Things to Do With Kids in NYC

Things to do with kids in NYC

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Tuesday Dec. 30, 2025

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8 am – 5 pm

The Museum of Modern Art Presents New Photography 2025: Lines of Belonging

Ages: All
Art

The Museum of Modern ArtManhattan

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

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10 am – 6 pm

The Future Was Then: The Changing Face of Fascist Italy

Poster HouseManhattan

10 am – 6 pm

Blazing A Trail: Dorothy Waugh’s National Parks Posters

Poster HouseManhattan

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

Photo – Candledipping Workshop

11 am – 1 pm

Candle Dipping Workshop

Ages: 3 and up
Art
Christmas

The Whaling Museum & Education CenterCold Spring Harbor

Wednesday Dec. 31

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All day

Helen Frankenthaler: A Grand Sweep

Ages: All
Art

The Museum of Modern ArtManhattan

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8 am – 5 pm

The Museum of Modern Art Presents New Photography 2025: Lines of Belonging

Ages: All
Art

The Museum of Modern ArtManhattan

10 am – 5 pm

Mysteries from the Deep: Exploring Underwater Archaeology

Ages: All
Attractions

Intrepid MuseumManhattan

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10 am – 6 pm

The Future Was Then: The Changing Face of Fascist Italy

Poster HouseManhattan

10 am – 6 pm

Blazing A Trail: Dorothy Waugh’s National Parks Posters

Poster HouseManhattan

Face Value

10:30 am – 5:30 pm

Face Value: Celebrity Press Photography

Ages: All
Art

The Museum of Modern ArtManhattan

Thursday Jan. 1, 2026

631.1994

All day

Helen Frankenthaler: A Grand Sweep

Ages: All
Art

The Museum of Modern ArtManhattan

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8 am – 5 pm

The Museum of Modern Art Presents New Photography 2025: Lines of Belonging

Ages: All
Art

The Museum of Modern ArtManhattan

10 am – 5 pm

Mysteries from the Deep: Exploring Underwater Archaeology

Ages: All
Attractions

Intrepid MuseumManhattan

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10 am – 6 pm

The Future Was Then: The Changing Face of Fascist Italy

Poster HouseManhattan

10 am – 6 pm

Blazing A Trail: Dorothy Waugh’s National Parks Posters

Poster HouseManhattan

Face Value

10:30 am – 5:30 pm

Face Value: Celebrity Press Photography

Ages: All
Art

The Museum of Modern ArtManhattan

4 – 5 pm

Free Paint Watercolors

Ages: 13 and up
Art
Caribbean

Dongan Hills LibraryStaten Island

Friday Jan. 2, 2026

631.1994

All day

Helen Frankenthaler: A Grand Sweep

Ages: All
Art

The Museum of Modern ArtManhattan

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8 am – 5 pm

The Museum of Modern Art Presents New Photography 2025: Lines of Belonging

Ages: All
Art

The Museum of Modern ArtManhattan

10 am – 5 pm

Mysteries from the Deep: Exploring Underwater Archaeology

Ages: All
Attractions

Intrepid MuseumManhattan

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10 am – 6 pm

The Future Was Then: The Changing Face of Fascist Italy

Poster HouseManhattan

10 am – 6 pm

Blazing A Trail: Dorothy Waugh’s National Parks Posters

Poster HouseManhattan

Face Value

10:30 am – 8:30 pm

Face Value: Celebrity Press Photography

Ages: All
Art

The Museum of Modern ArtManhattan

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6 – 7 pm

Club 8: Ridiculously Fun Social Skills Group for Teens

Ages: 13 and up
Community

Club 8Plainview

Saturday Jan. 3, 2026

Girl Scout Programs

All day

Walt Whitman Birthplace Museum – Girl Scout Programs!

Ages: 5 – 12
Art
Classes

Walt Whitman BirthplaceHuntington Station

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