The Best Kids (5–8) Activities in NYC

Things to do with kids in NYC

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Thursday Sep. 18, 2025

All day

Long Island History Hunt

Ages: 5 and up
Free
History & Culture

Sportime Pickleball YorktownYorktown Heights

Art is Alive Flyer

All day

ASASE YAA CULTURAL ARTS FOUNDATION ANNOUNCES ITS NINTH ANNUAL ART IS ALIVE FESTIVAL

Ages: 3 and up
Art
Classes

Asase Yaa Cultural Arts FoundationBrooklyn

10 am

Harvest Storytime (Registration Required)

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings

Charleston LibraryStaten Island

Sands-Willets House

10:30 – 11:30 am

Tour the Historic Sands-Willets House, c. 1735/1845

Ages: 5 and up
History & Culture
Tours

Sands-Willets HousePort Washington

10:30 am

Arts & Crafts for Toddlers: Talk Like A Pirate Day

Ages: 12 and under
Craft & DIY

Epiphany Library

10:30 am

Family Storytime

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings

Sedgwick LibraryBronx

10:30 am

Little Movers Storytime

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings

Mulberry Street Library

10:30 am

Lapsit Storytime

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings

Tottenville LibraryStaten Island

Jolly Roger Flag -Pic Only

11 am – 4 pm

Jolly Roger Scavenger Hunt

Ages: 3 and up
Attractions
Free

The Whaling Museum & Education CenterCold Spring Harbor

11 am

Little Movers Storytime!

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings

Hunts Point LibraryBronx

11 am

Little Movers Storytime! Back to School version

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings

Hunts Point LibraryBronx

11:30 am

Little Movers Storytime: Toddlers and Tales

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings

Todt Hill-Westerleigh LibraryStaten Island

11:30 am

Toddler Time: Little Movers

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings

53rd Street Library

11:30 am

Cuentos para niños de cuna en español | Spanish Lapsit Storytime

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings

Washington Heights Library

11:30 am

Little Movers: Toddler Time

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings

Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library (SNFL)

12:30 pm

Family Storytime: Open House Edition

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings

George Bruce Library

1:30 – 3 pm

Latin American Weaving Basics

Ages: 3 and up
Art
Craft & DIY

Jones Beach Energy and Nature CenterWantagh

3 pm

Kid's Crafts – Felt Garden

Ages: 3 – 12
Craft & DIY

Grand Concourse LibraryBronx

3:30 pm

Bracelet Making (Open House Library Week)

Ages: 5 – 12
Craft & DIY

Woodstock LibraryBronx

3:30 pm

Family Puzzle Night- Library Open House Week

Ages: 3 and up
Craft & DIY

Belmont Library and Enrico Fermi Cultural CenterBronx

3:30 pm

U.S. National Park Service Read Aloud and Craft

Ages: 5 and up
Craft & DIY
Free

South Beach LibraryStaten Island

4 pm

The Painter's Club!

Ages: 5 – 12
Craft & DIY

Hamilton Grange Library

4 pm

The Great & Powerful Dave's Magic Show for Open House Week!

Ages: 5 – 12
Craft & DIY

Allerton LibraryBronx

4:30 pm

Crafty Thursdays!

Ages: 3 – 12
Craft & DIY

Mott Haven Library

MadameMorbid2

7 pm

Madame Morbid’s Trolley Tours

madame morbidBrooklyn

MadameMorbid2

9 pm

Madame Morbid’s Trolley Tours

madame morbidBrooklyn

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