Our overview features activities for new and soon-to-be parents in Brooklyn, from prenatal classes to story time, music, and gymnastics for infants. Parents can even get in a workout or catch a movie with their newborn in tow!
Brooklyn Heights
Barre + Baby @ Pilates Heights | Brooklyn Heights
Tuesdays, 10:30-11:20 am
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
Welcoming Shabbat | Fridays, 11:00-11:30am
Tot Shabbat | First Saturday of the month, 9:30-10:30am
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: Shabbat is open to all; K’Ton Ton Time is for crawling babies
Cost: K’Ton Ton Time is $40/class for BHS members, and $45/class for non-members. Shabbat services are free!
Locations: 131 Remsen Street | Brooklyn Heights
Contact: Website
Music Classes with Music Together | Brooklyn Heights
Program Details: Music Together offers 45-minute classes include songs, rhythmic rhymes, movement, and instrument play. These activities are presented as informal, non-performance-oriented musical experiences—developmentally appropriate for children and easy for parents and caregivers—regardless of their own musical ability.
Ages: 4 months – 4 years (mixed-age classes)
Cost: Tuition is $400 for ten weeks, $125 for siblings above eight months. (No charge for siblings below 8 months.) Venmo or cash accepted.
Locations: Zion Lutheran Church, 125 Henry Street | Brooklyn Heights
Contact: Website
Naomi’s Music with Music Together | Brooklyn Heights
(Also Canta y Baila Conmigo when there is sufficient interest)
Program Details: Music Together offers 45-minute classes and at home materials to help families support musical development in their little ones. Classes and on-demand videos from Naomi, include songs, rhythmic rhymes, movement, and instrument play and lots of educational nuggets. Cutting edge research forms the basis for best practices for song presentation in an informal, non-performance-oriented musical experiences—developmentally appropriate for children and easy for parents and caregivers—regardless of their own musical ability! And SO MUCH FUN! Highlight of your week (Canta y Baila Conmigo is like Music Together, but Spanish immersion using Latin music and materials)
Ages: 0-5 (mixed-age classes) and BABIES only
Cost: Tuition is $388 for new families, $338 for returning families for ten weeks, (1/2 price for siblings above eight months.) (No charge for siblings below 8 months.) Prorated for latecomers at $28.80 per week. Drop-in with video, $35
Locations: Corner of State and Hicks | Brooklyn Heights and BABIES at 360 Furman St
Contact: naomismusic.com
Clinton Hill
Baby & Me Yoga @ Prema Yoga | Clinton Hill
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: $32/drop-in class; $140/5-class pack
Locations: 976 Fulton Street | Clinton Hill
Contact: Website
Cobble Hill
Book Babes @ Families First | Cobble Hill
Fridays, 10:00-10:40am
Program Details: Families First is an independent, non-profit organization dedicated to supporting Brooklyn families. Members have access to open play, free classes including yoga and story time, and more. Book Babes, however, is free and open to the entire community! This story time fosters a love for books and learning, and encourages language development through stories, songs, and rhymes. Learn more and sign up here.
Ages: 0-18
Cost: Free!
Locations: 250 Baltic Street | Cobble Hill
Contact: Website
Columbia St. 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: 12 – 23 months
Cost: $40/class or buy 10 classes for $300 (Venmo: @elitemindsmontessori). Intro class is FREE!
Locations: 295 Columbia Street | Columbia St. Waterfront
Contact: Website | Email to register: [email protected]
Crown Heights
Spit-Ups and Sit-Ups @ Dean Crossfit | Crown Heights
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.
Ages: Best for pre-walking babies
Cost: Drop-in classes start at $36; memberships and punch cards available.
Locations: 845 Dean Street | Crown Heights
Contact: Website
Downtown Brooklyn
Alamo for All @ Alamo Drafthouse | Downtown Brooklyn
Tuesday mornings and afternoons
Program Details: Alamo for All is a movie program for young families and guests with special needs. Every Tuesday morning and afternoon, the theatre offers kid-friendly screenings where children under 6 are allowed (including infants). The lights are turned up and the sound is turned down; talking and noise are allowed, and guests can move around. Learn more here.
Ages: Children 5 and under, including infants. Note that these ages are only admitted during screenings designated as “All Ages” and “Family Friendly.”
Cost: Regular movie tickets for adults ($9); any child using a seat will require a ticket!
Locations: 445 Albee Square W | City Point, Downtown Brooklyn
Contact: Website
We Dance: Postpartum @ Mark Morris Dance Center | Downtown Brooklyn
Mondays at 9:00am & 10:00am, Saturdays at 9:00am
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!
Note: This is a new program! More session dates will be added as Mark Morris gains a better understanding of the needs of this community.
Ages: Birth through Walking
Cost: $15 registration fee; $60-$78/class for three sessions
Locations: 3 Lafayette Avenue | Downtown Brooklyn
Contact: Website
DUMBO
Music Classes with Ramblin’ Dan’s Freewheelin’ Band | DUMBO
Wednesdays at 3:30pm & 4:30pm
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: 0 – 3 years (mixed ages)
Cost: $40/drop-in class
Locations: Various locations; indoor classes in winter and outdoor classes in summer. Currently hosting classes at OneYogaHouse, 90 Furman Street | DUMBO.
Contact: Website
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!
Ages: Recommended for mothers at least 5 weeks postpartum; babies should be pre-walking
Cost: $40/class
Locations: 597 Degraw Street | Gowanus
Contact: Website
Classes for Babies @ PlayWell | Gowanus
Tiny Tunes | Thursdays, 10:00-10:45am
Tumble Tykes | Thursdays, 11:00-11:45am
Program Details: Started by two occupational therapists, PlayWell Brooklyn was sparked from a desire to bring integrated play to our community and families! PlayWell currently offers Tiny Tunes, an immersive music class for babies and adults, and Tumble Tykes, a fun and interactive class to help babies to develop their gross motor skills, coordination and balance. PlayWell also offers open play, and much more!
Ages: Tiny Tunes is for 6 months to 3 years; Tumble Tykes is for babies who are learning to crawl.
Cost: Tiny Tunes is $28/class and Tumble Tykes is $50/class. 30% off your first class!
Locations: 94 9th Street, Suite 218 | Gowanus
Contact: Website | Sign up for classes here
Park Slope
Pre- and Post-Natal Yoga @ Brooklyn Flow | Park Slope
Postnatal: Parent + Baby | Wednesdays, 10:15-11:15am
Program Details: Brooklyn Flow (formerly Bend + Bloom Yoga) offers 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
Tummy Time @ Dynamic Solutions | Park Slope
Program Details: Learn skills and gain confidence to help your baby stay on track to meet their milestones! This class is led by a licensed occupational therapist and is for caregivers and their babies aged 0-8 months who are not crawling yet. It is a fun class, packed with information, and is focused on incorporating floor play into your baby’s routine to help your baby learn to crawl and explore their little world. Fun floor time activities include tummy time, rolling, sitting, and tips for positioning and play during the early months to promote movement!
Ages: 0-8 months (pre-crawlers)
Cost: Series: $150 for 4 classes, Drop-ins: $40
Locations: Dynamic Solutions 497 Carroll St, Suite 23 | Park Slope/Gowanus
Contact: Website | [email protected]
Pre- and Post-Natal Classes @ Revolution Motherhood | Park Slope
Wednesdays & Thursdays
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. All other classes are for moms only. On-demand online classes also available!
Ages: All post-partum moms welcome; babies should be pre-crawling if they attend.
Cost: $750 for 8-week session; $40/drop-in class, but there is currently a $20 first time special!
Locations: 784 Union Street | Park Slope
Contact: Website
Classes for Babies @ Ume Ume | Park Slope
Baby Rhythm Makers | Fridays, 12:30-1:10pm
Sing-Along | Mondays at 12:30pm, Tuesdays at 10:30am
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: $20/drop-in class
Locations: 319 4th Avenue | Park Slope
Contact: Website
Bea and Bop’s Playgroup @ Chess at Three | Park Slope
Wednesdays, 10am and 11:15am and Fridays 11:15am
Program Details: Welcome to Bea and Bop’s Playgroup—creative learning and story time fun for kids 10 – 30 months! A new offering from Chess at Three, this play-based program features the characters of Chesslandia and leads your child through developmental milestones and social-emotional learning. Our quirky cast of characters will take your child on a journey filled with music and movement, arts and crafts, sensory activities, and fun with friends!
Ages: 10-30 months
Cost: $40/lesson when paid per month
Location: 169 5th Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11217
Contact: [email protected]
Williamsburg
Classes @ Canopy | Williamsburg | Opening May 1, 2024
Program Details: Canopy is a new play and movement studio designed as a haven for babies, toddlers, and their caregivers. Drawing on inspiration from the Reggio Emilia and Montessori educational philosophies, Canopy is located in the heart of Williamsburg and offers a variety of classes, events, and open play sessions for little ones – from infants through four years old – and their guardians. Classes include World Music, Infant and Child CPR, Baby Book Club, Sensory Workshops, Baby-and-Me Pilates, and much more!
Ages: Infants to four years old
Cost: $30-$65/class
Location: 118 N 11th St, 3rd Floor, Brooklyn, NY 11249
Contact: Website | Sign up for classes here
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. Details for Winter/Spring 2024 classes below:
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; sign-up opens 48 hours in advance. Find out more here.
Babies & Book at Adams Street Library | DUMBO
Tuesdays, 1:30-2:15pm
Join us for storytime! We will be singing songs, learning rhymes, and reading books together. Storytime will last 25-30 minutes and then we will have 20 minutes for playtime and socializing! This is a lapsit storytime for infants who are not yet walking. 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 stories, music, and playtime. 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 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.
Babies & Toddler Time/Open 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.
Babies & Books at Park Slope Library | Park Slope
Tuesdays, 1:30-2:15pm
Lap songs, fingerplays, board books, and playtime for our littlest pre-readers! This program is designed for lap-sitting babies 0-18 months old and their caregivers. Join us for 15 minutes afterwards to tummy time and socialization! Registration is required; sign-up opens 24 hours in advance. Find out more here.
Mini Playdate at Central Library | Grand Army Plaza, Prospect Park
Tuesdays, 10:30-11:15am
Stop by to enjoy fun games and activities that delight young children and encourage early literacy. Come to play and leave ready to turn ordinary objects in your home into your child’s favorite toys. For babies and toddlers birth to 3 years and their parents and caregivers. Find out more here.
Babies & Books at Central Library | Grand Army Plaza, Prospect Park
Wednesdays, 10:00-10:30am, 10:30-11:00am, and 11:00-11:30am
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
Songs, fingerplays, and books for our weekend youngsters and their families! Find out more here.
Music Classes with Audra Rox | Various Locations
Program Details: Audra Rox is the queen of the NY kid rock scene! “Music for Aardvarks” is offered in various neighborhoods in Brooklyn nearly every day of the week; visit website for full schedule and more information.
Ages: Birth – 4 years old (mixed-age classes)
Cost: Email for tuition and registration info: [email protected]
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 at 10:30am, 11:30am & 12:30pm | Brooklearn, Carroll Gardens
Thursdays & Fridays at 12:30pm | PLAYDAY, Cobble Hill
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.
Ages: 0-18 months
Cost: $30/class
Locations: Brooklearn, 380 Court Street | Carroll Gardens
PLAYDAY, 269 Baltic Street | Cobble Hill
Contact: Website | Sign up for classes here
Music Classes Hopalong Andrew | Various Locations
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 in cash. Venmo accepted (@hopalongandrew), if you show a screenshot copy of your payment receipt to Andrew at class.
Locations: Various Locations in Brooklyn; outdoor locations in summer and indoor locations in winter including Whole Foods at Third & 3rd and The Gallery @ City Point Brooklyn. (Summer locations include Cadman Park Plaza, Carroll Park, Fort Greene Meadow.)
Contact: Website
“Bugs” Gymnastics Classes @ The Little Gym | DUMBO & Brooklyn Heights
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
Program Details: Moozika is an interactive music program for children ages newborn to five years old and their adults. Our lively classes promote children’s musicality and development through singing, dancing, and playing instruments (shakers, bells, drums, and more.) Classes 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 our curriculum is Spanish-infused, children (and adults) in our classes have the opportunity to encounter Spanish along the way. See full schedule of classes here.
Ages: Newborn – 5 years
Cost: $430/semester, $200/sibling (over 5 months); free trial class available
Locations: Outdoor classes in summer and indoor classes in winter, including:
LIU’s Kumble Theatre, 1 University Plaza | Fort Greene
Christ Church, 326 Clinton Street | Cobble Hill
St. Paul’s Church, 199 Carroll Street | Carroll Gardens
Contact: Website
“Tiny Tykes” Gymnastics Classes @ My Gym | Cobble Hill & Park Slope (coming to City Point in late 2024!)
Program Details: Our 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. See website for full schedule of classes.
Ages: 3 months and up
Cost: $199/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
Contact: Cobble Hill Website | Park Slope Website
Adults with Infants Series @ Nighthawk | Prospect Park & Williamsburg
Program Details: Being a new parent shouldn’t curtail cinema-going which is why Nitehawk happily provides our ongoing 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.
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
Classes for Babies @ NY Kids Club | Various Locations
Program Details: NY Kids Club offers classes for babies including Musical Tots (3+ months), Creative Play (6+ months), and Open Play (6+ months). Visit the website for your local NY Kids Club to see all class schedules and full descriptions.
Ages: Starts at 3 months
Cost: $50/class; more for semester packages
Locations: 182 Henry Street| Brooklyn Heights
299 Court Street | Cobble Hill
30 Pearl Street | DUMBO
125 5th Avenue | Park Slope
Contact: Brooklyn Heights Website | Cobble Hill Website | DUMBO Website | Park Slope Website
Classes for Babies @ Treasure Trunk Theatre | Brooklyn Heights & Park Slope
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, Free 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 Free Storytimes
Locations: 141 Atlantic Avenue | Brooklyn Heights
179 4th Avenue | Park Slope
Contact: Website
Brooklyn parents, save the date for BABYTOPIA, NYC’s premier baby expo!
Saturday, April 13, 2024 | 11am – 3pm | Atlantic Terminal Center
This is a free event for new and expectant parents and families with toddlers, providing a one-stop opportunity to discover the top local and national brands and services that make life through maternity and early parenting easier, more fun, healthy and smart. Find our more and register here.
Updated: April 2024. Main Image: The Little Gym.
