Things to Do With Kids in NYC

Things to do with kids in NYC

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Thursday Jan. 1, 1970

Craft Corner: Create Your Own Felt Pizza

Ages: 5 – 12
Craft & DIY

Morrisania LibraryBronx

Teen Art Hour: Perler Beading

Ages: 13 and up
Craft & DIY

Van Cortlandt LibraryBronx

Create Your Own Buttons or Magnets

Ages: 5 and up
Craft & DIY

South Beach LibraryStaten Island

Preschool Stories & a Craft: Back-To-School Fun

Ages: 3 – 12
Craft & DIY

Kips Bay Library

TEENS GET CRAFTY: Bookmark Design!

Ages: 13 and up
Craft & DIY

Kingsbridge LibraryBronx

Starlight Cinema: Free Movies in Van Cortlandt Park

Ages: 3 and up
Film
Free

Parade Ground in Van Cortlandt ParkBronx

Hauppauge Fire Department 5K Run/Walk

Ages: All
Sports

Hauppauge FD HeadquartersHauppauge

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Smith Point Bridge 5K Run/Walk for Literacy

Ages: All
Sports

Smith Point County ParkShirley

Heritage Farm Stand Saturdays

Ages: All

Snug Harbor Cultural Center & Botanical GardenStaten Island

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Touch a Truck

Ages: All
Art
Attractions

The Merrick LibraryMerrick

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Family Art Project: Such Are Snakes

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Coquí Club: Hanging with Your Friends

Ages: 3 – 8
Art
Books & Readings

El Museo del BarrioEast Harlem

Family Storytime: Stories, Songs and Rhymes for Little Ones

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings

Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library (SNFL)

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Family First Saturdays: Storytime at the Morgan

Ages: 3 – 8
Art
Books & Readings

The Morgan Library & MuseumMurray Hill

FAD Market Empire Stores

FAD Market: Fall Pop-up [Dumbo]

Ages: All
Art
Community

Empire StoresBrooklyn

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Millions of bubbles

Ages: All
Animals
Attractions

Aviator Sports and Events CenterBrooklyn

Open Crafts

Ages: 3 – 12
Craft & DIY

Woodlawn Heights LibraryBronx

Teen Art Studio

Ages: 13 and up
Craft & DIY

Clason’s Point LibraryBronx

Saturday Family Storytime

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings

Riverdale LibraryBronx

Family Storytime

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings

Throg’s Neck LibraryThroggs Neck

Saturday Family Storytime

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings

Kips Bay Library

1776 Peace Conference Celebration

Ages: All
History & Culture

Conference House ParkStaten Island

Brooklyn Army Terminal Summer Series Hispanic Heritage Celebration

Ages: All
Festivals
Free

Brooklyn Army TerminalNYC

Paley Family | From Storytime to Screentime in New York | Dr. Seuss’ Horton Hears a Who!

Ages: All
Books & Readings

The Paley Center for MediaManhattan

YA Movie Day: Mean Girls (2024)

Ages: 13 and up
Film

West Farms LibraryBronx

Sewing Saturdays

Ages: 13 and up
Craft & DIY

Parkchester LibraryBronx

Teen Movie Matinee: Captain America: Brave New World

Ages: 13 and up
Film

Throg’s Neck LibraryThroggs Neck

Family Movie Matinee and Coloring: A Minecraft Movie

Ages: 12 and under
Film

Mariners Harbor LibraryStaten Island

Family Movie Matinee

Ages: 5 – 12
Film

Tremont LibraryBronx

Family Storytime

Ages: 3 – 12
Books & Readings

Wakefield LibraryWakefield

Storytime/Playdate Time

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings

West Farms LibraryBronx

Last Bash at the Beach 5K & 10K

Ages: All

Rockaway Beach PlaygroundFar Rockaway

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