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Kids Activities in Bryn Mawr, PA

A vibrant Main Line hub with a thriving downtown, offering kids dance studios, gymnastics, youth theater, and academic tutoring programs.

Bryn Mawr is the commercial and cultural heart of the eastern Main Line — a town with a real downtown anchored by Bryn Mawr Avenue, the R5 train station, and the campus of Bryn Mawr College. For families, Bryn Mawr offers a dense concentration of kids programming unlike any other single location on the Main Line: dance studios, a film institute with youth programs, performing arts education, private school summer programs, and a college museum with free community workshops.

The Bryn Mawr Film Institute runs youth and teen filmmaking workshops in partnership with one of the region's most respected independent cinema institutions — a genuinely distinctive creative program for kids interested in storytelling and film. Wolf Performing Arts Center offers youth theater, dance, and performing arts education in a dedicated performing arts space. Pennsylvania Academy of Ballet's summer intensive draws students from across the region. Main Line School of Dance serves the community with classical and contemporary dance classes.

Several of the Main Line's most prestigious private schools — The Baldwin School, The Agnes Irwin School — run their campuses as summer program destinations open to non-enrolled students, giving Bryn Mawr families access to exceptional facilities for STEM, arts, and sports. Emagination STEM Camps at nearby Rosemont College brings a nationally recognized technology camp to the immediate Bryn Mawr area. Shipley Day Camp runs on the Shipley School campus, offering a traditional day camp experience with excellent facilities.

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22 programs found in Bryn Mawr

⚽ Sports
📍 Bryn Mawr
Junior Tennis Programs

Year-round indoor junior tennis programs at Delaware Valley Tennis Academy in Bryn Mawr. Offers clinics for ages 4-11 with 5:1 student-to-pro ratio, summer Junior Development Camps, and competitive training. Five indoor courts plus 10-and-under courts.

📅 Winter session, September–January
One-time

🎂 4.0–18.0
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Holy Child Summer Camps

9 weeks of summer camp June–August for boys and girls ages 3–13, including Falcon Camp (arts, crafts, outdoor games, nature), Math Camp, Emotions Explorers Camp (inspired by Inside Out), and more specialty weekly programs.

📅 Summer only; 9 weeks June–August, weekly sessions
One-time

🎂 3.0–13.0
💰 Varies by week and camp type
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🎵 Music
📍 Bryn Mawr
Private Music Lessons — Classical & All Levels

Private music lessons in classical and contemporary styles at the Bryn Mawr Conservatory of Music, operating since 1934. Instruments include piano, voice, strings, woodwinds, and brass. Serves beginners through pre-professionals of all ages in an elegant historic mansion on the Main Line.

📅 Ongoing program
Recurring

🎂 4.0–18.0
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Youth Theatre Classes, Dance & Summer Camp

Year-round performing arts programs at Wolf Performing Arts Center in Bryn Mawr. Offers theatre classes for preschool through 12th grade, dance studio classes (pre-K through high school), private lessons in voice, acting, piano, and guitar, and multi-week summer theatre camp. Registration open year-round.

📅 Ongoing program
Recurring

🎂 3.0–18.0
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🎵 Music
📍 Bryn Mawr
Music Lessons — All Instruments, Grades K–12

Private music lessons for grades K-12 and adults at Harcum Music School on the Harcum College campus in Bryn Mawr. Instruments include guitar, bass, piano, keyboard, voice, drums, saxophone, flute, trombone, trumpet, and clarinet. Operating since 1985.

📅 Ongoing program
Recurring

🎂 5.0–18.0
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🎨 Arts
📍 Bryn Mawr
Bryn Mawr Film Institute Summer Camp

Bryn Mawr Film Institute Summer Camp introduces teens ages 10–17 to filmmaking, cinematography, and film criticism at the historic BMFI theater in Bryn Mawr. Campers produce short films, learn to analyze cinema, and screen their work for peers. One-week sessions run throughout July and August.

📅 Register by May; sessions fill quickly
One-time

🎂 10.0–17.0
💰 $450–$550/week
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📍 Bryn Mawr
Bryn Mawr Swim Club Junior Swim Lessons

Bryn Mawr Swim Club offers group swim lessons and a competitive junior team for children ages 3–16 each summer in Bryn Mawr. Red Cross-aligned instruction advances beginners through strong swimmers, with additional private lesson slots available. The club swim team competes weekly in the Suburban Swim League through August.

📅 Members register April; non-members May
Recurring

🎂 3.0–16.0
💰 $100–$175/summer
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🎨 Arts
📍 Bryn Mawr
Bryn Mawr College Museum Youth Art Workshops

Bryn Mawr College's Canaday Library Gallery hosts monthly Youth Art Workshops for children ages 6–14, inspired by works in the college's art collection. Facilitated by art education students, workshops invite young artists to create response pieces using a variety of media. Free and open to all community members in Bryn Mawr and the Main Line.

📅 No registration; first-come first-served
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🎂 6.0–14.0
💰 Free
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Emagination STEM Camps — Rosemont College

STEM-focused summer residential and day camps for ages 8–17 hosted on the Rosemont College campus in Bryn Mawr, blending technology, coding, game design, and robotics with traditional summer camp activities since 1982.

📅 Summer only; weekly sessions available
One-time

🎂 8.0–17.0
💰 Varies by program and session length
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⚽ Sports
📍 Bryn Mawr
Lower Merion Soccer Club

Youth soccer for over 2,700 players ages 3-19 in Lower Merion. Programs include fall/spring intramural leagues, travel teams (U8-U19), pre-travel developmental academy, and a special needs program.

📅 Fall intramural ages 4-14; Spring intramural ages 5-12; Travel program year-round; Summer tournament teams
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🎂 3.0–19.0
💰 Varies by program level
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⚽ Sports
📍 Bryn Mawr
Radnor Township Recreation Soccer Shots

Soccer Shots youth soccer program at Ithan Elementary School for children ages 2-8. Engaging soccer curriculum focusing on character development and age-appropriate skills in a fun environment.

📅 Spring and fall sessions; weekend morning classes
Recurring

🎂 2.0–8.0
💰 Per-session fee
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💃 Dance
📍 Bryn Mawr
Main Line School of Dance – Bryn Mawr

Ballet, jazz, tap, and hip-hop dance classes for children and teens at the Main Line School of Dance Bryn Mawr location. Half-hour preschool creative dance for ages 3–6; full hour classes for ages 6+. Small class sizes: max 10 preschool, 12 others.

Recurring

🎂 3.0–18.0
💰 Monthly tuition; contact at 610-658-5284
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⭐ General
📍 Bryn Mawr
HAVERFORD | Summer 2026

🎂 4.0–18.0
💰 $780/week
⚽ Sports
📍 Bryn Mawr
Main Line Sports Camps and Clinics

Fun, safe, and active camps and clinics for youth of all experience levels, focused on building healthy habits and a love of play. Programs promote teamwork, sportsmanship, and confidence.


⭐ General
📍 Bryn Mawr
Summer at AIS (The Agnes Irwin School)

A wide variety of summer programs for boys and girls ages 3 and up including athletic camps, robotics camp, cooking camp, academic enrichment, and traditional day camp. Something for every interest and age group.


🎂 3.0–?
⭐ General
📍 Bryn Mawr
Summer at Baldwin

A themed day and specialty camp for girls and boys in rising Pre-K through Grade 8 offering creative arts, sports, swimming lessons, themed activities, field trips, and nature explorations. Programs spark curiosity, build skills, and promote teamwork.


🎂 4.0–13.0
⚽ Sports
📍 Bryn Mawr
Main Line Sports Summer Programs

Fun, safe, and active summer camps, clinics, and birthday parties for youth of all experience levels. Programs focus on building healthy habits, teamwork, sportsmanship, and confidence.


🎨 Arts
📍 Bryn Mawr
Bryn Mawr Film Institute's Summer Filmmaking Workshop

Twelve high school students collaborate on writing, producing, and editing an original short film under the guidance of a professional filmmaker. Participants gain hands-on experience with professional equipment and the film premieres on the big screen at BMFI.


🎂 14.0–18.0
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⚽ Sports
📍 Bryn Mawr
Main Line Sports Summer Camps

Fun, safe, and active camps, clinics, and birthday parties welcoming kids of all experience levels. Programs focus on building healthy habits, a love of play, teamwork, sportsmanship, and confidence.


⭐ General
📍 Bryn Mawr
Shipley Day Camp

A timeless day camp for children entering K through 5th grade combining arts and athletics with non-competitive sports, creative arts, STEM projects, and drama and music. Each week features themed adventures such as superheroes, magical journeys, and beach bashes.


🎂 5.0–11.0
⭐ General
📍 Bryn Mawr
Day Camps – MainLine Camps

🎂 14.0–18.0
💰 Free
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👫 Social
📍 Bryn Mawr
Hill Top Summer Adventures

Three unique summer programs for neurodiverse learners, including the evidence-based PEERS® social skills curriculum for teens and a middle school PEERS® group. Campers can participate in the full summer camp experience alongside specialized programming.