Need childcare for upcoming school holidays? The next school holiday is Italian Heritage/Indigenous Peoples' Day on Monday, October 12. 

There are many wonderful day camp options available for you to bring the kids over for a half or full day drop-in. Check out our round up of camp highlights organized by neighborhood below. Camps with shared dates for upcoming school closure dates are listed. For those camps missing dates, we expect to add them soon. Accepted ages listed as well. Download our one-page NYC school holidays printable to keep track of upcoming NYC Public School dates.

Featured School Holiday Camps

Jump to: Bouldering Project | Brooklyn Music Factory | Brooklyn Ninja Academy | Brooklyn Robot Foundry | Champions Martial Arts | Chelsea Piers Field House Brooklyn | Child's Play NY | Code Ninjas Gowanus | Last Place On Earth | Park Slope United Soccer Club | Patterns Enrichment | Penguin Coding School | Pixie Pods | The Painted Pot | Treasure Trunk Theatre

Bouldering Project
Climbing, Sports, Adventure, Bouldering
Gowanus

No School? No problem! Adventure Days offer plenty of climbing and social time at Bouldering Project. Whether your child is an experienced climber or brand new to bouldering, they will have a blast with our BP instructors leading the way. For youth ages 5-12, Adventures explores S.T.E.A.M activities, team-building exercises, yoga, lots of fun on-and-off-the-wall games, and more! Register here.
Ages 5-12 | 10/12, 11/3, 11/11, 11/27,12/28-1/1, 1/17, 2/1, 2/15-2/19, 3/9, 3/26, 4/22, 4/23, 4/26-4/30, 5/17, 5/31, 6/8, 6/10 | 9am-3:30pm | $135 | Limited extended-day tickets are available 9am-6pm for an additional $349am-3:30pm | $135 | Limited extended-day tickets are available 9am-6pm for an additional $34

Brooklyn Music Factory
Songwriting and Music
Gowanus

Join Brooklyn Music Factory for a unique–and totally rocking!–School’s Out camp experience. At Brooklyn Music Factory's School’s Out day camps, kids ages 4-11 and 12-14 (CITs) join bands and spend their days writing songs, playing music games, and getting creative in our fully equipped studios. In addition, campers get to enjoy free time every day with lots of fresh air and physical activity at our neighborhood park. At the end of each camp day, kids will perform their freshly written original song for each other and videos of the performances will be shared for families to enjoy! Register here.
Ages 4-11, 12-14 (CITs) | 9/21, 10/12, 11/11, 1/18, 2/15-2/19, 3/9, 3/26, 4/22-4/30, 5/17, 6/8, 6/10 | 9am-3pm | $208 | Early Drop-Off (8:00 am-9:00 am) $14 per day | Late Pickup (3:00 pm-6:00 pm) $41 per day

Brooklyn Ninja Academy
Ninja Warrior, Parkour
Park Slope/Gowanus

Brooklyn Ninja Academy hosts exciting and memorable day camps. Kids learn several different ninja warrior obstacles before running an entire obstacle course, complete with sound effects, lights, and the thrill of hitting the buzzer at the top of the Warped Wall! Supervised open training takes place while other kids run their courses. Highly organized and safe for maximum fun time! Register here.
Ages 6-13 | 11/11, 12/24-1/1, 1/18, 2/15-19, 3/9, 3/26, 4/22-4/30, 5/17, 6/8, 6/10 | 12pm-3pm | $150/half day

Brooklyn Robot Foundry
STEAM
Brooklyn Heights, Bed-Stuy, Sunset Park, Manhattan

Put the screens away and turn school days off into maximum creativity! Foundry Fundays keep young minds engaged with hands-on STEAM projects, interactive games, and outdoor fun. Your child won't just play; they’ll build their own working robot and crafts from scratch, then bring them home to show off and enjoy some more! With fresh projects every day, it’s the ultimate way to power up a day off. Register here.
K–5th graders | 9am-3pm + extended day | $190-200 | Extended Day fees vary by location

Champions Martial Arts
Martial Arts
Carroll Gardens and Brooklyn Heights

Champions is built around martial arts instruction, character development, leadership, respect, discipline, confidence, and personal growth. Students are continuously engaged in structured martial arts activities under professional instruction throughout the day. Every part of the schedule is intentionally designed to support physical training, mental focus, self-control, teamwork, and strong moral values through the practice of Taekwondo and martial arts. Register here for Carroll Gardens, here for Brooklyn Heights.
Ages 5+ | 9/21, 10/12, 11/3, 11/11, 1/18, 2/15-2/19, 3/9-3/10, 4/26-4/30, 5/17, 6/8, 6/10 | 9am-2:30pm | $150/day

Chelsea Piers Field House Brooklyn
Multi-Sport, Soccer and Gymnastics
Prospect Heights

Are you searching for engaging activities in Brooklyn to keep your child busy on school holidays? Chelsea Piers School Break Camps in Brooklyn can provide single-day or week-long entertainment and fun. Our school break camps bring the structured activities and excitement of summer camp into these special holiday periods. Register here. 
Ages 4-14 | 9/21, 10/12, 11/3, 11/11, 12/21-12/24, 12/28-12/31, 1/18, 2/15-2/19, 3/9-3/10, 3/15-3/19, 4/26-4/30, 5/17, 6/8, 6/10 | Full Day: 8:45-3PM Junior Camp (4-5 yrs): 8:45-2PM | Full Day: $155 | Junior Camp (4-5 yrs): $120

Child's Play NY
Theater
Carroll Gardens and Brooklyn Heights

Child's Play NY's award-winning theater programs empower young people, prioritizing courage and compassion. This Brooklyn-based company has been beloved since its founding in 2009 and is chosen by dozens of top NYC schools to be their in-house theater program. Child’s Play NY is both right for the child who passionately dreams of being on stage and the one who is simply looking for a joy-filled class. Register here.
Carroll Gardens – PreK-K | 9/21, 10/12, 11/3, 11/11 | 9am-3pm | $155
Brooklyn Heights – 1st-4th Grades | 9/21, 10/12, 11/3, 11/11 | 9am-3pm | $155

Code Ninjas Gowanus
Coding and STEM Camp
Gowanus

Code Ninjas offers a wide variety of incredibly fun experiences for our Ninjas ages 5-14 through single-day camps during no-school days. Our Day Camps cover engaging topics from creative design to building virtual worlds, centered around rich content using coding and STEM-related skills. Our Day Camp Ninjas will learn how to solve problems, express their creativity, and engage their peers to see their creations come to life.  We also offer 10% discount if you book 5+ days!
For ages 5-7: Enroll in day camps here: bundled rates here
For ages 8+: Enroll in day camps here: bundled rates here
Ages 5-14 | 9am-3pm | $175 per day | FREE early dropoff at 8-9am | Extended hours until 6pm for $25/hour | 20% off for girls!

Last Place on Earth
Fantasy Games, Theater, Board Games
Greenpoint

Enjoy a day full of different variations of game play! From outdoor group activities to indoor games. Register here.
Ages 5-15 | 9/21, 11/3, 11/11, 3/9, 4/22, 5/17, 6/10 | 9am-4pm | $175, $80/half day, $25 extend until 5:30pm

Park Slope United Soccer Club
Soccer
Park Slope

PSU's soccer camps are for players aged 5-12 of intermediate playing level who love to kick the ball around. From single day camps to week-long holiday camps in the winter and spring, we'll be out on the fields improving skills and having a ton of fun! Register here. 
Ages 5-12 | 9/21, 11/3, 11/11, 1/18/27, 2/15 - 2/19, 3/9, 3/26, 4/22 - 4/23, 4/26 - 4/30, 5/17, 6/10 | 8:30am - 2:30pm | $99

Patterns Enrichment
Games, Crafts, Songwriting, Dramatic Arts
Bed-Stuy

Discover, develop, and deepen your interest on school holidays! Try a range of activities including strategy games, mask-making, inventions, songwriting, building, and tiny worlds. Register here.
Ages 5-11 | 9/21, 10/12, 11/11, 11/27, 12/28, 1/18, 3/9, 3/26, 5/17, 6/8, 6/10 | 9am-3pm | $450/5-days bundle or $150 per day | $15 for early drop off, $25 for extended 5:30pm pickup

Penguin Coding School
STEM, Coding & Robotics
Park Slope and Cobble Hill

Penguin Coding School offers fun and interactive STEM holiday programs with coding, robotics, 3D printing, and hands-on science. There are both daily and week-long options available and it's a great choice for brand new or advanced coders. Programs run from 9AM-3PM and can be taken in either Cobble Hill or Park Slope. Register here.
Ages 6-12 | 9/21, 10/12, 11/3, 11/11, 1/18, 2/15-2/19, 3/9, 3/26, 4/22-4/23, 4/26-4/30, 5/17, 6/8, 6/10 | 9AM-3PM | $210

Pixie Pods
Hip-Hop, Ballet, and Tumbling
Fort Greene/Downtown Brooklyn

Pixie Pods Camp is for ages: 4–8 and full of nonstop fun! Each day brings free-play or playground time, sensory bins, obstacle courses, "Wheel of Fun" games, and two rotating classes in Ready Set Dance, Acro, or Ballet. With energetic and patient instructors, kids feel celebrated while building skills and friendships. Families rave that Pixie Pods is the camp their kids never want to leave! Register here. 
Ages 3-8 | 9am-4pm | $165 | $55 for late 6pm pickup

The Painted Pot
Clay and Art Camp
Park Slope

Day campers will be introduced to basic hand building techniques by creating functional pieces. They will paint with Acrylics on Canvas, and learn  how  to Mosaic.  Each camper will receive individualized instruction.  Some projects will be ready for your artist to bring home right away. The other creations will be ready for pick up in two weeks, after they are glazed and fired.  Weather permitting, we will take campers to the playground to eat lunch, eat snacks as well as create  projects. Register here.
Ages 6-14 | 9/21, 10/12, 11/3, 11/11, 1/18, 3/9, 5/17 | 9am-3pm | $190 | + 30 Minute Early Drop-off (8:30-9am) available to Campers for $10 | +2 Hour Late Pick-Up (3-5pm) available to Campers for $30

Treasure Trunk Theatre
Theatre Arts and Imaginative Play
Brooklyn Heights, Carroll Gardens, Fort Greene, Park Slope, South Slope, and Prospect Heights

Founded by a local mom of 2, Treasure Trunk is your kiddo's home for creativity, imagination, connection and self expression! Offering engaging themed camps on all school holidays, Treasure Trunk will introduce your kiddo to exciting dance choreography, beloved storybooks to act out, unique craft projects, theatrical games and more. Register here.
Ages 3-6 + Ages 6-8 | Available on all days off of school! Or contact us to set up a pod if you don't see your desired date on our website. | Half-day 9am-12pm ($110) or Full-day 9am-3pm ($180-$255) | $10-12 for early 8:30am dropoff, $55-60 for late extended day until 5:30pm (offered at Treasure Trunk Studios in Park Slope, South Slope, Brooklyn Heights, and Prospect Heights).

All School Holiday Camps

Click on a neighborhood to jump to programs in that area:
📍 Brooklyn Heights • DUMBO
📍 Boerum Hill • Cobble Hill • Carroll Gardens • Gowanus • Red Hook
📍 Downtown Brooklyn • Fort Greene • Clinton Hill • Bed-Stuy
📍 Williamsburg • Greenpoint • Bushwick
📍 Park Slope • Prospect Park • Prospect Heights
📍 Beyond Brooklyn NW

Know of a Brooklyn school holiday camp which isn't listed here? Have a program you want to feature? Email us at MacKidBrooklynNW@macaronikid.com.