The Best Kids (5–8) Activities in NYC

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Tuesday May 6, 2025

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Various

Elephant & Piggie’s “We Are in a Play!”

Ages: 3 – 8
Theater

Long Island Children’s MuseumGarden City

11 am

Preschool Picassos

Ages: 12 and under
Craft & DIY

Great Kills LibraryStaten Island

11 am

Toddlers Crafts

Ages: 12 and under
Craft & DIY

Woodlawn Heights LibraryBronx

11 am

Little Movers Storytime

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings

Parkchester LibraryBronx

11 am

Family Storytime

Ages: 5 – 12
Books & Readings

Morrisania LibraryBronx

11 am

Lapsit Storytime: Baby Space

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings

St. George Library CenterStaten Island

11:30 am

FAMILY Storytime: Stories, Songs and Rhymes

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings

Harry Belafonte 115th Street Library

11:30 am

LINC Reading Discoveries with Little Movers at Jerome Park Library!

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings

Jerome Park LibraryBronx

3:30 pm

Kid's Afternoon BINGO

Ages: 5 – 12
Games

Baychester LibraryBaychester

3:30 pm

Games at Castle Hill (In Person)

Ages: 5 – 12
Games

Castle Hill LibraryBronx

3:30 pm

Wakefield Presents: Board Games

Ages: 5 – 12
Games

Wakefield LibraryWakefield

3:30 pm

Caregiver Cards

Ages: 3 – 12
Craft & DIY

West New Brighton LibraryStaten Island

4 pm

Crafternoons (Celebrating Bronx Week)

Ages: 5 – 12
Craft & DIY

West Farms LibraryBronx

4 pm

Family Storytime: Preschool Fun!

Ages: 3 – 12
Books & Readings

Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library (SNFL)

10:30 pm

Family Storytime

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings

Countee Cullen Library

Wednesday May 7

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Various

Elephant & Piggie’s “We Are in a Play!”

Ages: 3 – 8
Theater

Long Island Children’s MuseumGarden City

10:15 am

Family Storytime

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings

Riverdale LibraryBronx

10:30 am

Little Movers Storytime: Bronx Week

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings

Morris Park LibraryBronx

11 am

Little Movers Storytime–Bronx Week Celebration!

Ages: 12 and under
Craft & DIY

Pelham Bay LibraryBronx

11 am

Family Storytime

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings

Allerton LibraryBronx

11:15 am

Learning Together Story Time

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings

Castle Hill LibraryBronx

11:15 am

Cuentos y canciones

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings

67th Street Library

11:15 am

Lapsit Storytime

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings

Countee Cullen Library

11:30 am

Process Art: COLORING Hour!

Ages: 3 – 12
Craft & DIY

Harry Belafonte 115th Street Library

11:30 am

Process Art: Bronx Week Celebration!

Ages: 3 – 12
Craft & DIY

Pelham Bay LibraryBronx

1:30 – 3 pm

Homeschool Hangout

Ages: 5 – 12
Community
Craft & DIY

Emma Clark LibrarySetauket

3 pm

Board Game Day

Ages: 3 – 12
Games

Van Cortlandt LibraryBronx

3 pm

Pippi at 80: Paper Dolls

Ages: 5 – 12
Craft & DIY

Woodlawn Heights LibraryBronx

3 pm

Bronx Week: Poster collage

Ages: 5 – 12
Craft & DIY

The New York Public LibraryBronx

3:30 pm

STEAM Time: LEGO Lounge

Ages: 5 – 12
Games

Baychester LibraryBaychester

3:30 pm

Paint Party!

Ages: 3 – 12
Craft & DIY

Sedgwick LibraryBronx

4 pm

Mindfulness Café: Retro Game Edition

Ages: 5 and up
Games

Van Cortlandt LibraryBronx

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