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Thursday May 22, 2025

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Various

Elephant & Piggie’s “We Are in a Play!”

Ages: 3 – 8
Theater

Long Island Children’s MuseumGarden City

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Various

The Big Bounce America

Ages: All
Attractions

Broadway CommonsHicksville

Various

Staten Island Mall Carnival

Staten Island MallStaten Island

9 am – 4 pm

Staten Island Fleet Week

Staten Island Homeport PierStaten Island

Anne Frank (1)

9:30 am – 7:30 pm

Anne Frank The Exhibition

Center for Jewish HistoryManhattan

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10 am – 5 pm

Dinosaur Safari

Ages: All
Animals
Attractions

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10 am – 12:30 pm

Dewdrop Discoveries for Preschool Aged Children

Ages: 3 – 4
Animals
Art

CEEDBrookhaven,

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10 am – 6 pm

The LEGO® Botanical Garden Pop-Up at NY Botanical Garden

Ages: All
Attractions

New York Botanical GardenBronx

10 am

Little Movers: Toddler Time

Ages: 5 – 12
Books & Readings

Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library (SNFL)

Release the Kraken Scavenger Hunt

11 am – 4 pm

Release the Kraken! Scavenger Hunt

Ages: 3 and up
Art
Attractions

The Whaling Museum & Education CenterCold Spring Harbor

April – May Recycled Ecosystems (1)

11 am – 4 pm

Up-Cycled Ocean Crafts

Ages: All
Art
Attractions

The Whaling Museum & Education CenterCold Spring Harbor

11 am

Lapsit/Little Movers Storytime

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings

Woodlawn Heights LibraryBronx

11 am

Radical Rockaway Scavenger Hunt

Ages: All
Games

Bagel Barista StationRockaway Park

11:30 am

Little Movers Storytime

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings

Mulberry Street Library

11:30 am

Little Movers Storytime: Toddlers and Tales

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings

Todt Hill-Westerleigh LibraryStaten Island

11:30 am

Toddler Time: Little Movers

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings

53rd Street Library

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2:30 – 4:30 pm

Heroes & Villains Lower Manhattan Walking Tour

1 Bowling GreenFiDi

Brooklyn AAPI Month with BCM

3 – 3:45 pm

AAPI Month with BCM

Brooklyn Children’s MuseumBrooklyn

3 pm

Art & Design: Magnets

Ages: 13 and up
Craft & DIY

Westchester Square LibraryBronx

3 pm

Beaded Bracelets

Ages: 13 and up
Craft & DIY

58th Street Library

3 pm

Art Meets Books at Washington Square Park

Ages: 5 – 12
Books & Readings

Washington Square Park

3:30 pm

Lego Club

Ages: 5 – 12
Craft & DIY

Riverside LibraryNew York, NY

3:30 pm

DIY Button Making Workshop

Ages: 13 and up
Craft & DIY

Sedgwick LibraryBronx

3:30 pm

Memorial Day Button Making

Ages: 13 and up
Craft & DIY

West New Brighton LibraryStaten Island

3:30 pm

Children's Film Screening – "Lilo & Stitch" (2002)

Ages: 3 – 12
Film

Seward Park Library

3:30 – 4:30 pm

Seed Social

Ages: All
Environment
Free

Marsha P. Johnson State ParkBrooklyn

3:30 pm

STEAMcrafting: Paper Airplane Crafting

Ages: 13 and up
Music

Fort Washington Library

4 – 6 pm

NYC Parks Kids Fun and Fit Day

Melrose Commons ParkBronx,

4 pm

Walter’s Web Storytime

Ages: 5 – 12

Westhampton Free LibraryWesthampton Beach

Dreamland – Italian Swings 1500×1000

4 – 10 pm

Levittown Carnival

Levittown CenterLevittown

4 pm

Spring Button Making

Ages: 5 – 12
Craft & DIY

Washington Heights Library

4 pm

M.A.T.A: Media Awareness Through Art

Ages: 13 and up
Craft & DIY

Macomb’s Bridge Library

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