Outdoor classes for caregiver and child based on the Danish forest kindergarten. Each parent-child class takes place once a week for two hours in Central Park.
Based on the Danish model of Skovbørnehave (Forest Kindergarten), we promote:
• Versatile personal development
• Social skills
• Language development
• Body and movement
• Nature and natural phenomena
• Cultural expression and values
While each class session employs a theme for exploration, the day is really led by our children. Learning is interest driven and free. The day begins as guardian
03/27/2026
We’re back with a new spring season of outdoor classes!
We think we could all use fresh air and sunshine, and we’re eager to touch grass.
Join us for care-giver and child outdoor classes in Central Park. Link in bio!
11/27/2025
As we approach winter, we must remind ourselves of winter’s unique gifts. It’s a season that strengthens children’s bodies, supports emotional regulation, and builds resilience. Time outdoors in colder months boosts immunity, improves mood, supports healthy sleep, and nurtures confidence as children learn to adapt, explore, and play with the changing landscape.
For over a decade, we’ve led families through outdoor learning inspired by the Danish forest school tradition, where children thrive in the fresh air, through movement, and hands-on exploration.
Join us this winter as children build resilience, joy, and health in nature.
The outdoors gives children space to move their bodies, challenge their senses, and discover what they’re capable of. In winter, the quiet beauty and slower pace of the natural world help children focus, self-regulate, and deepen their relationship with the environment—and with themselves.
See link in bio for more details
04/24/2025
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04/24/2025
🌿 ENCOURAGE YOUR CHILD'S EXPLORATION AND IMAGINATION 🌿
Join us Thursday (10am) or Saturday (10:30am) in the North Woods of Central Park for Forest Fun!
Today’s society often neglects the importance of risk for children’s learning and development. A culture of fear leads us to underestimate what children are capable of doing, creating an even more “dangerous” learning environment, where children do not have the possibility to learn, by experience, how to stay safe.
At Forest Kids we teach kids to hike, climb, jump, identify plants (including poison ivy!), and much more! By teaching kids about calculated risks and risk assessment, they are able to safely explore and expand during outdoor play!
Register through the link in our bio!
https://www.uppermanhattanforestkids.com/register
04/18/2025
JOIN US FOR FOREST KIDS SPRING FUN: RAIN OR SHINE! -
04/16/2025
🌿 JOIN FOREST KIDS AND MAKE MUD SOUP MAGIC! 🌧️
At Forest Kids we turn lemon into lemonade by turning rainy days into forest fun! This has been a rainy and cold Spring to be sure, but that doesn't stop us at Forest Kids! Kids love to make mud soup, dig for worms, catch rain drops, paint with chalk, and much more in the rain! When you get your kids out and abou, they get more used to being outside in any weather-- then those gray days become easier to navigate.
Join us rain or shine during our Thursday morning (10am) or Saturday morning (10:30am) classes. We offer prorated seasonal, monthly, or drop in options!
https://www.uppermanhattanforestkids.com/register
04/07/2025
🐦⬛🦉🦆 BUILD BEAUTIFUL BONDS BY BIRDING! 🐦️🐦⬛🪿
This week's classes spotted so many beautiful birds! Robins, Cardinals, Hawks, Morning Doves and more! Join our Thursday (10am) or Saturday (10:30am) classes to slow down, listen to the sounds of nature, and explore all the wonder the North Woods has to offer 🌸
Our season may have started, but we offer prorated sign ups, so it's not too late to join and you won't have to pay for the classes you missed!
Register through the link in our bio!
https://www.uppermanhattanforestkids.com/register
04/03/2025
It's Not Too Late to Join Our Spring Season! (Prorated Pricing) -
It's Not Too Late to Join Our Spring Season! (Prorated Pricing)
03/18/2025
OUR SPRING SEASON STARTS THIS WEEK, WILL YOU JOIN US? -
03/18/2025
🌸 OUR SPRING SEASON STARTS THIS WEEK, WILL YOU JOIN US? 🌸
Climb out of those winter blues and reach toward the blue, sunny skies with us! We're so excited to welcome the Spring Equinox with you all this year.
Our first class of the season is THIS THURSDAY, MARCH 20th AT 10AM. We will also be hosting SATURDAY SESSIONS, STARTING MARCH 22ND AT 10:30AM.
We offer seasonal, monthly, and drop in classes. Register through the link in our bio.
https://www.uppermanhattanforestkids.com/register
| Monday | 9am - 5pm |
| Tuesday | 9am - 5pm |
| Wednesday | 9am - 5pm |
| Thursday | 9am - 5pm |
| Friday | 9am - 5pm |