Additional Activities For Kids

General Activities:

Snacktivities 220 E. 86th Street in Manhattan (212) 439-9996

Brooklyn Play Spot 399 Atlantic Avenue in Brooklyn (718) 852-2494

Arts and Crafts:

Greenbelt Recreation Center 501 Brielle Avenue (718) 667-3545 Free. You must register. Classes are free but get booked fast. Children (6 -17) are free. Adults (18-54) $50, Seniors (55+) $10. Bridge to Youth St. Regina Pacis 1258 65th Street at 11th Avenue in Brooklyn Sundays 1:30 – 5:00 Contact Rich at (917) 560-8503 or Susan at (718) 836-6490.

Basketball:

Fast Break - Every Friday From 4:30-5:30. 236 Richmond Valley Road. Great Program. Call Christine Dunn for more information.

Blessed Sacrament – Sessions start Tuesday 2/28. Next session is Wednesday, March 7, Tuesday - March 13th, & March 20th. From 7-8 PM Ages 6-teens. From 8-9PM teens-adults. Blessed Sacrament Gym is on Forest Avenue & Manor. 830 Delafield Avenue..

Bridge to Youth St. Regina Pacis 1258 65th Street at 11th Avenue in Brooklyn Sundays 1:30 – 5:00 Contact Rich at (917) 560-8503 or Susan at (718) 836-6490.

Bicycle Riding: Teach your child to ride a bike. You have to provide the bike, they provide helmets and instruction. You might want to go to all their sessions until your child gets the hang of it. Instruction is not really one on one, but it is helpful. Contact Rich Conroy at (212) 932-2453 ext 159 or e-mail at richc@bikenewyork.org

Bridge to Youth St. Regina Pacis 1258 65th Street at 11th Avenue in Brooklyn $25 per family for a year. They also have music therapy, basketball & arts & crafts. Contact Rich (917) 560-8503 or Susan at (718) 836-6490.

Dance:

Drews Step by step Party Dances.DVD to teach kids step by step dancing for parties. Sold at Party City for about $12.95.

Happy Feet Dance Classes. Dance classes specifically designed for children with special needs. 45 minute weekly classes $45 per month. Incorporating dance basics with overall body awareness, spacing, taking turns, cooperation, team building and more. Class instructors, assistants & study staff working with you and your dancer in a safe, supportive and compassionate environment. Year lon fun with healthy activities and end of year recital performance. SI Dance Center. 26 Richmond Valley Road. Contact Lisa @ 917-612-1238 or Joanne @ 917-583-8927

Day Camp: For children (6-13) Camp Weissglass. Located at Henry Kaufmann campgrounds in partnership with Kings Bay YM-YWHA. Contact Jayne Smith at (718) 475-5286 Also check http://www.resourcesnycdatabase.org/ for other camps.

FOOTBALL:

Football season just started. Meet Coach Roco on September 2 6-8 for registration at Farrell H.S. A $25 donation is requested. Required paperwork will be available. For more information, call Rick Clark, Challenger Director @ 718-667-0241 or e-mail @ rick. clark@verizon.net. or http://www.sipwfl.org/.

GREAT ADVENTURE: Bring a Doctor’s note stating your child has Autism and go to guest relations. They will issue a pass so the children to don‘t have to wait on lines for most of the rides.

Gymnastics: My Gym 7001 Amboy Road (718) 966-9654.

Horseback Riding: Richer Farms Inc. 322 Sharrots Road (718) 967-0742 Beautiful Horses, loving people. Has therapeutic riding. Ask for Cheryl.

Winslow Therapeutic Center 328 Rt. 17A. Warwick, NY (845) 986-6686. Geared to Children with autism & communicative disorders.

Suzanne Grande-Baymar Farms Just over the OuterBridge Crossing in New Jersey. (347) 679-5706

ICE SKATING /HOCKEY

The SI Ice Hockey Assocation if offering a Free 15 week program that teaches the fundamentals of ice hockey to boys & girls ages 4-17. The clinic, which starts on November 22nd & runs thru April 25th is offered on Sunday mornings from 7-8 AM at the Staten Island Skaing Pavillion at 3080 Arthur Kill Road. For more info, call John Dononue SIIHA Pres. at 718-415-9009 or email @ siiha@aol.com

Karate

Fireflies 18th Street #2 Brooklyn, NY (718) 355-9480 Will work with your child’s OT & PT. Ask for Lisa Chin .

Calla Karate 1293 Castleton Avenue Staten Island, NY 718-720-2509 Classes and individual instruction with Eddie Calla

Movies: Staten Island Stadium 16 2474 Forest Avenue (718) 273-4200 FREE movies on Tuesday & Wednesdays at 10:00 a.m. Only in the Summer.

Music Lessons:

Snug Harbor Cultural Center, 1000 Richmond Terrace. (718) 720--5354

PeeWee Soccer: Elizabeth Connelly Center Ages 6-9 Saturdays 11:00 -1:00 Includes 11-12 games, basic sport skills, running, soccer, cooperative play – taking turns, staying with the group, following directions. noon - 12:30 snack and walking to the pool. 12:30 – 1:00 Pool. Special Olympics medicals required. See the form linked at right or e-mail Jcerto180@aol.com.

Soccer: Free program runs Saturdays Ages 6-16.. Spring Season is starting April 30th.. 2:30 - 4:00 PM Miller Field. There are plenty of volunteers and soccer players to help the kids, so please check it out. If you already sent in a medical form, it is good for 3 years. You must register again. You can register on-line at http://www.siysl.org/. For more information, contact Chris Rooney at crooneycmr@aol.com.

Swimming:

JCC of Staten Island. Offered in sessions. Contact Jayne Smith, Special Needs Director at (718) 475 -5286.