School will be out:
- February 16–23, 2018: Midwinter Recess (schools closed)
What will your kids be doing? We found a few great options for both breaks which still have spots!
Programs for Both Breaks
Construction Kids
(Brooklyn Navy Yard) Construction Kids is open for Winter Break! It’s not too early to start planning ahead for the holidays! One day builds on 12/26 – 12/29 and 1/2 – 1/5 2018. A different theme everyday. For builders ages 4 to 9.
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For kids as young as two, Juguemos a Cantar in Park Slope has mini camps with half-day, full-day and extended day options.
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Brooklyn Robot Foundry
The Brooklyn Robot Foundry offers engineering skills and actual robot making full days for K-4th grade. They have programs at their Atlantic Avenue and South Slope locations during both winter breaks. contact@brooklynrobotfoundry.com
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Brooklyn Acting Lab (BAL)
BAL offers “Play In A Day” single day (9-5) programs on (Dec 27th is Pirates & Penguins) each day when there is no school. These sound really fun and perfect if you want to pick and choose your days. Park Slope. K-4th Grade.
“Join us on a new adventure each day as we work together to create a magical world where we solve problems, collaborate, create, and have tons of fun! Through music, outdoor play, dance, and visual art-making, we will develop a unique story and perform it in a “share” at the end of the day! We’ll make a PLAY in a Day!
This one is in Manhattan, but it is unique so I thought I would add it. The Fashion Class offers sewing and fashion for kids 6-12 for a full-day program during both breaks.
Also in Manhattan, but close Asphalt Green (Battery Park City) 8:45-3:15. Traditional swimming and sports camp. Ages 4-12.
Prospect Park Zoo: meet animals up close and explore animal habitats! Sounds fun. Ages K-10.
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Winter Break Only
The Brooklyn Strategist (Downtown Brooklyn) explores strategic thinking using board and card games for kids aged 5-15. Full and half-day options.
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President’s Week Only
Brooklyn Museum Winter Camp: Painting and Photography
Indulge your love of art in this camp with gallery visits, art-making, and more.
Campers work in two mediums, developing their painting skills by experimenting with acrylics and watercolors, and learning to use a camera in a photo studio. Then, close out the week by sharing your creations with others in Friday’s Open Studio. youth.family@brooklynmuseum.org
Four sessions: $480, Members $440
Tuesday–Friday, February 20–23, 9 am–4 pm
Campers bring their own lunch and snack.
Ages 8–13
Register now: http://bit.ly/BKM_wtcamp
Barking Cat Studio
(Windsor Terrace) Art in the City President’s Day Week Mini Camp offers Brooklyn kids (6-11) four days of exhilarating fun and creative, amusing, thought-provoking visits to museums and places around the city. Extended day options. info@barkingcatstudio.net
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The Textile Arts Center in Park Slope. Ages 5-11
9am-5pm. In these classes, students explore subjects such as weaving, sewing, embroidery, printing, felting and dyeing.
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Geek Forest
(Williamsburg) Amazing sounding engineering camp with pick and choose themed days including several robotics and Minecraft activities. One day explores dinosaur fossils! 6-12 years.
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*Disclaimer: All camps were independently selected by the achildgrows.com editor for inclusion in this post, but some camps have also sponsored their listing after initial nomination.