Things to Do With Kids in NYC

Things to do with kids in NYC

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Monday Aug. 18, 2025

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8 am – 5 pm

THE MUSEUM OF MODERN ART PRESENTS Michael Caine: A Shock of Recognition

Ages: All
Art

The Museum of Modern ArtManhattan

Anne Frank (1)

9:30 am – 7:30 pm

Anne Frank The Exhibition

Center for Jewish HistoryManhattan

Untitled Artwork

10 am – 8 pm

The Subway Doodle Experience

Ages: All
Art
Free

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10 am – 5 pm

Animals of the Water at CMOM

Ages: 8 and under
Animals
Art

The Tisch Building at CMOMUpper West Side

10 – 11 am

Le Carrousel Extravaganza

Ages: All
Free

Bryant ParkManhattan

10 am – 5 pm

Mysteries from the Deep: Exploring Underwater Archaeology

Ages: All
Attractions

Intrepid MuseumManhattan

10 am

Baby Storytime (Registration Required)

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings

58th Street Library

Face Value

10:30 am – 5:30 pm

Face Value: Celebrity Press Photography

Ages: All
Art

The Museum of Modern ArtManhattan

10:30 am

Lapsit Storytime: Baby and Me

Ages: 5 – 12
Books & Readings

Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library (SNFL)

Noon

Movies at the Bridge: Monsters, Inc.

Ages: 3 – 12
Film

Macomb’s Bridge Library

Noon

Movies at the Bridge: The Spiderwick Chronicles

Ages: 3 – 12
Film

Macomb’s Bridge Library

3 – 4:30 pm

Junior Naturalist: Summer of Sustainability at the Idlewild Environmental Center

Ages: 5 – 8
Environment
Games

:iidrr GalleryLower East Side

3:15 pm

Movie Monday – Aladdin (1992)

Ages: 3 – 12
Film

Riverside LibraryNew York, NY

4 pm

Summer Monday Movies: Love, Simon (2018)

Ages: 13 and up
Craft & DIY

New Amsterdam Library

Paws Days

5 – 6:30 pm

Paw Play Days

Ages: All
Animals
Film

Hudson YardsManhattan

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5 – 6:30 pm

Paw Play Days

Ages: All
Animals
Art

Backyard at Hudson Yards, Public Square & GardensHudson Yards

Tuesday Aug. 19

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8 am – 5 pm

THE MUSEUM OF MODERN ART PRESENTS Michael Caine: A Shock of Recognition

Ages: All
Art

The Museum of Modern ArtManhattan

Anne Frank (1)

9:30 am – 7:30 pm

Anne Frank The Exhibition

Center for Jewish HistoryManhattan

Untitled Artwork

10 am – 8 pm

The Subway Doodle Experience

Ages: All
Art
Free

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10 – 11 am

Bryant Park Yoga Presented by Halara

Bryant ParkManhattan

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10 am – 5 pm

Animals of the Water at CMOM

Ages: 8 and under
Animals
Art

The Tisch Building at CMOMUpper West Side

10 am – 5 pm

Mysteries from the Deep: Exploring Underwater Archaeology

Ages: All
Attractions

Intrepid MuseumManhattan

10 am

Toddler Storytime (Registration Required)

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings

58th Street Library

10:15 am

Baby Lapsit: Storytime

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings

96th Street Library

Face Value

10:30 am – 5:30 pm

Face Value: Celebrity Press Photography

Ages: All
Art

The Museum of Modern ArtManhattan

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10:30 am

StoryTime with Cali Co Cat

Ages: 8 and under
Free

Bryant ParkManhattan

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10:30 – 11:15 am

Young Sprouts Gardening

Rockefeller ParkManhattan

10:30 am

Lapsit Storytime: Baby Storytime

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings

Mulberry Street Library

11 am

Live Virtual Toddler Storytime

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings

11:15 am

Tuesday Family Storytime at Seward Park Library

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings

Seward Park Library

11:15 am

Little Movers

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings

67th Street Library

11:30 am

Music & Play

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings

Tompkins Square Library

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