15 places and programs for kids in and around Tottenville, Staten Island (6 free): sports, playgrounds, play spaces. Includes Conference House and Staten Island Judo Jujitsu Dojo.
A 1680 stone manor at the southern tip of Staten Island where a failed 1776 peace conference tried to end the Revolutionary War. The surrounding park has beaches, trails and a visitor center, making it a full-day outing.
A South Shore Staten Island shop stocked with educational toys, teaching supplies and personalized gifts. Kids can also come for craft classes, special events and birthday parties.
Staten Island's oldest operating martial arts school, teaching judo and jujitsu in Tottenville since 1962. Kids, teens and adults learn practical self-defense in small classes that stress respect, humility and discipline.
A Tottenville sports center with recreational gymnastics for ages 5-18 and Tiny Tumblers for 18 months to 3. Kids train on vault, bars, beam, floor, tumble track, trampoline and climbing rope, with competitive teams for boys and girls.
A Tottenville training center exclusively for women and girls, offering BJJ, kickboxing/boxing, martial arts and self-defense. Girls learn practical protection skills and grappling in an all-female setting.
A supervised kids' fitness playspace in Tottenville with equipment aimed at building motor skills through active play. It hosts open play, small-group weekday play dates, summer programs and private birthday parties.
A traditional summer day camp based on the Mount Loretto campus in Tottenville. Campers are supervised in small counselor groups, and the camp provides private bus transportation, on-site medical staff and free extended hours with flexible pickup.
Kids can pick out picture books, early readers and graphic novels, and the branch runs NYPL's free early-literacy story times for babies, toddlers and preschoolers. A Carnegie branch at the southern tip of Staten Island, and among the oldest libraries in the borough.
Aesop Park Playground is a NYC Parks play area in Tottenville, with climbing structures and play equipment scaled for kids. 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.
A 265-acre park at the southernmost tip of New York State with a beach on Raritan Bay, woodlands and several historic houses including the 1680s Conference House. Kids can stand at the literal 'South Pole' of New York.
A Tottenville boxing gym that offers kids' boxing sessions by appointment. Children train one-on-one or in small sessions with the gym's coaches, working on boxing basics and fitness.
A Tottenville dance studio running recreational classes for children from 18 months up. Students take weekly classes through the school year with summer sessions too.
Tottenville Pool in Tottenville has a mid-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.
Kids head to Lenape Playground in Conference House Park near Swinnerton St & Billop Ave to climb, explore and run around on equipment built for children. It is part of Conference House Park, so families can follow playtime with a walk or picnic elsewhere in the park.
Tottenville Pool Playground gives Tottenville families a free spot to play, with structures sized for young children. It sits next to the Tottenville public pool, which makes it a convenient summer combo. Ground-level activities and transfer platforms make much of the play area reachable for children with mobility needs.
LittleGotham lists 15 places and programs for kids in Tottenville, Staten Island. The largest groups are 3 sports programs, 3 playgrounds, 2 play spaces.
Yes. 6 of 15 are free to attend, including Aesop Park Playground, Conference House Park, Tottenville Library.
8 listings are indoors, such as Staten Island Judo Jujitsu Dojo, Steph's Creativity Corner, Athletic Edge Sports Center.