Things to Do With Kids in NYC

Things to do with kids in NYC

Find the best upcoming events & activities for preschoolers (3–4)

Browse tons of fun local activities for kids and families.

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Thursday Sep. 4, 2025

3:30 pm

D.I.Y. Kids Crafternoon

Ages: 3 – 12
Craft & DIY

Kips Bay Library

Friday Sep. 5

2:30 pm

Kids Coloring Time

Ages: 3 – 12
Craft & DIY

Yorkville Library

3 pm

Coloring Club

Ages: 12 and under
Craft & DIY

Hamilton Grange Library

3:30 pm

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

Ages: 3 – 12
Craft & DIY

Kips Bay Library

Saturday Sep. 6

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10 – 11 am

Coquí Club: Hanging with Your Friends

Ages: 3 – 8
Art
Books & Readings

El Museo del BarrioEast Harlem

10:30 am

Family Storytime: Stories, Songs and Rhymes for Little Ones

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings

Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library (SNFL)

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11 am – noon

Family First Saturdays: Storytime at the Morgan

Ages: 3 – 8
Art
Books & Readings

The Morgan Library & MuseumMurray Hill

11 am

Saturday Family Storytime

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings

Ottendorfer Library

11 am

Saturday Family Storytime

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings

Kips Bay Library

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11:15 am – 12:15 pm

Coquí Club: Hanging with Your Friends

Ages: 3 – 8
Art
Books & Readings

El Museo del BarrioEast Harlem

11:15 am

Saturday Family Storytime at Seward Park Library

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings

Seward Park Library

1 pm

Crafternoons

Ages: 3 – 12
Craft & DIY

125th Street Library

Broadway Magic Hour with Jim Vines and Carl Mercurio

2 – 3 pm

Broadway Magic Hour

Ages: 3 and up
Theater

Broadway Comedy Clubnew york

Sunday Sep. 7

11 am – 4 pm

Uptown Kid Lit

Ages: 3 – 8
Art
Books & Readings

Inwood Hill ParkInwood

Monday Sep. 8

3 pm

Family Storytime

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings

Andrew Heiskell Braille and Talking Book Library

3 pm

S.T.E.A.M. Mondays

Ages: 3 – 12
Craft & DIY

125th Street Library

3:15 pm

Movie Monday – Inside Out (2015)

Ages: 3 – 12
Film

Riverside LibraryNew York, NY

4 pm

Arts & Processes

Ages: 3 – 12
Craft & DIY

67th Street Library

4 pm

Petite Picasso: Arts & Crafts

Ages: 3 – 12
Craft & DIY

96th Street Library

Tuesday Sep. 9

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10:30 – 11:15 am

Young Sprouts Gardening

Rockefeller ParkManhattan

10:30 am

Family Storytime

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings

Countee Cullen Library

10:45 am

Little Movers Storytime at Washington Square Park

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings

Washington Square Park

4 pm

Open Art

Ages: 12 and under
Craft & DIY

St. Agnes Library

Thursday Sep. 11

4 pm

Hispanic and Latinx American Heritage Month Craft

Ages: 3 – 12
Craft & DIY

Webster Library

Friday Sep. 12

10 am

Baby and Toddler Messy Play

Ages: 12 and under
Craft & DIY

Ottendorfer Library

3:30 pm

Preschool Stories & a Craft: Cookies and Milk

Ages: 3 – 12
Craft & DIY

Kips Bay Library

4 pm

Musical Learning Time

Ages: 12 and under
Music

Battery Park City Library

Saturday Sep. 13

NSSA’s Jack’s Run 5K RunWalk

8 – 11 am

NSSA’s Jack’s Run 5K Run/Walk

Ages: 3 and up
Fundraisers
Sports

Eisenhower ParkLong Island

10:30 am

Family Storytime: Stories, Songs and Rhymes for Little Ones

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings

Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library (SNFL)

11 am

Lil Studio! with The Studio Museum in Harlem

Ages: 3 – 12
Craft & DIY

1 pm

Family Movie Matinee

Ages: 12 and under
Film

125th Street Library

Sunday Sep. 14

10 am – noon

Downtown Rosh HaShanah Palooza

Ages: 8 and under
Community
Free

Hebrew Union CollegeManhattan

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