nearby on select Tuesdays), so families should use nearby branches or the mobile/pop-up services in the meantime.
Seasonal indoor roller rink exhibit at the Brooklyn Children's Museum where kids can lace up and skate. Rentals are available or kids can bring their own skates.
A Prospect Heights dance school teaching ballet, contemporary, Horton and Graham modern, tap, jazz and hip-hop to kids 3-18. Financial aid is available.
A Crown Heights center with an indoor pool, gym, and day camp in summer. Kids and teens with a Parks youth membership use the gym and activity rooms, and staff run after-school, sports, and arts programming for school-age children.
LittleGotham lists 29 places and programs for kids in Crown Heights, Brooklyn. The largest groups are 7 sports programs, 4 dance programs, 3 museums.
Yes. 10 of 29 are free to attend, including Brower Park Playground, Brower Park Library, Crown Heights Library.
22 listings are indoors, such as Brooklyn Children's Museum, Brower Park Library, Crown Heights Library.