Things to Do With Kids in NYC

Things to do with kids in NYC

Find the best upcoming events & activities for kids (5–8)

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Thursday May 15, 2025

10:45 am

Little Movers: Toddler Time

Ages: 5 – 12
Books & Readings

Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library (SNFL)

11:30 am

Toddler Time: Little Movers

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings

53rd Street Library

11:30 am

Little Movers Storytime

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings

Mulberry Street Library

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3:30 – 5 pm

Cross Stitch Circle

Ages: 5 – 12
Art
Classes

The New York HistoricalUpper West Side

4 – 6 pm

Free Bird Storytime

The Corner BookstoreNew York City

4 pm

Bingo Dance Party!

Ages: 5 – 12
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Music

Washington Heights Library

4 pm

Everybody Reads! A group reads aloud for emerging readers

Ages: 5 – 12
Books & Readings
Caribbean

Seward Park Library

4 pm

A is for Artist

Ages: 5 – 12
Craft & DIY

Battery Park City Library

Friday May 16

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3 – 4 pm

The Journey of Pura Belpré’s Tales

Ages: 3 – 12
Theater

Teatro SEALower East Side

3:30 pm

Preschool Storytime & Craft

Ages: 3 – 12
Craft & DIY

Kips Bay Library

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5 – 8 pm

May Family Shabbat: Bring a Friend

Ages: 3 – 12
Community
Food & Drink

Temple Emanu-ElStaten Island

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7 – 8:30 pm

Backbone

Ages: 5 and up

Alice Tully HallManhattan

Saturday May 17

Walk This Way invitation(5)

9 am – 1 pm

The Felix Organization’s 5th Annual Walk This Way

Ages: 5 and up
Fundraisers

Pier 45 at Hudson River ParkChelsea

5:17 Jazzical! Hello, Mandarin

10 – 11 am

Jazzical!

Ages: 12 and under
Dance
Music

Hello, Mandarin!Manhattan

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10:30 am – 1 pm

Guggenheim Museum Wake & Make Art Studio

Ages: 5 – 12
Art
Community

GuggenheimUpper East Side

10:30 am

Family Storytime: Stories, Songs and Rhymes for Little Ones

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings

Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library (SNFL)

Granny Goose

11 am – noon

Story Hour with Wendy & DB

Ages: 3 – 8
Music

Sugar Hill Children’s Museum of Art & StorytellingSugar Hill/ West Harlem

Family Program May 2025 – Design Around Town Game

11 am – 3 pm

Family Program | Design Around Town

Ages: 5 – 12
Games

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design MuseumUpper East Side

Family Day

11 am – 4 pm

Family Day at Hudson Yards

Ages: 5 – 8
Art
Free

Backyard at Hudson Yards, Public Square & GardensManhattan

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Noon – 3 pm

Big Truck Day!

Ages: 5 – 8
Attractions
Community

Randall’s Island ParkBronx

5:17 Family Day HY

1 – 2 pm

Resonant Minds Family Concert

Ages: 12 and under
Dance
Free

Backyard at Hudson Yards, Public Square & GardensManhattan

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1 – 4 pm

Family Program | Storytelling and Sea Adventures

Ages: 3 – 12
Art
Books & Readings

The Morgan Library & MuseumMurray Hill

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2 – 3:30 pm

Backbone

Ages: 5 and up

Alice Tully HallManhattan

3 – 4 pm

The Journey of Pura Belpré’s Tales

Ages: 5 – 12
Theater

Teatro SEA @ The ClementeLower East Side

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7 – 8:30 pm

Backbone

Ages: 5 and up

Alice Tully HallManhattan

Sunday May 18

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11 am – 3 pm

Guggenheim Museum Free Sunday Funday

Ages: 3 and up
Art
Community

GuggenheimUpper East Side

11 am – 1 pm

Printmaking Workshop

Ages: 3 – 8
Art

Sugar Hill Children’s Museum of Art & StorytellingSugar Hill

11 am

日本語ストーリータイム Family Storytime in Japanese

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings

Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library (SNFL)

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11:30 am – 12:30 pm

Family Concert – Dan + Claudia Zanes

Ages: 3 – 8
Art
Music

The Jewish MuseumUpper East Side

Monday May 19

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7:30 am – 9:30 pm

Children’s Orchestra Society 31st Discovery Gala Concert

Alice Tully HallNew York, NY

10 am

Baby Storytime (Registration Required)

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings

58th Street Library

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