Kids Activities Around Greater Dayton

Dayton Mom Collective Team Tips to Consider when Choosing the Best Kids Activities for your Family

• What time commitment are you seeking and/or able to accommodate? Extra-curriculars are often worth the investment, but you do need to be realistic about what makes the most sense for your life and your child. Many kids activities meet weekly, some have flexibility, while some require a greater time commitment.
• Location and budget. Like it or not, logistics DO matter, especially if your little one falls in love with what they are doing and wants to keep going!
• What are your goals? Are you hoping to expose your child to the arts, encourage their creative interests, get them moving? When they are smaller and don’t know what to ask for, the activities chosen will reflect our goals as parents. (ie. swim lessons for swim safety!)
• Consider limiting activities to keep it reasonable for both them and you. As your child grows, you may consider an approach where your child can pick one athletic and one non-athletic extra-curricular.
• Follow their lead! After all – it’s their activity and should reflect their interests!

If you are looking for that extra-curricular gem that allows for versatility under one roof, then the YMCA of Greater Dayton is for you!

At your local YMCA, you will find a variety of preschool and youth enrichment classes including swimming, ballet, yoga, soccer, tee-ball, martial arts, leadership, government, art, babysitting and more. Classes provide a safe, familiar environment with a creative curriculum. Classes are designed to offer age and developmentally appropriate activities that focus on teaching the sport or subject of interest while also developing crucial life skills, such as sportsmanship, leadership, accountability, and more!

Program and age availability vary by branch so make sure you check with your local branch for the most accurate information.

Did you know that all children are musical? Children are born movers, sounders, and explorers. But, there also needs to be the disposition to explore and grow musically – a special spark in their heart that can only be developed through the nurturing care of the “grownups who love them.”

This is why YOU are so important to their musical journey, and Music Together of South Dayton is here to help! Join them each week for a family class that nurtures your child’s musical, social, and emotional development, while bonding with other amazing music-loving families. Enrolled families also receive a songbook – the perfect keepsake to continue musical enrichment at home! – and code to download their award-winning music through the Music Together app.

Classes are available in either their Mixed Ages (ages 0-5) or Rhythm Kids (ages 4-8) programs. They’re on a mission to make the world a better place by making it more musical™. Register today!

From the ground up, Ohio Sports Academy’s facility is meant to empower, educate, and make children feel great about themselves! By offering instructional classes in tumbling, aerial arts, ninja zone, pre-school gymnastics, and trampoline, they teach kids not only the physical athletic skills, but they also empower them to be their authentic selves, instill hard work ethic, and teach them to be proud of who they are and what they are capable of accomplishing.

Best of Dayton winners, they are proud of their positive and uplifting, but progressive, coaching techniques and their inclusively kind culture. So, bring your flipping around, cheerleading, hi-ya kicking, aerial flying, high energy kiddos to Ohio Sports Academy! They are clean, they are welcoming, and they look forward to meeting you!