15 places and programs for kids in and around Dyker Heights, Brooklyn (5 free): sports, dance, music. Includes McKinley Park Library and CityParks Junior Golf Center at Dyker Beach.
At McKinley Park 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 Dyker Heights students. Programs for young children and school-age kids have included Mandarin Story Time, Toddler Time, Discovery Table and Babies Create. A Mandarin-language story time is part of the regular mix.
Free junior golf instruction at the Dyker Beach public course, run with First Tee of Metropolitan NY. Kids get coaching, practice time and loaner clubs.
The children's area at Dyker Library stocks board books, picture books and chapter books for Dyker Heights kids, with computers and table space for after-school reading and homework. The weekly lineup has recently included Babies & Books, Duplo for Kids, After-school Storytime and Family Arts and Crafts.
A Champions Martial Arts school where children train in taekwondo-based martial arts in age-grouped classes, starting with the Little Tigers program for the youngest kids and moving up to kids and teen classes. The school also runs an after-school program, a summer camp and a competition team.
A Champions Martial Arts school where children train in taekwondo-based martial arts in age-grouped classes, starting with the Little Tigers program for the youngest kids and moving up to kids and teen classes. The school also runs an after-school program, a summer camp and a competition team.
A swim school offering small-group and private lessons for children from age 3, progressing from learn-to-swim through skill and technique development levels. Committed young swimmers can move on to a competitive swim team with developmental training groups.
Children sharpen math and reading skills with brief daily worksheet assignments set at exactly their level, attending the center on scheduled days for instructor-guided work and correction. Students advance once they master each step, building confidence and concentration over time.
Set in Dyker Beach Park near 14th Ave & 86th St, Dyker Playground is a neighborhood spot where children climb, explore and play with friends. Ground-level activities and transfer platforms make much of the play area reachable for children with mobility needs. A spray shower makes it a go-to summer stop when children need to splash and cool down.
At St. Philip's Church in Dyker Heights, babies through preschoolers join caregivers for a playful circle of songs, chants and percussion instruments.
A Dyker Heights studio in its third decade offering ballet, pointe, jazz, tap, lyrical, modern, hip-hop, breakdancing and acrobatics. Students range from preschoolers to pre-professional dancers.
Dyker Heights performing arts studio where beginners through pre-professional students take ballet, jazz, contemporary and hip hop. It also offers an acting program, a competitive team and a Nutcracker production.
A Bay Ridge school with 16 teachers offering guitar, piano, voice, drums, bass, violin and ukulele lessons, with recitals twice a year.
Dyker Heights studio founded in 1992 that teaches ballet, tap, jazz, hip hop, acro and lyrical. Kids can take recreational classes or join the competitive teams.
Kids head to McKinley Park Playground in Dyker Heights to climb, explore and run around on equipment built for children. Ramps lead up onto the play equipment and there are swings designed for children with disabilities, so more kids can join in. In warm weather the spray showers turn a playground visit into an easy water-play outing.
Community youth soccer league run by the 68th Precinct Youth Council for Bay Ridge and Dyker Heights kids.
LittleGotham lists 15 places and programs for kids in Dyker Heights, Brooklyn. The largest groups are 4 sports programs, 3 dance programs, 2 music programs.
Yes. 5 of 15 are free to attend, including McKinley Park Library, CityParks Junior Golf Center at Dyker Beach, Dyker Library.
10 listings are indoors, such as McKinley Park Library, Champions Martial Arts 15th Avenue, Champions Martial Arts Dyker Heights (13th Avenue).