No registration. Open play time for infants and pre-crawlers with their caregivers. Babies play with toys designed to encourage their physical and intellectual growth while caregivers socialize with each other. Supervised belly play is important because it helps to: • Strengthen baby’s neck, shoulder, and arm muscles so the baby can start to sit up, crawl, and eventually walk on their own • Improve baby’s ability to move and control their muscles to complete various actions (sometimes called “motor skills”) • Prevent flat spots on the back of baby’s head from the National Institute of Health website
FREETenafly Public Library · Tenafly
No registration. Fall session runs Thursday, September 24 through November 19, 2026. Your baby will hear stories, sing songs and move to fingerplays in this active and interactive story and play time. Activities are designed to expose your baby to a large vocabulary as well as encourage social interaction.
swimFrom $800Marlene Meyerson JCC Manhattan · Upper West Side
16 Wednesdays (except Dec 23 + Dec 30) Starfish classes are all the fun of Bubbling Babies, tailored for children over age 1. Through interactive games, activities, and a gradual introduction of swim fundamentals, children discover how to move themselves into, out of, and around the water, with close guidance from their grown-ups.
From $20Kids Club · Pelham Manor
Drop-in child minding for ages 3 months to 10 years, up to two hours, while parents train. Nut-free snacks only.
FREETemple Emanu-El · Lenox Hill
For parents with children 15 months and older. Come explore helpful parenting skills with Dr. Juliet Cooper and Rabbi Ehrlich, such as negotiating family roles, effective co-parenting, establishing positive and consistent routines, incorporating Jewish ritual into your family life, and finding a healthy balance as a parent. This class is currently full. Explore other classes for Young Families.