Wonderful Winter Break Camps

Winter break camps at local activity centers are a great solution to winter break boredom and inactivity. With packages ranging from daily drop-ins to week long adventures and activities from gymnastics to science exploration to arts and crafts, there’s a camp for every kid this season. Check in with your local favorites, or see a few of ours, below! —

Get your kids moving over the holidays by sending them to
Jodi’s Gym for a December Break Camp, where for three hours a day kids ages 3
to 6 can partake in gymnastics, music, storytime and games. Parents can also enroll 18
to 35 month old kids in “Mighty Muscle Movers” classes over the break. For more info, visit jodisgym.com.

Your kids will enjoy eight days of fun at the December
Holiday Camp at Asphalt Green, where they can run, jump, swim and learn new
skills for six hours a day. Choose to send them the whole week, or for just one
day. For ages 4 to 12.For more info, visit asphaltgreen.org.

Send your mini athletes to one of three camps at Chelsea
Piers this holiday season: gymnastics (ages 5-12), golf (ages 6-16) or hockey
(ages 6-18). Even the tiniest athletes can learn some new moves at Little
Athletes half-day camp, with rock climbing, soccer, dance and art for kids ages
3 to 6.For more info, visit chelseapiers.com

Pull out your paint palate to send along with your little
artist to Holiday Camp at Hi Art! Kids ages 3-16 can paint, draw, sculpt and explore
all their artistic talent over the winter break. For more info, visit hiartkids.com.

Let your kids explore the city with the
ACT Holiday Camp. Days and themes include “The Great Bake-Off,” “Winter Olympic
Trials,” “Basketball, Beads and Balancing” and more. Send your kids for one day
or every day; for kids K to 7th grade. actprograms.org.

School’s out, but your kids can still
have a full day of fun at the JCC in Manhattan’s Winter Camp, where kids ages 3 to 10 can engage in sports, games, crafts,
swimming, science and cooking activities that will fill their days and keep them
talking all night with stories of their adventures. For more info, visit jccmanhattan.org.

“School’s Out, Ship’s In” at the Intrepid’s Sea, Air and Space
Museum this holiday season. Kids
ages 5-13 will spend a full day learning about sea, air, space, and life at sea
using the Exploreum Hall’s hands-on interactive learning zone. Explore the
customs of Hawaii, China,
Australia and New
Zealand with “stops” at each location and
games, food and trivia.For more info, visit intrepidmuseum.org

Photo: JCC Manhattan.

The Ailey School – First Steps and Bounding Boys

<blockquote style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; background-color: #ffffff;"> <div dir="ltr"> <div class="m_-3740164643787738207m_4977048992707393770WordSection1"> At The Ailey School, FIRST STEPS offers a structured creative movement curriculum that allows girls (ages 3-6) and boys (age 3), to develop body awareness and control and learn the basics of dance technique. BOUNDING BOYS (ages 4-6) provides a more athletic experience, and an energetic approach to teaching dance skills. </div> </div> </blockquote>

Brooklyn Robot Foundry - Virtual Classes

Brooklyn Robot Foundry offers super fun online robot-building classes for children 2-13 years old!&nbsp;&nbsp;Each week, students are introduced to new engineering concepts and components while building that day&rsquo;s robot in their own &ldquo;workshop&rdquo;.&nbsp;&nbsp;All classes maintain a very low student-to-teacher ratio, allowing for plenty of individualized instruction and socializing. The supplies are shipped in advance and classes are led by amazing instructors, taking all the pressure off parents.&nbsp;&nbsp;The Foundry&rsquo;s main focus however, is that kids have fun, get creative, and enjoy being part of this STEAM-loving community!&nbsp;

Super Soccer Stars

Soccer Stars is New York&rsquo;s most popular youth educational soccer program! With 24 years of experience under our cleats, we have positively impacted over one million kids in our local community by putting the FUN in FUNdamentals in our weekly classes and camps. At Soccer Stars, we use the soccer ball as a vehicle to help children not only improve their soccer skills, but develop self-confidence and physical literacy, improve gross motor skills, build teamwork, and hone socialization skills. Our highly trained coaches and early childhood experts lead an age-specific curriculum with a low kid-to-coach ratio so every child gets individual attention and can grow at their own pace. Kids ages 1-12+ can join our seasonal programs, including Parent &amp; Me, FUNdamentals, Development Training, and Travel Soccer. Join us at one of over 80 locations in neighborhoods across across Westchester County, Connecticut and New York, available 7 days-a-week: Connecticut: <ul> <li>Cos Cob</li> <li>Greenwich</li> <li>Port Chester</li> </ul> &nbsp; Westchester: <ul> <li>Briarcliff</li> <li>Eastchester</li> <li>Mt. Kisco</li> <li>New Rochelle</li> <li>Ridgefield</li> <li>Scarsdale</li> <li>White Plains</li> </ul> &nbsp; New York City: <ul> <li>Bronx</li> <li>Inwood</li> <li>Upper West Side</li> <li>Upper East Side</li> </ul> &nbsp; Can&rsquo;t find a class or location that fits your schedule? Soccer Stars also offers private classes for small groups or individual training. Let our coaches come to you with a completely customizable program, anytime, anywhere. Birthday parties are also available!&nbsp;