The Best Kids (5–8) Activities in NYC

Things to do with kids in NYC

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Wednesday May 7, 2025

4 pm

Wednesday Crafternoons!

Ages: 3 – 12
Craft & DIY

96th Street Library

4 pm

Mother's Day Craft for Kids

Ages: 5 – 12
Craft & DIY

Westchester Square LibraryBronx

4 pm

Pajama Storytime

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings

Grand Concourse LibraryBronx

4 pm

Family Storytime

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings

Todt Hill-Westerleigh LibraryStaten Island

4 pm

Genius Hour: Plant Power

Ages: 5 – 12
Books & Readings

Eastchester LibraryBronx

4 pm

Little Movers Storytime

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings

Battery Park City Library

4:30 pm

Fyutch at Parkchester

Ages: 5 – 12
Music

Parkchester LibraryBronx

4:30 pm

Kicking Off Bronx Week with Fyutch at Parkchester!

Ages: 5 – 12
Music

Parkchester LibraryBronx

Thursday May 8

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Various

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

Ages: 3 – 8
Theater

Long Island Children’s MuseumGarden City

10:30 am

Arts & Crafts for Toddlers

Ages: 12 and under
Craft & DIY

Epiphany Library

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

11:30 am

Little Movers Storytime: Toddlers and Tales

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings

Todt Hill-Westerleigh LibraryStaten Island

11:30 am

Little Movers: Toddler Time

Ages: 5 – 12
Books & Readings

Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library (SNFL)

11:30 am

Toddler Time: Little Movers

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings

53rd Street Library

3 – 4:30 pm

Mommy and Me T-Shirt Making

Ages: 3 – 12
Craft & DIY
Free

Highlawn LibraryBrooklyn

3:30 – 4:30 pm

NYPL Green: Food & Climate Garden Series

Ages: 5 – 12
Environment
Free

St. George Library CenterStaten Island

3:30 pm

Mother's Day Drop In Craft for Kids!

Ages: 3 – 12
Craft & DIY

Huguenot Park LibraryStaten Island

3:30 pm

Caregivers Appreciation Craft

Ages: 5 – 12
Craft & DIY

Tottenville LibraryStaten Island

4 pm

Unbreakable Bag Experiment

Ages: 5 – 12

Westhampton Free LibraryWesthampton Beach

4 pm

Mother's Day craft

Ages: 5 – 12
Craft & DIY

Allerton LibraryBronx

4 pm

Pippi at 80: Paper Dolls

Ages: 5 – 12
Craft & DIY

Bloomingdale Library

4 pm

AANHPI Heritage Craft

Ages: 5 – 12
Craft & DIY

Webster Library

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6 – 10 pm

The Other Art Fair Brooklyn

Ages: 5 – 8
Art
Community

ZeroSpace BrooklynBrooklyn

Friday May 9

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Various

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

Ages: 3 – 8
Theater

Long Island Children’s MuseumGarden City

10:30 am

Virtual Storytime

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings

Sedgwick LibraryBronx

10:30 am

Pippi at 80: Bilingual Storytime

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings

St. Agnes Library

10:30 am

Little Movers Storytime – May 2025

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings

Riverside LibraryNew York, NY

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

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11 am – 7 pm

The Other Art Fair Brooklyn

Ages: 5 – 8
Art
Community

ZeroSpace BrooklynBrooklyn

11:15 am

Baby Lapsit Storytime – May 2025

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings

Riverside LibraryNew York, NY

11:30 am

ONLINE FAMILY STORYTIME: Brother READS!

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings

Harry Belafonte 115th Street LibraryOnline Only

3 pm

Pippi at 80: Girl Groups and the Power of Singing Together

Ages: 5 – 12
Music

Riverdale LibraryBronx

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