The Best Kids (5–8) Activities in NYC

Things to do with kids in NYC

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Saturday July 26, 2025

All day

Long Island History Hunt

Ages: 5 and up
Free
History & Culture

Oyster Bay

10 am – 5 pm

Kids Creative Corner

Ages: 5 – 8
Free

Bryant ParkManhattan

7:26 Vivvi Tudor City Bluegrass Bash

10 – 10:45 am

Bluegrass Bash!

Ages: 12 and under
Dance
Music

Vivvi Tudor CityMidtown East

beekeeping

10 am – 1 pm

Beekeeping & Historic Weaving

Ages: 3 and up
Animals
Community

The Greater Westhampton Beach Historical MuseumWesthampton Beach

Westhampton Beach Historical Society

10 am – 1 pm

Beekeeping & Historic Weaving

Ages: 3 and up
Classes
Community

The Greater Westhamtpon Historical MuseumWesthampton Beach

Queens Summer Kids City Owlets Art ExplOWLration

10 – 11 am

Summer Kids: City Owlets Art ExplOWLration

Ages: 8 and under
Free
Outdoors

Gantry Plaza State ParkLong Island City

10:15 am

Sensory Friendly Storytime!

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings

Seward Park Library

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10:30 am – 1 pm

Guggenheim Museum Wake & Make Art Studio

Ages: 5 – 12
Art
Community

GuggenheimUpper East Side

10:30 am – 11:30 pm

Family Program: Mapping the City

Ages: 5 – 8
Free

The Skyscraper MuseumBattery Park

Hollis Kurman Author Talk (2160 x 1080 px)

10:30 – 11:30 am

Local Author: Hollis Kurman

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings
Community

The Hampton LibraryBridgehampton

10:30 am

Family Storytime: Stories, Songs and Rhymes for Little Ones

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings

Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library (SNFL)

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11 am – noon

Broadway Magic Hour

Ages: 5 and up
Theater

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The Wizard’s Quest Potion Bottles

11 am – 4 pm

The Wizard’s Quest

Ages: 5 and up
Art
Attractions

The Whaling Museum & Education CenterCold Spring Harbor

JAWS-some Scavenger Hunt

11 am – 4 pm

Jaws-Some Scavenger Hunt

Ages: 5 – 12
Attractions

The Whaling Museum & Education CenterCold Spring Harbor

RSK picture

11 am – noon

Ready, Set, Kindergarten! at the Sheepshead Bay Library

Ages: 5 – 8
Free

Brooklyn Public Library Sheepshead BayBrooklyn

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11 am

Unbox a Saurus For Us

Ages: 3 – 8
Theater

Long Island Children’s MuseumGarden City

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Noon – 4 pm

ShopRite Kidz Cook: Berry Parfaits

Ages: 3 – 8
Classes
Food & Drink

Staten Island Children’s MuseumStaten Island

St. Mary’s Church Where faith is renewed, the hope of justice is restored, and community is uplifted

Noon – 6 pm

Summer Tent Revival at St. Mary’s Church in Harlem!

Ages: 5 and up
Art
Books & Readings

St. Mary’s Church, HarlemWest Harlem

Noon – 6 pm

CREA Drop off Adventure

Ages: 3 – 8
Games

Industry CityBrooklyn

12:30 pm

The Wizard of Oz

Ages: 3 – 8
Theater

Puppetworks IncBrooklyn

MML – Step into the Pixel Past (1080 x 1080 px)

1 – 3 pm

Retro & Board Gaming Event

Ages: 3 and up
Attractions
Free

mineola memorial libraryMineola

1 pm

Family Movie Matinee — Big Hero 6

Ages: 5 – 12
Film

Port Richmond LibraryStaten Island

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1 pm

Unbox a Saurus For Us

Ages: 3 – 8
Theater

Long Island Children’s MuseumGarden City

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2 – 3 pm

Broadway Magic Hour

Ages: 5 and up
Comedy

Broadway Comedy Clubnew york

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2 – 3 pm

Public Gallery Tour

Ages: All
Art
Community

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2 – 4 pm

MoMA Family Art Making: Nature Drawings

Ages: 5 and up
Art
Attractions

The Museum of Modern ArtManhattan

2 pm

Summer Adventure: Kaleidoscope Wonder

Ages: 5 – 12
Craft & DIY

Macomb’s Bridge Library

2 pm

Upper West Side Kids' Club!

Ages: 5 – 12
Craft & DIY

St. Agnes Library

2:30 pm

The Wizard of Oz

Ages: 3 – 8
Theater

Puppetworks IncBrooklyn

3 pm

STEAM Saturdays

Ages: 5 – 12
Craft & DIY

Todt Hill-Westerleigh LibraryStaten Island

3 pm

Cuentos y Juegos en Español

Ages: 5 – 12
Books & Readings

Hunts Point LibraryBronx

ColorPop Workshop

5:30 – 8 pm

ColorPop Workshop for Kids – Parents’ Night Out!

Ages: 5 – 12
Art
Classes

Colorpop WorkShop Southampton StudioSouthampton

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