Swimming, Sailing, Crafts, Tennis, and So Much More

From swimming to tennis to basketball, sailing, and games and crafts, the East Hampton Town Parks and Recreation Department has plenty on the schedule to keep kids busy this summer, most of it beginning next week.

Game and craft programs at the Montauk School and the Springs School are offered each weekday from Monday through Aug. 18 for kids 5 through 12. Morning sessions run from 9 to 12:30, and afternoon sessions go from 12:30 to 4. The cost per week for a half-day program is $100 for one child and $50 for each additional sibling. Children can take part in the morning and afternoon programs. Registration is at the Parks and Recreation Department’s office behind Town Hall weekdays between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m.

The town runs free swimming lessons for children 4 and up from Monday through July 7 at Havens Beach in Sag Harbor at 10 a.m. Water shoes and goggles are required. Registration is at the beach on Monday. Later in the summer, lessons will be given at Maidstone Park in Springs, East Lake Beach in Montauk, and Albert’s Landing in Amagansett.

Sailing instruction is offered from Fresh Pond Beach in Amagansett for ages 12 and up Monday through July 9 from 9 a.m. to noon or 12:30 to 3:30 p.m. The cost is $225. Three additional two-week sessions have been planned for July and August. Registration is at the Parks Department.

Tennis for kids in kindergarten and up will run from Monday through July 20 at the Montauk Racquet Club. Lessons for kindergartners and first graders are given on Monday and Wednesday from 4:15 to 5 p.m., with lessons for second and third graders following from 5 to 6. On Tuesday and Thursday, fourth and fifth graders have the courts from 4 to 5 p.m., and sixth graders and up take over from 5 to 6. The cost is $125 for two days a week, $65 for one. Registration is at 619-831-5721.

There are basketball and tennis clinics at the East Hampton Youth Park next week through Aug. 17. On Mondays and Wednesdays, it’s basketball for kindergarten and first grade from 5 to 6 p.m., and for fourth and fifth grade from 6 to 8. Those same days, tennis runs from 6 to 7 p.m. for second and third grade, and from 7 to 8 for sixth grade and up.

Tuesdays and Thursdays bring basketball for second and third graders from 5 to 6 p.m., and for fourth and fifth graders from 6 to 7. Also those days, there will be tennis for kindergartners and first graders from 6 to 7 p.m. and for fourth and fifth graders from 7 to 8. The cost is $45 for the full summer of tennis or basketball, $60 for children who do both. Registration is at the Parks and Recreation Department or at the Montauk Playhouse.

Kids entering 9th through 12th grades can blow off steam during weekly recreation programs at the East Hampton Middle School on Saturdays from 5 to 9 p.m.