The Best Kids (5–8) Activities in NYC

Things to do with kids in NYC

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Monday March 20, 2023

10 am

Baby Storytime (Registration Required)

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings

58th Street Library

10:30 am

Baby Lapsit

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings

New Dorp LibraryStaten Island

Chelsea Main (2)

10:30 am – noon

Princess Play – Dream Big Theme

Ages: 3 – 8

Let’s Dress UpChelsea

10:30 am

Bilingual Storytime: English/Spanish

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings

96th Street Library

11 am

S.T.E.A.M experiments for little munchkins @Huguenot Park Library

Ages: 12 and under
Craft & DIY

Huguenot Park LibraryIn-person I On-siteStaten Island

11 am

Little Movers Storytime

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings

Great Kills LibraryStaten Island

11:15 am

Online Little Movers Storytime: Welcome Spring!

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings

Mariners Harbor LibraryOnline OnlyStaten Island

11:30 am

Mandarin Bilingual Sing-a-long

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings

Tompkins Square Library

11:30 am

Lapsit Storytime: Baby and Me

Ages: 5 – 12
Books & Readings

Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library (SNFL)

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Noon – 7:30 pm

Wonderland Dreams by Alexa Meade

Ages: All
History & Culture

Wonderland DreamsMurray Hill

2 pm

STEAM Lounge: Unicorn Poop Slime

Ages: 5 – 12
Games

Macomb’s Bridge Library

3 – 4 pm

Women’s History Month: Stellar Constellation Viewer

Ages: 5 – 12
Craft & DIY
Free

Queens Public Library ArverneArverne

3 pm

Button Making (March 2023)

Ages: 5 and up
Craft & DIY

Ottendorfer Library

3:15 pm

Movie Monday – Maleficent (2014)

Ages: 3 – 12
Film

Riverside Library

3:30 pm

Crafternoons (In-Person)

Ages: 3 – 12
Craft & DIY

Kips Bay Library

3:30 pm

Make Your Own Buttons

Ages: 5 – 12
Craft & DIY

Tompkins Square Library

3:30 pm

Crafternoon

Ages: 5 – 12
Craft & DIY

Sedgwick LibraryBronx

3:30 pm

Family Storytime

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings

Andrew Heiskell Braille and Talking Book Library

3:30 pm

Welcome Spring!

Ages: 5 – 12
Books & Readings

West New Brighton LibraryStaten Island

3:30 pm

Be Creative with Legos

Ages: 5 – 12
Games

Morrisania LibraryBronx

3:30 pm

Lego Free Play

Ages: 5 – 12
Games

Dongan Hills LibraryStaten Island

3:30 pm

Family Board Game Mondays!

Ages: 5 – 12
Games

West Farms LibraryBronx

3:30 pm

Lego Creations Hour

Ages: 5 – 12
Games

Castle Hill LibraryBronx

4 pm

Crafts from Around the World: St. Patrick Day's Craft

Ages: 3 – 12
Craft & DIY

South Beach LibraryStaten Island

4 pm

Kids STEAM: Makerspace Mondays

Ages: 5 – 12
Craft & DIY

Todt Hill-Westerleigh LibraryStaten Island

4 pm

Spring Craft

Ages: 5 – 12
Craft & DIY

South Beach LibraryStaten Island

4 pm

50 Years of Hip-Hop: Graffiti Art Class

Ages: 5 – 12
Craft & DIY

Macomb’s Bridge Library

4 pm

Drag Story Hour!

Ages: 5 – 12
Books & Readings

53rd Street Library

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7 pm

Dog Man: The Musical

Ages: 5 – 12
Theater

New World StagesManhattan

Tuesday March 21

Bronx Orchard Show

10 am – 6 pm

The Orchid Show: Natural Heritage

Ages: All
Outdoors

The New York Botanical GardenBronx

10 am

Toddler Storytime (Registration Required)

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings

58th Street Library

10:15 am

Little Movers Storytime – Session 1

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings

New Amsterdam Library

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