The Best Kids (5–8) Activities in NYC

Things to do with kids in NYC

Find the best events happening this weekend for kids (5–8)

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Sunday Feb. 1, 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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9 am – 10 pm

Bowling During Winter Break

Ages: 5 and up
Sports

jib lanesFlushing

Hot Cocoa Crush 5K & 10K Queens

9:30 am – noon

Hot Cocoa Crush 5K & 10K Queens

Ages: 5 and up
Fundraisers
Sports

Flushing Meadows Corona ParkFlushing

9:30 am – noon

Girls Winter Softball Clinics

Ages: 5 and up
Free
Sports

Al Oerter Recreation CenterFlushing

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10 am – 5 pm

Empire Skate of Mind

Ages: 3 and up
Attractions
Community

Brooklyn Children’s MuseumBrooklyn

10 – 10:45 am

Sunday Morning Family Jams with Musiquita

Ages: 8 and under
En Español
Music

Learning LabForest Hills

14Y Sunday Schmear & Schmooze

10 am – noon

Y Parent Sunday Schmear and Schmooze at 14Y

Ages: 8 and under
Holiday
Jewish

14th Street YEast Village

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10 am – 5 pm

Celebrate Tu BiShvat

Ages: 12 and under
Art
Attractions

Brooklyn Children’s MuseumBrooklyn

10 am – 5 pm

Stories Take the Stage

Ages: 8 and under
Attractions
History & Culture

Children’s Museum of ManhattanManhattan

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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

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11 am – noon

Elephant & Piggie’s “We Are In A Play!”

Ages: 3 – 8
Books & Readings
Music

Atlantic Stage 2Chelsea

Sea Survival Challenge – Navigator’s Necklace

11 am – 4 pm

Museum Adventure Activity: Sea Survival Challenge

Ages: 3 and up
Attractions
Craft & DIY

The Whaling Museum & Education CenterCold Spring Harbor

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11 am – noon

Broadway Playhouse: The Gershwin Brothers

Ages: 5 – 12

Merkin Hall at Kaufman Music CenterUpper West Side

11 am

Pinkalicious The Musical

Ages: 5 – 8
Theater

Cm Performing Arts CenterOakdale

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11:30 am – 1:30 pm

The Grandest Princess Ball Ever

Ages: 8 and under

Carmine’s – Time SquareTimes Square

11:30 am – 2:30 pm

Girls Winter Softball Clinics

Ages: 5 and up
Free
Sports

Al Oerter Recreation CenterFlushing

11:30 am – 12:30 pm

Storytime with the Author Joyce Wan

Ages: 3 – 8
Books & Readings
Free

Books of WonderManhattan

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Noon – 6 pm

Celebrate 45 Years of PAC-MAN at The Paley Museum

Ages: 5 and up
Attractions
Games

The Paley Museum, 25 West 52 Street, NYCNY

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1 – 2:30 pm

Gabby’s Dollhouse Live! Presented by Walmart

Ages: 8 and under
Music
Theater

Kings TheatreBrooklyn

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1 – 2:30 pm

Practice Reading with a Pooch

Ages: 3 – 12
Animals
Books & Readings

Staten Island Childrens MuseumStaten Island

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4 – 5 pm

Elephant & Piggie’s “We Are In A Play!”

Ages: 3 – 8
Books & Readings
Music

Atlantic Stage 2Chelsea

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