18 places and programs for kids in and around Ridgewood, Queens (4 free): sports, play spaces, dance. Includes Ridgewood YMCA Swim Lessons and Stay Forever (Forever Young Kids).
The Ridgewood YMCA in Ridgewood 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 gift shop with a big kids section stocking toys, craft kits, STEM sets, plush, picture books and kids clothing. It also runs weekly baby and toddler classes including music and movement, creative movement and storytelling with puppets.
A Ridgewood dance studio with group and private classes starting from age 1, plus teen and adult levels. Kids can also join summer dance sessions.
Ridgewood Library gives Ridgewood families a free indoor stop with a kids' collection that runs from baby board books to middle-grade novels. Programs for young children and school-age kids have included Toddler Time, Baby & Me, Homework Help and Wacky Wednesday. Weekend homework help makes it useful for school-age kids too.
A Ridgewood academy opened in 2024 with a kids Brazilian jiu-jitsu and submission grappling program. Classes lean on games and playful drills so children build focus, coordination and discipline.
A martial arts gym in Ridgewood teaching Brazilian jiu-jitsu, striking and traditional martial arts. Children have their own class three evenings a week.
A neighborhood branch of the Champions taekwondo network, with separate classes for preschoolers (Little Tigers), school-age kids and teens. Children practice kicks, forms and self-defense while working on focus and discipline, and the branch also runs after-school pickup, summer camp and a competition team.
A family-oriented Ridgewood studio with more than 40 years of history teaching ballet, tap, jazz and hip hop. Classes are offered at several levels for boys and girls from age 3 through adult.
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 Ridgewood and Glendale.
A Ridgewood taekwondo school with classes split by age: preschoolers 2-4, kids 5-8 and 9-12, plus teens. Children learn kicks, forms and self-control in a belt-ranked program.
A taekwondo school in Ridgewood since 2004 with Little Tigers classes for ages 2-4, children's classes for 5-12 and a teen/adult level. Kids practice kicks, forms and sparring skills while working toward belt ranks.
Benninger Playground is a NYC Parks play area at Madison St between 60th Pl and Fresh Pond Rd, with climbing structures and play equipment scaled for kids. 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.
A large Ridgewood facility with a kids martial arts program and sport taekwondo training. Children work on kicking technique, conditioning and competition skills, while adults can take kickboxing and strength classes.
A Ridgewood variety shop focused on toys for young children, especially bubble machines, bubble guns and toy vehicles like die-cast and police cars.
Kids head to Grover Cleveland Playground in Ridgewood to climb, explore and run around on equipment built for children. In warm weather the spray showers turn a playground visit into an easy water-play outing.
A Ridgewood indoor play space where kids bounce, slide and climb, with an arcade that pays out prize tickets.
A Ridgewood play center with a multi-level maze, triple slide and arcade, plus a socks-only toddler room for kids 6 months to 4.
LittleGotham lists 18 places and programs for kids in Ridgewood, Queens. The largest groups are 7 sports programs, 3 play spaces, 2 dance programs.
Yes. 4 of 18 are free to attend, including Ridgewood Library, Benninger Playground, Grover Cleveland Playground.
16 listings are indoors, such as Ridgewood YMCA Swim Lessons, Stay Forever (Forever Young Kids), Martha's Dance Center.