The Best Kids (5–8) Activities in NYC

Things to do with kids in NYC

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Wednesday Sep. 24, 2025

11:15 am

Little Movers Storytime: Pets

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings

Mariners Harbor LibraryStaten Island

11:30 am

Family Storytime

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings

53rd Street Library

2 pm

Storytime & Craft

Ages: 5 – 12
Craft & DIY

Parkchester LibraryBronx

3 pm

Kids Open Book Discussion and Bookmark Making Craft

Ages: 5 – 12
Craft & DIY

Yorkville Library

3 pm

Builders and Makers!

Ages: 5 – 12
Craft & DIY

Macomb’s Bridge Library

3:30 pm

Movie Day: "The Book of Life" – Hispanic Heritage Month

Ages: 5 – 12
Film

Hunts Point LibraryBronx

3:30 pm

Craft Club

Ages: 5 – 12
Craft & DIY

Woodstock LibraryBronx

4 pm

Fall Windsocks

Ages: 5 – 8

Westhampton Free LibraryWesthampton Beach

4 pm

Children's Movie Matinee: Daniel Tiger's Recipe for Fun

Ages: 3 – 12
Film

Bloomingdale Library

4 pm

Family Storytime

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings

Todt Hill-Westerleigh LibraryStaten Island

4 pm

Little Movers Storytime

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings

Battery Park City Library

4 pm

Back to School Craft for Kids

Ages: 5 – 12
Craft & DIY

Westchester Square LibraryBronx

MadameMorbid2

7 pm

Madame Morbid’s Trolley Tours

madame morbidBrooklyn

MadameMorbid2

9 pm

Madame Morbid’s Trolley Tours

madame morbidBrooklyn

Thursday Sep. 25

All day

Long Island History Hunt

Ages: 5 and up
Free
History & Culture

Sportime Pickleball YorktownYorktown Heights

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

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

11:30 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: 12 and under
Books & Readings

Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library (SNFL)

3 pm

Kid's Crafts – Coloring Club

Ages: 5 – 12
Craft & DIY

Grand Concourse LibraryBronx

3 pm

After School Arts & Crafts: Color Craze

Ages: 5 and up
Craft & DIY

Epiphany Library

3:30 pm

Lego Club

Ages: 5 – 12
Craft & DIY

Riverside LibraryNew York, NY

3:30 pm

Throwdown Thursday

Ages: 5 – 12
Craft & DIY

South Beach LibraryStaten Island

4 pm

Kid Flicks

Ages: 3 – 12
Film

Yorkville Library

4 pm

Everybody Reads! A group read aloud for emerging readers.

Ages: 5 – 12
Books & Readings

Seward Park Library

4 pm

Karaoke at West Farms!

Ages: 5 – 12
Music

West Farms LibraryBronx

4 – 6 pm

Bright Horizons Fall Family Festival

Ages: 3 – 8
Festivals
Free

Bright Horizons at East VillageEast Village

4 pm

Friendship Bracelets

Ages: 5 – 12
Craft & DIY

Mariners Harbor LibraryStaten Island

MadameMorbid2

7 pm

Madame Morbid’s Trolley Tours

madame morbidBrooklyn

MadameMorbid2

9 pm

Madame Morbid’s Trolley Tours

madame morbidBrooklyn

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