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Kidville
Kidville is a music, art
and dance studio, kids’
gym, playground, preschool
and party place
“rolled into one.” Currently,
Kidville is offering
their content through a
digital membership. For
a monthly price of $74.99,
your child will have unlimited
on-demand access
to Kidville content. The
membership includes over
80 interactive live classes
every month and access to
the Kidville Video Vault.
The Video Vault holds all
of Kidville’s previously
aired, full-length gym,
dance, art and music
classes that can be viewed
at any time. If the membership
isn’t for you, Kidville’s
pay-as-you-go, dropin
options for a la carte
classes begin at $14.99.
Brooklyn Zoo NY
Gym
Brooklyn Zoo NY
Gym’s wide variety of
online exercise classes
for kids include acrobatics
classes, hip-hop dance
classes, basketball classes
and more, tailored to
children who are 7 to 15
years old. Parent-child
classes are available for
kids ages 3 to 7. Brooklyn
Zoo NY’s trademark King
of the Jungle classes are
parkour-based and use
calisthenics and cardio
to keep kids active during
quarantine. The online
class gym membership,
which provides access to
all classes on Brooklyn
Zoo NY’s robust online
live stream schedule,
costs $15; Brooklyn Zoo
NY is also offering $5
drop-in classes so your
child can see if the classes
are right for them.
The Little Gym
The Little Gym believes
in the importance
of offering young children
a safe and inspiring
environment to direct
their energy, build confidence
and develop key
skills through play. Stay
engaged with The Little
Gym through their You-
Tube channel, where
they post videos like
Dance Skill Spotlights,
at-home sing-a-longs, and
parent-child classes to
keep your child moving
and learning.
Super Soccer Stars
Super Soccer Stars, a
New York-based sports
program, is offering three
options for online exercise
and soccer skill development.
First, your child
can register for weekly
classes, which are divided
by age. Classes are 30 to
45 minutes, designed for
small spaces and capped
at 15 students per coach.
Children ages 1 to 12 can
participate in Super Soccer
Star’s online classes
at $45 per month.
Super Soccer Stars
also offers live stream
classes at $20 per month.
Your child can follow
along for energizing and
interactive 20-minute
lessons, available to
stream seven days per
week, and also access
the archive of previously
streamed lessons. Each
session is age-specific
and content-themed.
Lastly, Super Soccer
Stars has a 14-week agespecific
curriculum of
soccer skills available
on their Skills + Drills
mobile app.
BY REGAN MIES
If your child is finding
it tough to stay active
at home and looking for
exciting new ways to get
moving, New York City
gyms for kids are offering
online live streams and
classes for all ages. Check
out the YMCA’s dance
parties and jumping jack
challenges, Brooklyn Zoo
NY’s at-home parkour
classes and more online
gym classes for kids at
home.
YMCA
The YMCA is currently
offering a series of
free workout videos for
kids on their YouTube
channel, including cardio
options like basketball
drills, soccer drills, dance
parties and jumping jack
challenges as well as yoga
classes with breathing
and stretching exercises.
The 14th Street YMCA
at First Avenue is livestreaming
exercise
classes for its members,
including hour-long family
fitness classes, Fit
Family with Jacqueline,
on Monday mornings and
Saturday afternoons; for
all 14Y members, log-in
instructions can be found
in the weekly newsletter.
Virtual Youth Classes
like ballet, gymnastics,
youth sports basketball
and youth sports conditioning
are mainly for
families who are already
enrolled, but if you’re
new to Youth Programs
and want to register
your child for a Virtual
Youth Class, simply email
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