The Best Kids (5–8) Activities in NYC

Things to do with kids in NYC

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Saturday May 10, 2025

11 am – 2 pm

Farm Day

Ages: All
Animals

Staten Island ZooStaten Island

11 am

Pippi at 80: Urban Stages Bilingual Story Time

Ages: 5 – 12
Books & Readings

11 am – 3 pm

Family Program: Making Homes for Urban Birds

Ages: 5 – 12
Art
Craft & DIY

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design MuseumUpper East Side

Noon

Pippi at 80: Rebel Squeezebox – A Musical History of Women Accordion Players with Urban Stages

Ages: 3 – 12
Music

Van Cortlandt LibraryBronx

Musical Explorers

Noon – 1 pm

Musical Explorers Family

Ages: 5 – 8
Music

Carnegie HallMidtown Manhattan

Noon – 6 pm

Atlantic Avenue ArtWalk

Ages: 5 and up
Art
Classes

Atlantic Avenue from Fourth Avenue to the WaterfrontBrooklyn

12:30 – 3:45 pm

Sibshops

Ages: 5 and up
Community
Special Needs

Sid Jacobson JCCEast Hills

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1 – 2 pm

Broadway Magic Hour

Ages: 5 and up
Comedy

Broadway Comedy Clubnew york

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1 pm

Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus

Ages: 3 – 8
Special Needs
Theater

Tilles Center for the Performing ArtsBrookville

1 pm

Family Movie Day

Ages: 5 – 12
Film

West Farms LibraryBronx

1:30 pm

Family Afternoon Movie

Ages: 5 – 12
Film

Tremont LibraryBronx

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2 – 3 pm

Show Up, Kids! Interactive Family Comedy

Ages: 3 – 8
Comedy

The RATBrooklyn

2 pm

Family Movie: Coco (2017)

Ages: 12 and under
Film

Pelham Bay LibraryBronx

2 pm

Family Playdate and Toys

Ages: 5 – 12
Film

Morrisania LibraryBronx

2 pm

Movie Day and PJ

Ages: 3 – 12
Film

Woodstock LibraryBronx

Musical Explorers

3 – 4 pm

Musical Explorers Family

Ages: 5 – 8
Music

Carnegie HallMidtown Manhattan

3 pm

Process Art: Family paint and sip

Ages: 3 – 12
Craft & DIY

Clason’s Point LibraryIn PersonBronx

Sunday May 11

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Various

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

Ages: 3 – 8
Theater

Long Island Children’s MuseumGarden City

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10 am – 5:30 pm

Mother’s Day 2025

Release the Kraken Scavenger Hunt

11 am – 4 pm

Release the Kraken! Scavenger Hunt

Ages: 3 and up
Art
Attractions

The Whaling Museum & Education CenterCold Spring Harbor

11 am – noon

Birding: All About Pigeons

Ages: All
Animals
Free

Seaside Wildlife Nature ParkStaten Island

Festival 1

Noon – 6 pm

Greek Jewish Festival

Ages: 5 and up
Community
Dance

Kehila Kedosha Janina Synagogue and MuseumManhattan

Brooklyn Rock and Roll Playhouse

Noon – 1 pm

The Rock and Roll Playhouse Plays The Music of Noah Kahan

Ages: 8 and under
Music

Brooklyn BowlBrooklyn

Noon – 6 pm

Atlantic Avenue ArtWalk

Ages: 5 and up
Art
Classes

Atlantic Avenue from Fourth Avenue to the WaterfrontBrooklyn

Monday May 12

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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

Huguenot Park Kidz Craft Club

Ages: 12 and under
Craft & DIY

Huguenot Park LibraryIn-person I On-siteStaten Island

11:30 am

Lapsit Storytime: Books and Babies!

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings

Todt Hill-Westerleigh LibraryStaten Island

Noon – 6 pm

Atlantic Avenue ArtWalk

Ages: 5 and up
Art
Classes

Atlantic Avenue from Fourth Avenue to the WaterfrontBrooklyn

3 pm

Kids Crafternoons

Ages: 5 – 12
Craft & DIY

Morris Park LibraryBronx

3:30 pm

Process Art: Kid's Paint and Snack

Ages: 5 – 12
Craft & DIY

Baychester LibraryBaychester

4 pm

Arts & Processes (ages 3-7)

Ages: 3 – 12
Craft & DIY

67th Street Library

4 pm

Family Storytime!

Ages: 5 – 12
Books & Readings

Bronx Library CenterFordham Manor

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