Things to Do With Kids in NYC

Things to do with kids in NYC

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Tuesday Dec. 30, 2025

9 am

The Rink at Rockefeller Center

Ages: All
Attractions

The Rink at Rockefeller CenterManhattan

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9 am – 7 pm

Gingerbread City

Ages: All
Christmas
Classes

The Gingerbread City at The SeaportDowntown Manhattan

10 – 11:30 am

Tot Time Tuesdays

Ages: 4 and under
Free

Clay Pit Ponds State Park Preserve, Nature Interpretive CenterStaten Island

10 am – 5 pm

Mysteries from the Deep: Exploring Underwater Archaeology

Ages: All
Attractions

Intrepid MuseumManhattan

10 am – 6 pm

Blazing A Trail: Dorothy Waugh’s National Parks Posters

Poster HouseManhattan

10 am – 6 pm

Holiday Train Show

Ages: All
Attractions
Holiday

New York Botanical GardenBronx

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10 am – 6 pm

Lightscape

Ages: All
Attractions
Holiday

Brooklyn Botanic GardenBrooklyn

10 am – 7 pm

POP MART’s SKULLPANDA You Found Me Pop-Up Experience

Ages: All
Free
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SKULLPANDA You Found Me Pop-UpManhattan

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10 am – 5 pm

Celebrate Kwanzaa

Ages: All
Art
Attractions

Brooklyn Children’s MuseumBrooklyn

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10 am – 9 pm

Shine Bright at Hudson Yards Presented by Wells Fargo

The Shops & Restaurants at Hudson YardsNew York City

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10 am – 5 pm

Bluey X CAMP: Bluey Christmas

Ages: All
Attractions
Holiday

CAMP 5th AvenueManhattan

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10 am – 10 pm

Double-Decker Christmas Carousel

Ages: All
Attractions
Holiday

Double-Decker Christmas CarouselManhattan

10 am – 5 pm

Shabbat Discovery Zone

Ages: 8 and under
Attractions
Community

Jewish Children’s MuseumBrooklyn

10 am – 4 pm

Dinosaur Carnival

Ages: All
Festivals

Center for Science Teaching and Learning-Tanglewood PreserveRockville Center

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10 – 11 am

Calm Christmas Carousel presented by 34th Street Partnership

Double-Decker Christmas CarouselManhattan

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10 am – 5 pm

Countdown to New Year’s Celebration at CMOM

Ages: 8 and under
Art
Craft & DIY

The Tisch Building at CMOMUpper West Side

Face Value

10:30 am – 5:30 pm

Face Value: Celebrity Press Photography

Ages: All
Art

The Museum of Modern ArtManhattan

Watson Adventures Indoor Kids (S)

10:30 am – 12:30 pm

Watson Adventures’ Wizard School Scavenger Hunt

Ages: 9 and up
Art
Attractions

The Metropolitan Museum of ArtUpper East Side

Scavenger Hunt at the Met Museum

10:30 am – 12:30 pm

The Wizard School Scavenger Hunt at the Met Museum

Ages: All
Attractions

The Metropolitan Museum of ArtUpstate NY

10:30 am

Harry Connick, Jr.’s The Happy Elf

Ages: All
Christmas
Holiday

The Argyle Theatre at Babylon VillageBabylon

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10:30 – 11:30 am

SILLY BILLY’S BEECHMAN BRUNCH SHOW

Ages: All

Laurie Beechman Theater at the West Bank CafeManhattan

10:30 – 11:30 am

Silly Billy’s Comedy Magic Brunch Show

Ages: 5 – 8

Laurie Beechman Theater at the West Bank CafeManhattan

Photo – Candledipping Workshop

11 am – 1 pm

Candle Dipping Workshop

Ages: 3 and up
Art
Christmas

The Whaling Museum & Education CenterCold Spring Harbor

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11 am – noon

Children’s Access Workshops

Ages: 5 – 12
Dance
Special Needs

New York City Ballet Rehearsal Studios Samuel B. & David Rose BuildingUpper West Side

Magic of Amore at Emma Clark Library

11 am – noon

Magic of Amore (Families with children ages 3 – 11 years old)

Ages: 3 – 12
Comedy
Free

Emma Clark LibrarySetauket

11 am – noon

Kids Week: All About Owls Hike and Craft

Ages: All
Free

Greenbelt Nature CenterStaten Island

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11 am – noon

Hibernation Station

Ages: 3 – 8
Animals
Classes

Alley Pond Environmental CenterDouglaston

11 am – 12:30 pm

Labubu Skier Paint Event

Ages: 5 – 12
Art
Christmas

Key to My ArtAmityville

11 am – 12:30 pm

Frozen Jr – Live on Stage in Bellmore

Ages: 8 and under
Art
Dance

The Showplace at Bellmore MoviesBellmore

11 am – noon

New Year’s Countdown Dance Party with Fyütch

Ages: 12 and under
Free
Holiday

Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library (SNFL)Manhattan

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