9 places and programs for kids in and around the Garment District, Manhattan (2 free): theater, art, galleries. Includes EFA Open Studios and Mission Escape Games NYC.
Once a year, dozens of working artists at the EFA Studio Center in the Garment District open their studios to visitors, and the building's gallery and Robert Blackburn Printmaking Workshop are open too. It's a chance for curious kids to see how artists actually work.
A Midtown escape room venue with several themed games, including heist and mystery rooms that suit families better than the scarier themes. Teams solve linked puzzles against the clock to break out.
Kids and teens train in on-camera TV/film acting, Broadway-style musical theatre and audition technique. Programs include weekend intensives, drop-in sessions, virtual classes and private coaching at Pearl Studios in Midtown.
This nonprofit teaches chess to students in public schools across the city and hosts more than two dozen free scholastic tournaments each year where kids can compete. Summer programs and a college-bound track support players as they grow.
A nonprofit that brings free art-making to underserved kids and families through Free Arts Days, a Creative Lab, and portfolio development for teens. Programs are held with partner sites around the city.
A Midtown ballet school with a full ladder of kids classes, from pre-ballet movement for little ones through youth, junior and pre-professional ballet levels for ages 9 and up. Contemporary and tap classes are offered too.
The Barrow Group's acting school offers after-school and weekend classes and summer camps for young actors, plus a one-year Teen Ensemble for ages 14-18 that trains and performs together. Classes are taught by working theater artists from the company.
An acting studio founded in 2005 where kids and teens learn on-camera and stage acting from working Broadway, TV and film actors, with some classes featuring agents and casting directors. Options range from a fun creative outlet to training for young performers who want to work professionally.
A sewing school in the heart of the Garment District offering one-day kids classes where beginners finish a take-home project, plus weekly fashion courses and seasonal camps covering sewing, design and fashion illustration.
LittleGotham lists 9 places and programs for kids in the Garment District, Manhattan. The largest groups are 3 theater programs, 2 art classes, 1 gallery.
Yes. 2 of 9 are free to attend, including Chess in the Schools, Free Arts NYC.
9 listings are indoors, such as EFA Open Studios, Mission Escape Games NYC, A Class Act NY.