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Baby & Me classes for new parents in Brooklyn

Our overview features activities for new and soon-to-be parents in Brooklyn, from prenatal classes to story times, music classes, and gymnastics for infants. Parents can even get in a workout or catch a movie with their newborn in tow! Our guide includes current class times, ages, costs, and locations for Baby & Me programs in our neighborhoods. (Updated September 2024)

Brooklyn Heights

Barre + Baby @ Pilates Heights | Brooklyn Heights

Tuesdays & Thursdays, 10:30-11:20 am | Additional times available by request 

Program Details: Bring your baby to the barre for a challenging, postnatal-friendly, and impossibly cute mommy & me class. Bring your own supportive baby carrier, grip socks, and towel. Pilates Heights also offers more pilates and barre workouts for during and after pregnancy; learn more here.

Ages: Maximum baby weight is 18-20 pounds

Cost: $40/class

Locations: 147 Remsen Street #2 | Brooklyn Heights

Contact: Website

 

Parenting Center @ Brooklyn Heights Synagogue | Brooklyn Heights

K’Ton Ton Time | Fridays, 10:00-11:00am | Crawlers

Welcoming Shabbat | Fridays, 11:00-11:30am | Ages 0-3

Tot Shabbat | First Saturday of the month, 9:30-10:30am | Ages 0-5

Bubbie’s Book Club | Select Sundays, 11:30am-12:30pm | Ages 0-4

Program Details: The Parenting Center at the Brooklyn Heights Synagogue is a place for children and their parents to come together for support, education, community and fun! More than just a playgroup, we offer ongoing and one-time programs, lectures and classes designed to provide resources for the unique challenges faced by anyone raising young children in NYC and provide opportunities for families to engage with Jewish holidays, traditions and values. The BHS Parenting Center programs are open to both members and nonmembers.  We invite you and your child to become part of this lively community! Learn more about drop-in programs like K’Ton Ton Time, Welcoming Shabbat, and Tot Shabbat here.

Ages: See all ages above!

Cost: K’Ton Ton Time is $20/class for BHS members, and $30/class for non-members. Welcoming Shabbat, Tot Shabbat, and Bubbie’s Book Club are free.

Locations: 131 Remsen Street | Brooklyn Heights

Contact: Website | [email protected]

 

Music Together | Brooklyn Heights

Wednesdays – Fridays | See full class schedule here

Program Details: Music Together offers 45-minute classes include songs, rhythmic rhymes, movement, and instrument play. Classes are for mixed ages, four months through four years, with their caregiver’s participation. Lee Stern has been teaching in this neighborhood for ten years, and now directs and teaches in the program (your neighbors probably know him!)

Ages: 4 months – 4 years (mixed-age classes)

Cost: Tuition is $420/10 weeks, $130 for siblings above eight months. No charge for siblings below 8 months.

Locations: Zion Lutheran Church | 125 Henry Street | Brooklyn Heights

Brooklyn Ballet Studio | 160 Schermerhorn Street | Brooklyn Heights

Juneteenth Grove at Cadman Park Plaza | Brooklyn Heights

Contact: Website[email protected]

 

Clinton Hill

Baby & Me Yoga @ Prema Yoga | Clinton Hill

Tuesdays | 11am-12pm

Program Details: Baby & Me Postnatal Yoga invites new caregivers and babies to connect in a loving space where they can nourish mind, body and spirit. Expect yoga postures, yin restorative poses and pelvic floor conditioning linked to the breath and designed to encourage a renewed sense of strength and ease in the postpartum body. Anything goes—one is welcome to feed or change babies during class and rejoin as they can! Prema Yoga also offers Prema Prenatal classes for mothers-to-be.

Ages: 6 weeks – crawling

Cost: $35/drop-in class

Locations: 976 Fulton Street | Clinton Hill

Contact: Website[email protected]

 

Cobble Hill

Infant & Toddler Programs @ Kane Street Kids | Cobble Hill

Tots & Tunes | Thursdays, January 23March 20 | 10:30-11:15am

Babies & Bagels | First and third Tuesday of the month, beginning February 2025 | 11am

Program DetailsThis winter and spring, Kane Street Kids is partnering with Tkiya Music to bring a brand new class– Tots & Tunes! A Tkiya teacher will guide children ages 7-23 months with their grown-ups through interactive and playful components, including dancing, scarves, shakers, parachute play, puppets, bubbles, and more! To learn more and Tots & Tunes and to register for the winter semester, go to: Kanestreet.org/tots-tunes. And back by popular demand! Babies & Bagels will return for a winter/spring semester beginning in February 2025. Sessions are held twice monthly and will be centered around offering community and support for families with newborns and infants ages 0-6 months old. We also have some wonderful providers who plan to visit and touch on topics like feeding, sleeping, tummy time, early play skills, and infant language development. After everyone has had time to sip coffee and chat, of course! A full list of providers and their schedule will be released in January. To learn more about Babies & Bagels and to register for the upcoming cohort, got to: Kanestreet.org/babies-bagels.

Ages: Tots & Tunes is for ages 7-23 months, Babies & Bagels is for 0-6 months

Cost: Tots and Tunes: $360/Kane Street Synagogue Members and $480/Non-Members. Babies & Bagels: $75/Kane Street Synagogue Members and $125/Non-Members.

Locations: 236 Kane Street | Cobble Hill

Contact: Website | [email protected]

 

Columbia Street Waterfront

Early Explorers with Reina @ Elite Minds Montessori | Columbia St. Waterfront

Thursdays | 4:00-4:45pm

Program Details: Welcome Early Explorers! We are excited to be spending time together as your child has the opportunity to cruise around and explore the classroom and materials independently, allowing them to seek out what interests them and get familiar with the environment, other children and adults. During our session, there’ll be activities for exploration based on curiosity. As the children get comfortable and begin to trust the environment, we will add some sensorial materials which will include some wet and some dry (paint, other dry ones). At the end of our session, we will put work away (adults and children) and gather for songs, games and goodbye. For more information about these sessions, click here!

Ages: 9 – 23 months

Cost: $40/class or 10 classes for $300. Intro class is free!

Locations: 295 Columbia Street | Columbia St. Waterfront

Contact: Website | [email protected]

Crown Heights

Spit-Ups and Sit-Ups @ Dean Crossfit | Crown Heights

Tuesdays & Thursdays | 1:15-2:15pm

Sundays | 9:00-10:00am

Program Details: Spit-Ups and Sit-Ups is a meticulously crafted prenatal and postpartum fitness class dedicated to empowering new parents and caregivers on their journey to reclaiming health and vitality. Classes are adapted for prenatal and postpartum bodies, open to all new parents and their babies of any fitness level. Feel free to bring baby gear, including strollers. During class, babies can relax in their strollers, play on the provided baby mat, or be worn by their parent. Learn more about classes here!

Ages: Best for pre-walking babies

Cost: $35 for a single class; $100 for 3 classes; $150 for 5 classes (with one free class); $300 for 10 classes (with two free classes).

Locations: 845 Dean Street | Crown Heights

Contact: Website | [email protected]

Downtown Brooklyn

Alamo for All @ Alamo Drafthouse | Downtown Brooklyn

Tuesdays before 1pm

Program Details: Every Tuesday before 1pm, Alamo Drafthouse at City Point offers Alamo for All, a movie program for young families. The first showings of each film on Tuesdays follow Alamo for All rules, with more shows on the weekends. Schedule may vary during holidays. At sensory-friendly Alamo for All shows, lights are turned up and sound is turned down, all ages are welcome (including infants), talking and noise is allowed and guests can move around, latecomers are admitted, and adaptive technology is welcome (but no other electronics, please).

Ages: 0-3 on Tuesdays before 1pm for Alamo for All screenings, 3 and up for other kid-friendly showings; for any other regular showings, children need to be 6 with a parent or guardian.

Cost: Movie ticket cost is $9; any child using a seat requires a ticket!

Locations: 445 Albee Square W | City Point | Downtown Brooklyn

Contact: Website

 

We Dance: Postpartum @ Mark Morris Dance Center | Downtown Brooklyn

Mondays | 9:30-10:15am 

Saturdays | 9:15-10:00 am

Program Details: Designed for caregivers and babies ages newborn through new walkers, We Dance: Postpartum merges the rhythm and fun of dance class with a dancer’s understanding of how to move in physically healthy ways. Class is a bonding experience for caregivers with their child, a chance to meet others in their community, and recognizes the specific needs of a caregiver and new child. It will focus on developing muscle groups to ease the strain of picking up babies, providing cues for maintaining healthy alignment through the spine, and self-care through dancing in community with others, all through fun activities set to musical accompaniment!

Ages: Newborn through new walkers

Cost: $130-$170 for 9-week session

Locations: 3 Lafayette Avenue | Downtown Brooklyn

Contact: Website[email protected]

 

DUMBO

Prenatal Yoga and Mommy & Me Classes @ Abhaya Yoga | DUMBO

Mommy and Me | Tuesdays, 11:45am-12:45pm | Through December 10, 2024

Program Details: Abhaya Yoga is excited to offer new classes for new mothers and mothers-to-be. Their prenatal yoga classes for mothers-to-be at all stages offers safe, specialized asanas and deep relaxation techniques to alleviate the common physical discomforts of pregnancy while creating tone and physical strength. Mommy & Me classes will include specialized asana with emphasis on toning the abdominal wall and pelvic muscles. Options will be given to incorporate babies into poses. Bring baby blanket or muslin!

Ages: Mommy + Me classes are open to all mothers 6 weeks postpartum and beyond, and babies 6 weeks to 12 months.

Cost: $45/drop-in class, or $200 for 6-week series

Locations: 55 Prospect Street | DUMBO

Contact: Website

 

Music Classes with Ramblin’ Dan’s Freewheelin’ Band | DUMBO

Thursdays @ 9:30am, 10:30am, 11:30am & 12:30pm | Carnaby Club, DUMBO

Wednesdays @ 3:30pm & 4:30pm | OneYogaHouse, DUMBO

Program Details: A longtime New York Family Favorite, Ramblin’ Dan’s Freewheelin’ Band provides high energy and engaging music classes driven by playful musicality and skillful guitar work. Our priorities are having fun, providing a pressure-free and comforting atmosphere, and helping kids gain confidence.

Ages: Classes are available for 0-18 months, 0-24 months, and 0-3 years

Cost: Starts at $32.50/drop-in class

Locations: Carnaby Club | 247 Water Street | DUMBO

OneYogaHouse | 90 Furman Street | DUMBO

Contact: Website

 

You & Me Classes at SpeakItaly | DUMBO

Tuesdays @ 9:30am | Esplora i sensi con l’arte (Sensory & Art Lab)

Wednesdays @ 11am | Laboratorio D’arte (Art Lab)

Thursdays @ 9:30am | Canta e Leggi (Music + Book Time) 

Program Details: Designed for children aged 6 months to 2 years, our enchanting sessions blend singing, movement, storytelling, music, vocabulary games, art & crafts, and fun exercises to create a playful learning environment. Led by experienced Italian instructors, our classes respect each child’s individual pace while involving parents and caregivers. Join us in nurturing your child’s linguistic potential, fostering cultural awareness, and laying the foundation for a lifelong passion for Italian. Learn more and sign up here.

Ages: 6 months and up

Cost: $450

Locations: 110 York Street #FL 5 | DUMBO

Contact: Website | info@speakitalynyc.com

 

Gowanus

Diapers & Dumbbells @ Crossfit South Brooklyn | Gowanus

Mondays & Wednesdays | 1:30-2:30pm

Program Details: Diapers & Dumbbells is a prenatal & postpartum fitness class designed to help new parents and care givers safely return to exercise, connect with other parents, and develop the strength they need to support their growing babies. This is a one-hour class that focuses on pregnancy appropriate fitness and includes time for socializing with other parents and their babies. Diapers & Dumbbells provides a supportive environment and is appropriate for individuals with or without previous CrossFit experience. Classes are open to mothers (and partners) of all fitness levels and their pre-walking babies. We provide staffed child care in the same space for the duration of the class. This is an opportunity to work on your fitness while we keep an eye on your baby just steps away! Our facility includes changing rooms that may serve as a private nursing, pumping, or diaper-changing station.

Ages: Recommended for mothers at least 5 weeks postpartum; babies should be pre-walking

Cost: $40/class; $350 for a 10-pack

Locations: 597 Degraw Street | Gowanus

Contact: Website

 

Classes for Babies @ PlayWell | Gowanus

Baby & Me Yoga | Thursdays, 10:00-10:45am

Program Details: Started by two occupational therapists, PlayWell Brooklyn was sparked from a desire to bring integrated play to community and families! PlayWell currently offers workshops for new parents on topics like CPR and choking, problem solving and limit setting, and more. Caregivers can also visit PlayWell for open play and classes like Baby & Me Yoga for 0-9 months. Visit their website for upcoming open play, classes, and workshops.

Ages: 0 and up

Cost: $30-$40/drop-in class

Locations: 94 9th Street, Suite 218 | Gowanus

Contact: Website

 

Park Slope

Music Classes for Infants @ Brooklyn Conservatory of Music | Park Slope

Suzuki Early Childhood Education (0-3) | Mondays, 9:15-10:15am & 10:30-11:30-am | Saturdays, 9-10am & 10:15-11:15am

Sing & Play (6 months – 3 years) | Saturdays, 10:30am or 11:30am | Wednesdays, 9:30am or 10:30am

Program Details: Brooklyn Conservatory of Music offers various music programs for infants and their caregivers. Explore Suzuki Early Childhood Education (SECE) is for ages 0 to 3K. Grounded in the renowned Suzuki method, this program creates a nurturing and supportive environment for kids ages 0 to 3K to develop their musical abilities and social skills at BKCM’s beautiful Park Slope home. Sign up for a free trial lesson hereSing & Play classes and other classes in the Early Childhood Music program invite little ones to dive into a world of sounds and rhythms.Through a series of interactive classes, they’ll get to sing, dance and play with instruments while making new friends and having a great time.Learn more and sign up here.

Ages: 0-3

Cost: $720 per 15-week semester

Locations: 58 7th Avenue | Park Slope

Contact: Website | [email protected]

 

Birth + Baby Yoga Classes & Workshops @ Brooklyn Flow | Park Slope

Parent + Baby Yoga | Wednesdays, 10:15-11:15am

Program Details: Brooklyn Flow offers a wide array of pre- and postnatal yoga classes, postpartum groups, childbirth education classes, and workshops to help you care for yourself and your family through the childbearing years. Their Postnatal Yoga class includes 50 minutes of flowing yoga, followed by infant massage and gentle stretching. (Bring an extra blanket for your baby!) Learn more about all classes, support groups, and workshops here.

Ages: Programs available for all ages, pre- and post-natal. For Postnatal Yoga, suggested age for infants is 6 weeks old to crawlers.

Cost: $25/single drop-in class; $45 for Infant Development Movement Education Playgroup. Memberships and class packs also available. All pricing here.

Locations: 198 5th Avenue | Park Slope

Contact: Website | [email protected]

 

Tummy Time & Postpartum Movement Classes at Dynamic Solutions Therapy | Park Slope

Tummy Time | Wednesdays at 10:30 am & Sundays at 1pm

Dynamic Mommy & Me Fitness Class | Sundays at 11am

Program Details: Dynamic Solutions offers postpartum support for moms and tummy time classes for babies. All are welcome! Groups are small, 8-12 persons in an intimate setting. The 4-week Tummy Time Classes promote your baby’s development and strengthen your bond with them. Make tummy time easy! Classes are led by pediatric occupational therapists and are select Wednesdays at 10:30 am and Sundays at 1:00 pm with Caroline. A new class offering, our Dynamic Mommy and Me Postpartum Movement Class is a 4-week series designed to get you moving your body and focus on your core and pelvic health in a supportive group setting. This dynamic class will help you move your body in a positive and nurturing environment while offering your baby sensory experiences and developmental exercises! The class, taught by a licensed Pediatric Occupational Therapist and Pre-/Postnatal fitness trainer, will provide safe and practical exercises to re-strengthen the deep core and pelvic floor post-birth. It will also educate you on healing diastasis recti, optimal positioning for day-to-day activities with your baby, and wellness strategies to support your role as a mother. Click here to register for all classes!

Ages: 0-9 months

Cost: Tummy Time is $190 for the 4-week series, and includes a Tumtum wedge to take home! Dynamic Mommy & Me Postpartum Movement classes are $150. Drop-in and prorated classes are available for $40/class. 

Locations: 497 Carroll St, Suite 23 | Park Slope

Contact: Website | Registration[email protected]

 

Parent & Me Music Class and Open Play at Good Day Play Cafe | Park Slope

Thursdays | 10:10am Music Class & 11am Open Play

Program Details: Good Day Play Cafe offers Parent & Me music classes, followed by open play, at their indoor play space. Check out all class offerings (for all ages) here.

Ages: 0-4

Cost: $45/class or $520/13 classes

Locations: Good Day Play Cafe | 591 5th Avenue | Park Slope

Contact: Website

 

Prenatal & Postnatal Classes @ Revolution Motherhood | Park Slope

See full class schedule here

Program Details: Join yoga teacher Rachel for her 8-week complete body restructuring programs. Rachel’s 3-phase, doctor recommended fitness method guides you from prenatal, through early postpartum to active mom. Babies are welcome to all Foundations classes, and can be placed on a small blanket next to you mat.

Ages: Pre-crawling babies welcome to select classes

Cost: $40/drop-in class, $250/4-week session, $850/8-week session

Locations: Brooklyn Flow | 198 5th Avenue | Park Slope

Contact: Website

 

Classes for Babies @ Ume Ume | Park Slope

Baby Rhythm Makers | Wednesdays & Fridays, 12:30-1:10pm

Sing-Along | Mondays @ 12:30-1:10pm, Tuesdays @ 10:30-11:10am

Program Details: Ume Ume is a music and arts center for children and families in Park Slope. Parents and caregivers with young babies can join for Baby Rhythm Makers (0-12 months) and Sing-Along for all ages. Advance registration is required. For the full schedule and registration information, click here.

Ages: 0 months and up

Cost: $25/drop-in class

Locations: 319 4th Avenue | Park Slope

Contact: Website[email protected]

 

Bea & Bop’s Playgroup @ Chess at Three | Park Slope

Tuesdays & Wednesdays | 9:30-10:5am & 11:15am-12:10pm

Program Details: Welcome to Bea and Bop’s Playgroup—creative learning and story time fun for babies and toddlers! A new offering from Chess at Three, this play-based program draws the little ones into the world of storytelling, through puppetry, songs, stories, and creative play activities. While not a chess lesson, developmental activities and social-emotional learning are woven into simple stories with well-loved Chesslandia characters from our award-winning chess curriculum to begin unlocking the child’s full cognitive potential. Register for classes at the Park Slope location here.

Ages: 6-15 months

Cost: $40/class

Location: 169 5th Avenue | Park Slope

Contact: Website

 

Williamsburg 

Canopy Play and Movement Space | Williamsburg

Classes offered daily | See full schedule here

Program Details: Canopy offers classes for babies and their parents, from prenatal yoga, babywearing dance class, and story time. Classes are open to all, members and non-members alike! Classes include baby & me yoga and pilates, babywearing dance class, story time, music classes, plus workshops for parents on infant CPR, introducing solids, sleep training, and much more! Sign up for classes here.

Ages: 0 and up

Cost: Classes start at $30/session

Location: 118 N 11th St, 3rd Floor | Williamsburg

Contact: Website

Family Music Class at Talea | Williamsburg

Sundays | 10:30-11:15am

Program Details: Kick-off Sundays with a little something for the whole family! Join us for a family-friendly music class from Jazz Baby! Sunday mornings 10:30am- 11:15am, enjoy a coffee, beer, or a snack while your little ones join Mariella for a joyful and engaging music class!

Ages: 6 months – 4 years

Cost: $30/family

Location: 87 Richardson Street | Williamsburg

Contact: Website | [email protected]

 

Various Locations

Free Babies & Books Programs | Brooklyn Public Library | Various Locations

Brooklyn Public Library branches offer free programs for babies and their caregivers! Click here to see all branches and browse upcoming programs for infants. Classes include songs, rhymes, stories, and play time. Pre-registration is usually required, and classes fill up quickly depending on location.

Babies & Books at Brooklyn Heights Library | Brooklyn Heights

Thursdays | 10:30-11am & 11:15-11:45am

Join us for stories and songs! For ages 0 to 18 months and their caregivers. Registration is required to attend; sign-up opens 48 hours in advance. There is no waiting list. Find out more here.

Babies & Books at Adams Street Library | DUMBO

Tuesdays | 1:30-2:30pm

Join us for story time! We will be singing songs, learning rhymes, and reading books together. Storytime will last 15-20 minutes and then 15 minutes for playtime and socializing! Note: This is a lapsit story time for infants who are not yet walking. Walking toddlers should attend the Toddler Time program. Registration is required; sign-up opens 48 hours in advance. Find out more here.

Babies & Books at Pacific Library | Downtown Brooklyn

Mondays | 10:45-11:15am

Join us for nursery rhymes, circle dancing, and playtime. For newborns to 17 months. Mark are recommended, but not required. Tickets only. Find out more here.

Babies & Books presented by Carroll Gardens Library | St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, Carroll Gardens

Note: Carroll Gardens Library is currently closed for renovation; programming currently takes place elsewhere.

Wednesdays | 11:15-11:45am

Join Ms. Sarah every Wednesday at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church (199 Carroll St, Brooklyn, NY 11231) for Babies & Books . There will be songs, rhymes, puppets, and books! This program is a lapsit storytime geared towards ages 0-18 months and their caregivers. Find out more here.

Story Play at Walt Whitman Library | Fort Greene

Wednesdays | 10:30-11:30am

Sing, read, and play with Miss Anna at the Walt Whitman Library! Have fun hearing great picture books read aloud and playing with other children during this program dedicated to babies and active toddlers. Then, join us afterwards for open play with toys and other children. Open to families and caregivers of children three and under. Find out more here.

Park Slope Storytime at Park Slope Library | Park Slope

Tuesdays | 1:30-2:15pm

Come and join us for a bilingual storytime feturing songs, fingerplays, stories, and more! This program is designed for babies, toddlers, and their caregivers. Join us for 15 minutes afterwards for tummy time and socialization! Masks are encouraged for this program for the health and safety of our patrons and staff. Online registration is required and will be open 24 hours before the event. You must be registered to enter. We do not allow walk-ins! Find out more here.

Babies & Books at Central Library | Grand Army Plaza, Prospect Park

Wednesdays | 10:00, 10:30, and 11:00am 

Lap songs, fingerplays, and books for our youngest readers! For ages 0-18 months and their caregivers. This program is offered in three sessions and tickets are required; please pick up a ticket at the reference desk before the session you plan to attend. Find out more here.

Saturday Storytime at Central Library | Grand Army Plaza, Prospect Park

Saturdays | 11:00-11:30am

Enjoy songs, rhymes and stories in the Youth Wing’s First Five Years area! For ages birth through five. Find out more here.

 

Music Classes with Audra Rox | Various Locations

Classes offered daily | See full schedule here

Program Details: Audra Rox is the queen of the NY kid rock scene! In 2024, Audra Rox celebrated its 25 anniversary. It is officially the longest running music class for babies and toddlers in Brooklyn! “Music for Aardvarks” is offered in various neighborhoods in Brooklyn nearly every day of the week.

Ages: Birth up to 4 years old (mixed-age classes)

Cost: $280 for 10 weeks

Locations: Outdoor classes in summer and indoor classes in winter; various locations including Brooklyn Heights/Cobble Hill, Williamsburg/Greenpoint, Carroll Gardens/Cobble Hill, Fort Greene/Downtown Brooklyn, and Prospect Heights/Park Slope.

Contact: Website

 

Baby Bandstand | Various Locations

Wednesdays @ 11am & 12pm | Brooklearn, Carroll Gardens

Program Details: Baby Bandstand provides hands-on, speech and language enrichment-based classes with music for babies and their caregivers. Classes are filled with live music! Created by a professional singer/actress along with a certified speech-language pathologist, Baby Bandstand believes in using music to help children build connections with others while forming an early foundation for strong literacy, language and social skills. Sign up for classes here!

Ages: 0 and up

Cost: $32/class or $162/8-week session

Locations: Brooklearn | 380 Court Street | Carroll Gardens

Contact: Website

 

Music Classes with Hopalong Andrew | Various Locations

Classes offered daily | See full schedule here

Program Details: Award-winning singing cowboy Hopalong Andrew’s classes are earnest, educational, and highly-interactive—adapted from his renowned variety show and geared towards young children and the young-at-heart. Hopalong Andrew offers classes nearly every day of the week in Brooklyn and Manhattan. Click here for his schedule and check his Instagram for location and cancellation updates.

Ages: 0 and up

Cost: Drop-in classes are $20/family; FREE Community Concerts on Tuesdays at 10am at Whole Foods Gowanus

Locations: Various Locations in Brooklyn; outdoor locations in warmer months and indoor locations in winter. Indoor locations include Whole Foods in Gowanus, The Gallery at City Point (first floor), and Park Slope Library. Outdoor locations include Cadman Park Plaza, Carroll Park, Fort Greene Meadow, and Underwood Park.

Contact: Website | Instagram

 

“Bugs” Gymnastics Classes @ The Little Gym | DUMBO & Brooklyn Heights

Visit Little Gym website for each location’s class schedules 

Program Details: Classes for Bugs promote early social and physical skills and provide a comfortable space for you to guide your baby’s skill growth with new friends! Imagine your baby learning to walk in the gym, surrounded by other parents and children—and not just any children, but their own friends. Our Bugs Parent/Child gym classes for 4 months to 10 months are designed to provide a safe environment for babies to learn how to move with confidence and grace. Our classes are also designed so that parents can participate and help their children grow and explore. See website for full schedule of classes.

Ages: 4 months and up

Cost: $205/month for 1 class per week and unlimited open play sessions; free trial classes available

Locations: 75 Front Street | DUMBO

221 Atlantic Avenue | Brooklyn Heights

Contact: DUMBO Website | Brooklyn Heights Website

 

Music Classes with Moozika | Various Locations

Wednesdays – Fridays | See full class schedule here

Program Details: Moozika is an interactive music program for children ages newborn to five years old and their adults. Classes promote children’s musicality and development through singing, dancing, and playing instruments (shakers, bells, drums, and more) and move through a dynamic mix of playful all original songs written by its founder and teacher, Jesse Goldman. Puppets, a giant parachute, dancing scarves, children’s stories, and other props create a joyful and age-appropriate learning environment. Additionally, because curriculum is Spanish-infused, children (and adults) in our classes have the opportunity to encounter Spanish along the way.

Ages: Newborn – 5 years

Cost: $450/child for 11-week session, $670/siblings (over 5 months)

Locations: Indoor locations include: LIU’s Kumble Theatre in Fort Greene, Christ Church in Cobble Hill, and St. Paul’s Church in Carroll Gardens. Outdoor classes in Fort Greene Park.

Contact: Website[email protected]

 

 “Tiny Tykes” Gymnastics Classes @ My Gym | Cobble Hill, Park Slope & Downtown Brooklyn

Visit My Gym website for each location’s class schedules 

Program Details: Tiny Tykes and their parents are led through a variety of beginning stretches, exercises, infant songs and dances, baby-safe rides and adventures, balance and agility skills, and introductory tumbling during this motivating program. A relationship to movement and physical activity begins to develop, as our Tiny Tykes discover their natural abilities and enhance their physical and cognitive development.

Ages: 3 months and up

Cost: $209/month for 1 class per week and 1 open play per week; 1-week free trial period available

Locations: 209 Smith Street | Cobble Hill

808 Union Street, 2nd Floor | Park Slope

City Point | 445 Albee Square | Downtown Brooklyn

Contact: Cobble Hill Website | Park Slope Website | City Point Website

 

Adults with Infants Series @ Nighthawk | Prospect Park & Williamsburg

Tuesdays afternoons | See showtimes here

Program Details: Being a new parent shouldn’t curtail cinema-going, which is why Nitehawk happily provides the Adults with Infants series! Offering first-run features every Tuesday afternoon with full food and beverage service, our Adults with Infants screenings are a great opportunity for new parents to be able to get out of the house and into an afternoon movie with their babies. This series is catered to parents with babies 1-year or younger. Parents with older children (5 and up) are welcome to join us for ALL AGES showtimes.

Ages: Parents with babies 1 year old or younger

Cost: Regular movie tickets for adults ($16); infants in arms do not require a ticket. However, any child using a seat will require a ticket!

Locations: 188 Prospect Park West | Prospect Park

136 Metropolitan Avenue | Williamsburg

Contact: Website

 

Infant Milestones @ NY Kids Club | Various Locations

Visit NY Kids Club website for each location’s class schedules 

Program Details: The Infant Milestones class for babies 2-5 months is designed to support the natural patterns of development in infants by fostering growth through music, movement, massage, gentle stretching, and tummy time. Original songs, developmentally-appropriate props, and both energizing and calming infant massage techniques are used each week to stimulate auditory, visual, and physical growth. NY Kids Club also offers additional classes for babies including including Musical Tots (3+ months), Creative Play (6+ months), and Open Play (6+ months).

Ages: 2 months and up

Cost: $918/semester; includes 5 Fall Open Play Sessions

Locations: DUMBO | 30 Pearl Street | 347.514.6551

Brooklyn Heights | 182 Henry Street | 718.355.8215

Cobble Hill | 299 Court Street | 917.935.4850

Park Slope | 125 5th Avenue | 718.305.4057

Contact: DUMBO Website | [email protected]

Brooklyn Heights Website | [email protected]

Cobble Hill Website | [email protected]

Park Slope Website | [email protected]

 

Tam Tam’s Music Together Classes | Fort Greene & Bed Stuy

Classes offered daily | See full schedule here

Program Details: Tam Tam is dedicated to building a community that connects families through live, participatory music-making. In Tam Tam’s award-winning classes your child gets to have fun learning the basics of music in an age-appropriate atmosphere. We offer 5 convenient indoor and outdoor locations, classes on weekdays and weekends, mornings and afternoons, unlimited makeups, beloved teachers, and 12 different song collections. In every 45-minute class we model the joy of informal musical play, make the songs our own, sing in a pitch register accessible to children, and include everyone’s suggestions for singing and movement. Our Music Together curriculum is research-based and emphasizes adult participation and education about early childhood musical milestones that are easy to miss. From catchy tunes to rhythmic chants, lively dances and fun instrument jams, we get immersed in a rich tapestry of musical styles, scales, rhythms, and languages, fostering a love of music that lasts a lifetime. It’s a musical journey that’s as diverse and vibrant as our beloved Brooklyn community!

Ages: Classes for babies are 0-8 months; mixed-aged classes are 0-5 years

Cost: New families pay a $20 one-time fee. One child is $440/11-week semester. See all tuition information here.

Locations: Both indoor and outdoor classes are offered in Fort Greene and Bed Stuy. Outdoor classes are in Fort Greene Park and Herbert von King Park. Indoor classes are at 138 South Oxford Street in Fort Greene and Mi Centro Bk at 1060 Bedford Avenue.

Contact: Website

Classes for Babies @ Treasure Trunk Theatre | Brooklyn Heights & Park Slope

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Program Details: Treasure Trunk Theatre hosts creative classes for children of all ages, including storytelling classes for babies and their caregivers. Newborns and infants are welcome to join Sing Along Adventure, Storytime and Open Playgroup for Babies and Toddlers. Classes are offered at various times throughout the week at both the Brooklyn Heights and Park Slope locations. Click here to register.

Ages: 0 – 4 years (most classes will be mixed ages)

Cost: $40/class for Sing Along Adventure, $10/session for Open Playgroup, and $5/session for Storytime

Locations: 141 Atlantic Avenue | Brooklyn Heights

179 4th Avenue | Park Slope

Contact: Website

 

Updated: December 2024. Main Image: The Little Gym.

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