The Best Kids (5–8) Activities in NYC

Things to do with kids in NYC

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Tuesday May 6, 2025

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
Free

West New Brighton LibraryStaten Island

3:30 pm

Mother's Day Craft

Ages: 3 – 12
Craft & DIY

Woodstock LibraryBronx

3:30 pm

Bronx Week: The Bronx is My Home Read Aloud

Ages: 5 – 12
Books & Readings

Morrisania LibraryBronx

3:30 – 4:30 pm

Kids Create: Mother’s Day Cards

Ages: 5 – 12
Craft & DIY
Free

Bedford LibraryBrooklyn

4 pm

Crafternoons (Celebrating Bronx Week)

Ages: 5 – 12
Craft & DIY

West Farms LibraryBronx

4 pm

Tween Art Studio!

Ages: 5 – 12
Craft & DIY

Stapleton LibraryStaten Island

4 pm

Storytime/Petite Picasso

Ages: 12 and under
Craft & DIY

West Farms LibraryBronx

4 pm

PreK Storytime Afternoons!

Ages: 3 – 12
Books & Readings

Seward Park Library

4 pm

Family Storytime: Preschool Fun!

Ages: 3 – 12
Books & Readings

Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library (SNFL)

4:15 pm

Storytime for ages 3, 4, and 5

Ages: 3 – 12
Books & Readings

Battery Park City Library

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

Little Movers: Storytime

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings

96th Street Library

10:15 am

Little Movers Storytime

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings

Morningside Heights Library

10:15 am

Family Storytime

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings

Riverdale LibraryBronx

10:15 am

Toddler Storytime

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings

Roosevelt Island Library

10:30 am

Little Movers Storytime: Bronx Week

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings

Morris Park LibraryBronx

10:30 am

Family Storytime

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings

53rd Street Library

10:30 am

Little Movers: Storytime!

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings

11 am

Little Movers Storytime–Bronx Week Celebration!

Ages: 12 and under
Craft & DIY

Pelham Bay LibraryBronx

11 am

Baby and Toddler Storytime

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings

Kips Bay Library

11 am

Family Storytime

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings

Allerton LibraryBronx

11:15 am

Family Storytime

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings

Morningside Heights Library

11:15 am

Little Movers Storytime: May Flowers!

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings

Mariners Harbor LibraryStaten Island

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

Infant Lapsit Storytime!

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings

Seward Park 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

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