Weekend Enrichment at Recess
A coming-soon Saturday & Sunday drop-off program for kids 6 weeks–6 years — art, STEM, theater, music, movement, and baby sensory. You drop off, we teach, they show off what they made.
We're gauging interest before we schedule the first weekend. Tell us you'd use it and we'll notify you the moment it opens.
- Two Northern Liberties facilities, split by age
- Every class complete in one visit — no series
- Drop-off only (one optional 5pm family hour at Iron Works)
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Here's the shape of it, at a glance
A high-level look at what a weekend would offer. Full schedule, programs, and logistics are in the details below.
| Facility | Ages | Hours | What runs there |
|---|---|---|---|
Liberties Walk 1040 N American St | 6 weeks – 15 months | Sat & Sun, 8am–6pm | SensoryMusicMovementCalm |
Iron Works 1018 Germantown Ave | 15 months – 6 years | Sat & Sun, 8am–6pm | ArtMovementSTEMTheater / LiteracyMovement / DanceParent + Child |
Drop-off only, with one optional 5–6pm Together Time hour at Iron Works. Every class is complete in one visit — no series, no commitment.
The details, if you want them
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Two facilities, split by age
Baby sensory, music, and milestone play in our infant facility. The space is intentionally small and calm, so parents don't stay — ever. Your window into the day is the Recess app: milestone notes and photos, same day. Babies join every activity around their own feeding and nap schedules.
Art studio, STEM lab, theater, music, and movement — full drop-off from Early Bird through the afternoon. Then one special hour: Together Time at 5pm, when parents come in for family music, yoga, open gym, and the day's mini-showcase. It's the only hour parents are in the room, and it's optional.
Weekend schedule, hour by hour
Saturday
| 8:00–9:00 | Early Bird Open Play | Soft Start |
| 9:00–11:00 | Music & Bounce | Music |
| 11:00–1:00 | Baby Sensory Lab + Lunch | Sensory |
| 1:00–3:00 | Story & Snuggle | Rest Window |
| 3:00–5:00 | Milestone Gym | Movement |
| 5:00–6:00 | Golden Hour Wind-Down | Calm / Sensory |
| 8:00–9:00 | Early Bird Open Play | Soft Start |
| 9:00–11:00 | Move Crew | Movement |
| 11:00–1:00 | Tinker Lab + Lunch | STEM |
| 1:00–5:00 | Story Theater Immersive | Theater |
| 5:00–6:00 | Together Time: Family Open Gym & Music Jam | Parent + Child |
Sunday
| 8:00–9:00 | Early Bird Open Play | Soft Start |
| 9:00–11:00 | Milestone Gym | Movement |
| 11:00–1:00 | Baby Sensory Lab + Lunch | Sensory |
| 1:00–3:00 | Songs & Signs | Rest Window |
| 3:00–5:00 | Music & Bounce | Music |
| 5:00–6:00 | Golden Hour Wind-Down | Calm / Sensory |
| 8:00–9:00 | Early Bird Open Play | Soft Start |
| 9:00–1:00 | Mess Lab Immersive | Art |
| 1:00–3:00 | Quiet Club | Rest Window |
| 3:00–5:00 | Move & Groove | Movement / Dance |
| 5:00–6:00 | Together Time: Family Yoga & Showcase Hour | Parent + Child |
Programs we'd run
- Baby Sensory LabSensory
Lights, textures, water trays, high-contrast play — a lab for brand-new senses.
- Music & BounceMusic
Songs, rhythm shakers, and lap bounces the whole room shares.
- Milestone GymMovement
Tummy time, crawl courses, and pull-to-stand stations — organized around the milestones you're watching for.
- Golden Hour Wind-DownCalm
Dim lights, lullabies, gentle sensory play to land the day softly.
- Mess LabArt
The mess happens here, not your kitchen: giant canvases, clay, real paint at full scale.
- Move CrewMovement
Sports-style fitness: obstacle courses, ball skills, relay games — with a badge sticker earned every single session.
- Tinker LabSTEM
Build-and-test challenges with a finished creation every session — a bridge that held, a rocket that flew.
- Story TheaterTheater / Literacy
Today's storybook is today's show — every class opens with a picture book, then that book becomes the play the kids build and perform.
- Move & GrooveMovement / Dance
Dance-style fitness: rhythm games, obstacle stations, freeze dance, and creative movement — closing with a mini-performance every session.
- Together TimeParent + Child
The one hour parents come in: family music, family yoga, open gym — and the daily mini-showcase of whatever today's classes made, built, or rehearsed.
Rotating monthly themes
Logistics
- Locations
- Liberties Walk, 1040 N American St (6 weeks–15 months, drop-off only) · Iron Works, 1018 Germantown Ave (15 months–6 years, incl. the 5pm Together Time hour). The buildings are a short walk apart — Together Time with your big kid ends right at the baby's 6pm pickup next door.
- Drop-off & pickup
- Classes are drop-off: authorized adults sign in at drop-off and out at pickup with ID, per our secure-release procedures. Parents don't stay for classes — the only parent-in-room hour is Together Time at Iron Works.
- Group size & staff
- Max 12 children per room with at least two background-cleared, CPR-certified adults — the same caregiver team from our everyday licensed care.
- Naps & rest
- Infants nap on their own schedules (morning naps included) through every block. Both facilities protect a 1–3pm rest window — nappers nap, non-nappers get quiet versions of the day's program.
- What to pack
- Water bottle, snack, and a full change of clothes (Mess Lab means it); add lunch for midday and immersive blocks, bottles and nap items for infants, nap linens for toddler nappers. All food comes from home — enrichment activities never involve food.
- Booking & pricing
- Book blocks in the Recess app. Enrollment is free and month-to-month with health records required. Blocks are priced per session with sibling and essential-worker discounts; scheduled-care families can apply plan hours. See the pricing calculator for rates.
- Screen-free
- Fully screen-free, like everything at Recess — hands, imaginations, and friends only.
FAQs
Do parents stay during classes?
No — every class is drop-off. You sign in, hand off, and go; our licensed caregiver team runs the room and your app delivers updates. The one exception is Together Time, the optional 5–6pm family hour at Iron Works, where parents are the point.
Which facility does my child attend?
By age: Liberties Walk (1040 N American St) runs the infant program for 6 weeks–15 months; Iron Works (1018 Germantown Ave) runs 15 months–6 years. Siblings attend their own facility during the same hours — the buildings are a short walk apart.
Does everyone really do the same activity?
Yes — each facility runs one whole-room program per block, tiered by age inside the same theme. In Tinker Lab, a 2-year-old stacks and rolls while a 5-year-old predicts, tests, and rebuilds.
Do classes run as multi-week series?
No — deliberately. Every class is complete in one visit, with its own project, performance, or badge earned the same day. Book any block, any weekend, with zero commitment and nothing to miss.
Can parents join at the infant facility?
No — Liberties Walk is drop-off only all day. The infant space is intentionally small and calm, and your window into the day is the app: milestone notes and photos, same day.
Why do classes start at 9am instead of 8?
Because that's when weekend families are genuinely ready: 9–11am is the proven prime window and 3–5pm the post-nap second peak. Doors still open at 8 for Early Bird open play, and FlexCare runs 6:30am–8pm around it all.
Can my child stay all day (8am–6pm)?
Yes — stack blocks from Early Bird through Golden Hour or Together Time for a full drop-off day; lunch and rest are built into midday. Regular weekend FlexCare covers before 8am and after 6pm, until 8pm.
Do the classes involve food or cooking?
No — enrichment activities never involve food. All eating happens at supervised meal and snack times with food packed from home, consistent with our allergy-safe policy.
How do naps work during enrichment?
Infants nap on their own schedules through every block. At both facilities, 1–3pm is a protected rest window — nappers sleep while non-nappers do quiet-table versions of the day's program.
Are the same classes offered every weekend?
The block structure repeats weekly so booking stays predictable, but themes rotate every weekend — and every class is fully standalone.
Try a drop-off class on us
New to Recess? Your first session is a free trial of up to 4 hours — enough for a 2-hour class with room to spare, or a full immersive. Apply online, submit health records, and book your first weekend block in the app. Then go get a coffee. Alone. Sitting down.