12 places and programs for kids in and around Flatbush, Brooklyn (3 free): sports, swimming, libraries. Includes Flatbush Library and Madison Square Boys & Girls Club – Thomas S. Murphy Clubhouse.
Flatbush Library is a neighborhood branch where Flatbush children can sit and read, check out books and media on a free card, and join regularly scheduled kids' programs. Programs for young children and school-age kids have included Story Play, Homework Help, Kids Game On and Music & Stories. Staff and materials serve a very diverse community, including Spanish and Haitian Creole speakers.
Boys & Girls Club clubhouse where members take part in sports, fitness and games alongside homework help and enrichment. It is the club's Flatbush location.
Clarendon Library is a neighborhood branch where Flatbush children can sit and read, check out books and media on a free card, and join regularly scheduled kids' programs. Recurring kids' programs lately have included Kids/Teen board games, All Ages Gaming and Teen DIY. Game-based drop-ins make it a good after-school stop for older kids.
A member-owned Flatbush tennis club with five Har-Tru clay courts and a clubhouse. It runs a junior program so members' kids can learn and play on the club's courts.
The Flatbush YMCA in Flatbush 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 Brooklyn non-profit youth sports program focused on basketball plus a rotating mix of other sports. Kids learn a new sport each week or drill sport-specific skills, finishing sessions with scrimmages and intramural games; it also runs after-school, weekend, holiday and summer camps.
Detective Dillon Stewart Playground offers a dedicated children's area in the Parade Ground near Parade Pl & Crooke Ave, where kids can climb and play on structures made for them. It sits at the Parade Ground next to Prospect Park, so it can be paired with a stop at the ballfields. NYC Parks rates it a Playground for All Children, its top accessibility tier, so the equipment is laid out for children of every ability to play together.
A 4,000-square-foot Flatbush studio with weekly dance and fitness classes for children and teens alongside adults. Teen workshops and a youth summer program are also on offer.
This branch serves local families with youth enrichment, swim instruction, sports leagues, and seasonal camps, giving kids a regular place to play and meet peers. 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 serves Flatbush and Midwood families.
A Flatbush Brazilian jiu-jitsu academy with a kids program that emphasizes discipline, respect and community alongside technique. Adults can take BJJ and cardio boxing, and first-time visitors train free on their first day.
A learn-to-swim program that runs semester lessons in Brooklyn high school pools for kids 2 and up. Children work on water comfort, floating and stroke skills in small classes.
LittleGotham lists 12 places and programs for kids in Flatbush, Brooklyn. The largest groups are 5 sports programs, 2 pools and swim programs, 2 libraries.
Yes. 3 of 12 are free to attend, including Flatbush Library, Clarendon Library, Detective Dillon Stewart Playground.
10 listings are indoors, such as Flatbush Library, Madison Square Boys & Girls Club – Thomas S. Murphy Clubhouse, Clarendon Library.