13 places and programs for kids in and around Red Hook, Brooklyn (8 free): museums, sports, play spaces. Includes Red Hook Pop-Up Library and Kentler International Drawing Space.
Little ones and school-age kids in Red Hook can browse the picture-book and early-reader shelves at Red Hook Pop-Up Library, borrow games and use the computers after school. Programs for young children and school-age kids have included Story and Play and Read and Play. It operates as a weekday-only pop-up while the permanent Red Hook branch is rebuilt, and it has no public restroom.
A Red Hook gallery dedicated to drawing and works on paper that runs K.I.D.S. Art Education youth and family programs. Exhibitions are small and approachable for young artists.
A 1914 wooden railroad barge docked in Red Hook that kids can walk aboard to learn how goods moved around New York Harbor. It also hosts family performances and shows, with great views of the Statue of Liberty.
A Red Hook cultural center in a renovated 19th-century ironworks mixing art, science and music, with a garden open to visitors. Exhibitions and science talks can inspire curious older kids.
Volunteer group offering free walk-up kayaking in a protected harbor area off Valentino Pier, with gear and safety instruction included. Families add their names to a list and paddle on a first-come basis.
Youth soccer club with developmental and competitive teams playing at Red Hook, Pier 5 and the Parade Ground, with winter training at Socceroof.
A Red Hook nonprofit offering contemporary, hip-hop, ballet and modern classes for ages 5-18 on a pay-what-you-can basis. The focus is on accessible, community-rooted dance training.
A small Red Hook museum of vintage pinball machines where families can play historic games; entry is free with donations welcome.
Red Hook Recreation Area in Red Hook has a big Olympic-size outdoor pool plus a separate wading pool for toddlers. Kids can splash and swim for free during the summer season, and NYC Parks often runs free Learn to Swim sessions at outdoor pools. Bring a padlock and swimwear.
Bush Clinton Playground gives Red Hook families a free spot to play, with structures sized for young children. Transfer platforms and ground-level play pieces give kids with limited mobility ways to get onto and around the equipment. In warm weather the spray showers turn a playground visit into an easy water-play outing.
Kids head to Coffey Park Playground in Red Hook to climb, explore and run around on equipment built for children. 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.
Good Shepherd Services runs a Cornerstone program at this housing-development community center, giving local children a free, supervised place for games, academic support, and creative projects after school and in summer.
NYC Parks recreation center where kids can shoot hoops in the gym, join free youth sports and fitness programs, and take part in after-school activities. It sits beside Red Hook Park's ballfields and soccer fields.
LittleGotham lists 13 places and programs for kids in Red Hook, Brooklyn. The largest groups are 3 museums, 3 sports programs, 2 play spaces.
Yes. 8 of 13 are free to attend, including Red Hook Pop-Up Library, Red Hook Boaters Free Kayaking, Red Hook Pool (Sol Goldman Pool).
7 listings are indoors, such as Red Hook Pop-Up Library, Kentler International Drawing Space, Waterfront Museum Barge.