🎵 Dance & early childhood movement · ages 0–5
💃 Ballet · tap · jazz · hip-hop · lyrical & contemporary · recreational + competitive
Creative Steps Dance Studio
💃 Ballet · jazz · tap · preschool & recreational dance
All That Jazz Dance Studio
💃 Ballet · jazz · tap · hip-hop · lyrical & musical theater · ages 2–18 · serves Newton & Brookline
Boston Ballet School – Newton
🩰 Classical ballet · preparatory & teen ballet · ages 2+
🎪 Circus arts · aerial · juggling · acrobatics · ages 6+
💃 Ballet · tap · jazz · acro · hip-hop · kids & teens
Dance Academy of Siagel Productions
Auburndale
💃 Ballet · jazz · tap · hip-hop · acro · ages 2+
🎨 Painting · drawing · ceramics · kids & teens classes
Mio Painting
Chestnut Hill
🎨 Paint-your-own figurines · doll coloring · mini-food crafts · toddler play area · birthday parties
Sunflower Fine Art Academy
New
🌻 11 leveled classes, ages 4–15, at GBCCA — drawing, painting, watercolor & Design with AI · Fall 2026 enrollment open · weekday evenings & weekends
Linda Plaut Arts & Culture Center at Brigham House
New
🎨 Newton's new arts home in the restored 1896 Brigham House — arts & cultural programming plus community events · opened June 2026
Creation Station
Auburndale
🎨 Kids art & craft studio · classes · camps · parties · drop-in
🏺 Pottery & ceramics workshops · wheel · hand-building · family classes
Yulia & Dima · most-reviewed Newton studio · wedding-dance favorite · waltz/tango/lifts
Eastern Ballroom Alliance
Anatoli + Irina · International Standard · Pro-Am competitive · serious + recreational
Latin focus · nationally ranked students · technique + practice nights · all ages
Owner Leon · salsa/swing/foxtrot/wedding · 10-yr students · flexible eves
Carlos · professional · excellent with non-dancers · wedding choreography
Balera Ballroom Dance Studio
Liene & Basil · competition-size floor · Friday social dances · kids + adults
🎹🎸🥁 Every instrument — piano, guitar, drums, voice, bass, ukulele, strings, woodwinds & brass · in person or Zoom · Rock Band & Theater programs · free first lesson
Piano · strings · guitar · Strum & Drum
The Conservatory at Highlands
All instruments · ensemble
Village Youth Conservatory
Violin · piano
David Tannenwald — Writing Coach & Tutor
Harvard College 2008 · college and graduate school application essays, coursework, SAT prep, book projects
Denis Kuznetsov · Math · CS · Chess
Math · computer science · chess · ages 4+ · 🇷🇺 Russian-speaking
Executive function · ADHD coaching · Gr 4 – college
SAT/ACT/SSAT · All subjects
Mathnasium · Newton Centre
Math K–12
Fessenden Summer Camps
$$$
Multi-sport · professional coaches
JCC Sports Camp — Newton
$$$
Soccer · basketball · baseball · swim
Energy Fitness & Gymnastics · Summer Camps
$$
🤸 Gymnastics summer camps · ages 3–14
Exxcel Gymnastics & Climbing Camps
$
🤸 Gymnastics + 🧗 climbing camps · ages 4–14
Engaging Minds · EM Academy Summer
$$$
🧠 Executive function + ADHD coaching · Gr 5 – 12
West Suburban YMCA · Newton
$
Multiple Y camps · Pikati · Chickami · Wells · Day
Chestnut Hill School Summer
$
Independent school day camp
Hipstitch · Sewing Summer · Newton
$
⭐ Sewing & fashion-design summer · ages 6–16
Parallel Sound Studio · Rock Band & Theater Camps
$$
🎸 Rock Band Camp & 🎭 Theater Camp — two sessions each, ending in a real performance
Lexington Singapore School · Summer Math
📐 Enrichment
📐 Singapore-method summer math enrichment · K–12 · small groups · 3 locations + live online
Guildhall Learning · Camps
Enrichment
📘 Academic & enrichment day camps · small groups · Newton
Newton Summer Science Program
FREE
🔬 Free student-run STEM courses · biology, chemistry, math & more · taught by Newton South students
CSTS Summer Dance Programs
Dance camp
💃 Summer dance programs & camps · ballet, jazz, tap, hip-hop & musical theater · all ages & levels
JCC Greater Boston Camps
$$$
Day, specialty & teen camps across Greater Boston
Summer camp · Newton & Wellesley locations
Commonwealth Lyric Theater · Musical & Opera Workshop
$$$
🎭 Fully staged musical & opera workshop · vocal technique, acting, movement & choreography · final costumed performance · Figaro · Magic Flute · Pinocchio
West Suburban YMCA Camps
$
🏕️ Pikati · Chickami · Wells · Frank A. Day
New Art Center · Summer Art Camp
$
🎨 Painting · drawing · ceramics camps · ages 5–14
Third Space Kitchen · Summer Cooking Camp
$
🍳 Nut-free · age-grouped chef camps with pro instructors
🍳 Healthy, eco-focused kids cooking camps
Robotfun Academy · Summer Camp
$
🤖 LEGO robotics + coding summer camps
Vinci STEAM · Summer Camp
$$$
🤖 VEX robotics · AI · engineering summer camps · build & code real robots and projects
Penguin Coding School · Summer Camp
$
🤖 LEGO robotics + coding summer camps
Spanish in Motion · Summer Immersion
$
🇪🇸 8 weeks of Spanish immersion · Montessori · Latin-American culture, music & movement
Bricks & Minifigs Newton — Election Day LEGO Camp
🧱 One-day LEGO camp
🧱 Machine Mayhem LEGO Engineering Camp for grades K–5 on Election Day, Tuesday Nov 3: half-day $80, full-day $140
Exxcel Gymnastics & Climbing — School Vacation Camps
🤸 Gym camp
🤸 Gymnastics, climbing, bungee, zip line, arts & crafts and circus arts on school vacation days · ages 5+ · full day 9am–3pm
JCC School Break Camp — Sports + Swim
$
Swim · sports · arts · gym
New Art Center — Vacation Camps
$
Ceramics · painting · 3D
Hipstitch · Vacation Camps · Newton
$
Sewing studio · vacation week camps
Third Space Kitchen · Vacation Cooking
$
🍳 Nut-free vacation-week cooking workshops with chefs
Guildhall Learning · Birthday Parties
🎉 STEM & enrichment birthday parties · hands-on themed fun · Newton
Balloons · crafts · party décor · wrapping
Indoor play + full party hosting · ages 1–6 · staff handles all
Artistic custom cakes · rocket ships · rainbow layers
Country Desserts Bake Shop
Custom cakes · cupcakes · short-notice welcome
Exxcel Gymnastics & Climbing
🤸 Gymnastics + 🧗 climbing parties · ages 4+
Kids paint parties · all materials included
Hipstitch Sewing Makers · Newton
Sewing studio · craft + fashion parties
Fiorella's Cucina · Newton
Family-run Italian · groups welcome
Family Italian · old-school favorite
🍳 Chef-led cooking birthday parties · nut-free
Kids Cooking Green · Parties
🍳 Healthy cooking birthday parties
What kids’ activities are there in Newton, MA?
GOkidOZ lists 111 kids’ programs based in Newton: 59 after-school classes and lessons; 24 summer camps; 6 school-vacation programs; 8 tutoring and academic centers; 12 birthday party venues and entertainers; 2 family places to go. Each has its own page with ages, location and a direct link to the provider.
What is on for kids in Newton this weekend?
GOkidOZ tracks 4 upcoming events for Newton families: Newton Harvest Fair on Oct 17–18, 2026, Sat 10am–5pm · Sun 11am–4pm, at Newton Centre Green; Berserk: A Viking Festival on Sat Oct 10, 2026, 11am–3pm, at Scandinavian Cultural Center, 206 Waltham St; Kids Halloween Party — Cafe St. Petersburg on Sun Nov 1, 2026, 11am–1pm, at 57-1 Union St, Newton Centre; 7th Annual Pumpkin Smash on Sat Nov 7, 2026, 1–4pm, at Newton City Hall. Each has its own page with times, ages, cost and directions, and the list at the top of this page drops events once they have passed.
What after-school activities can kids do in Newton?
There are 59 after-school options in Newton: tennis, swimming, dance, ballet, music lessons, piano lessons, guitar lessons, violin lessons, drum lessons, theatre, art classes and painting.
Are there summer camps in Newton, MA?
Yes — 24 summer camps are based in Newton, including Fessenden Summer Camps, JCC Sports Camp, Energy Fitness & Gymnastics, Exxcel Gymnastics & Climbing Camps and Engaging Minds. Between them they cover swimming, dance, ballet, music lessons, theatre, art classes, painting and ceramics.
What can kids do during February and April vacation in Newton?
GOkidOZ lists 6 school-vacation programs in Newton: Bricks & Minifigs Newton, Exxcel Gymnastics & Climbing, JCC School Break Camp, New Art Center, Hipstitch and Third Space Kitchen.
Where can I have a kids’ birthday party in Newton?
Newton has 12 birthday options on GOkidOZ: Guildhall Learning, Michaels, The POP Center, Not Just Cake by Simren, Country Desserts Bake Shop, Exxcel Gymnastics & Climbing, The Paint Bar and Hipstitch Sewing Makers.
Who tutors kids in Newton, MA?
GOkidOZ lists 8 tutoring and academic centers in Newton: David Tannenwald, Denis Kuznetsov, Engaging Minds, TutoringBoston, Livius Prep and Superstudy Tutoring.
Is GOkidOZ free, and how are Newton programs vetted?
GOkidOZ is free for families. Listings are compiled and checked by Betsy, a Wellesley mom of three, who confirms each program exists, serves kids, and is currently running before it goes on the site. Every listing links straight to the provider’s own page.
