Things to do with kids in Manhattan

Things to do with kids in Manhattan

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Tuesday May 13, 2025

11 am

Story & Craft: Bonsai Tree Art for AAPI Month

Ages: 12 and under
Craft & DIY

Macomb’s Bridge Library

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2:30 – 4:30 pm

After School Art Explorers: Drop-In Programs

Ages: 3 – 8
Art
Free

The Jewish MuseumManhattan

4 pm

Crafternoon

Ages: 3 – 12
Craft & DIY

Bloomingdale Library

4 pm

Family Storytime: Preschool Fun!

Ages: 3 – 12
Books & Readings

Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library (SNFL)

4:15 pm

Storytime for ages 3, 4, and 5

Ages: 3 – 12
Books & Readings

Battery Park City Library

Wednesday May 14

10:15 am

Kids STEAM: Process Art

Ages: 12 and under
Craft & DIY

58th Street Library

Thursday May 15

4 – 6 pm

Free Bird Storytime

Ages: 3 – 8
Books & Readings
Free

The Corner BookstoreNew York City

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

Draft

5 – 8 pm

May Family Shabbat: Bring a Friend

Ages: 3 – 12
Community
Food & Drink

Temple Emanu-ElStaten Island

Saturday May 17

Corlears School – Learn. Play. Grow. – Bubbles at LPG – square crop

9 – 11 am

Learn. Play. Grow. @ Corlears School

Ages: 4 and under
Free

Corlears SchoolChelsea

5:17 Jazzical! Hello, Mandarin

10 – 11 am

Jazzical!

Ages: 12 and under
Dance
Music

Hello, Mandarin!Manhattan

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

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

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

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12:15 – 2:15 pm

Colorful Collage Accordion Books: Drop-In Gallery Activities

Ages: 3 – 4
Art
Free

Jewish MuseumUpper East Side

Monday May 19

3:15 pm

Movie Monday – Raya and the Last Dragon (2021)

Ages: 3 – 12
Film

Riverside LibraryNew York, NY

4 pm

Multilingual Time

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings

Battery Park City Library

Tuesday May 20

4 pm

Family Storytime: Preschool Fun!

Ages: 3 – 12
Books & Readings

Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library (SNFL)

4:15 pm

Storytime for ages 3, 4, and 5

Ages: 3 – 12
Books & Readings

Battery Park City Library

Wednesday May 21

11 am

Storytime with a Social Emotional Learning Expert

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings

Washington Heights Library

11:30 am

Spanish Bilingual Storytime

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings

Tompkins Square Library

Thursday May 22

3:30 pm

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

Ages: 3 – 12
Film

Seward Park Library

4 pm

PreK Storytime & Play

Ages: 3 – 12
Books & Readings

Webster Library

Friday May 23

11:30 am

ONLINE FAMILY STORYTIME: Brother READS!

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings

Harry Belafonte 115th Street LibraryOnline Only

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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

Bilingual Storytime Featuring Korean and English

Ages: 3 – 12
Books & Readings

Battery Park City Library

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