The Kids Playbook: Find the Right Programs for Your Kids: Free

Aditya BansalOur area has so many great options for kids’ activities and after school programs that it’s often difficult to know what to choose. Sports, dance, language, music, ceramics, art you name it, what’s best for your child?

Now a local parent has built a free website to help you sort through the choices and identify the best fit for your kids.

The Kids Playbook is a free tool built by a Scarsdale parent Aditya Bansal to help local families find the right after-school activities. Tell it your child's age and what they already do - it asks a few questions and recommends specific programs nearby, across sports, arts, music, STEM, and more. It covers 1000+ programs within 30 minutes of 10583. No sign-up needed to try it.

Bansal explained, “I moved to Scarsdale in 2021 with my wife and two kids, who currently go to Greenville Elementary. My background is in technology and data science - I did my PhD at Purdue University and worked at IBM Research in Yorktown Heights before co-founding Kinetic, a tech company that helps reduce workplace injuries in frontline workforces.

Like most parents here, I kept asking the same question to local parents every season - "anyone know a good activity for my 9-year-old near 10583?" In this new world of AI and screens, I find myself constantly thinking about how to make sure my kids get exposed to the full range of life skills alongside academics - music, martial arts, sports, arts, and more. There's so much worth exploring, but finding the right fit takes real effort.

Frustrated by the back-and-forth, I built The Kids Playbook thekidsplaybook.com - a free tool that asks a few simple questions about your child and recommends specific after-school programs nearby that actually fit them. Not a generic list, but a personalized mix based on age, what they already do, and what might be missing. The tool currently covers 1,000+ programs across lower Westchester - sports, arts, music, STEM, and more. It is free to use, there is no sign-up needed and programs do not pay to be included.”

Give it a try here: thekidsplaybook.com.