The Best Kids (5–8) Activities in NYC

Things to do with kids in NYC

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Sunday Sep. 14, 2025

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10 am – 1 pm

Family Art Project: Paint and Fly with Monarch Butterflies

Ages: All
Craft & DIY

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10 am – 8 pm

RECESS!! The Experience

Ages: 5 and up
Art
Attractions

Empire OutletsSaint George

10 am – noon

Downtown Rosh HaShanah Palooza

Ages: 8 and under
Community
Free

Hebrew Union CollegeManhattan

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10 am – 5 pm

Maker Faire Long Island 2025

Ages: 5 and up
Art
Attractions

Stony Brook University Activities CenterStony Brook

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10 – 11 am

RALLY DAY for Old Whalers’ Church Sunday School on Sunday, September 14th!

Ages: 3 and up
Classes
Community

Old Whalers’ ChurchSag Harbor

10:30 am – noon

A Sweet and Happy New Year Celebration

Ages: 12 and under
Free
Holiday

Merrick Jewish CentreMerrick

10:45 am – noon

Tkiya New Year Jam

Ages: 8 and under
Community
Free

Commonpoint QueensForest Hills

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

Walking Tour: All-of-a-Kind Family

1:30 – 2:30 pm

Walking Tour: “All-of-a-Kind Family”

Museum at Eldridge StreetLower East Side

Broadway Magic Hour with Jim Vines and Carl Mercurio

2 – 3 pm

Broadway Magic Hour

Ages: 3 and up
Theater

Broadway Comedy Clubnew york

2 – 3:30 pm

Movers and Makers: Family Tour and Workshop

New York Transit MuseumBrooklyn

2 pm

Family Storytime

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings

Mott Haven Library

2:30 pm

Sunday Family Storytime

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings

Grand Concourse LibraryBronx

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4 pm

Madame Morbid’s Trolley Tours

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7 pm

Madame Morbid’s Trolley Tours

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9 pm

Madame Morbid’s Trolley Tours

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Monday Sep. 15

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

Baby Storytime (Registration Required)

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings

58th Street Library

11:30 am

Lapsit Storytime: Baby and Me

Ages: 5 – 12
Books & Readings

Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library (SNFL)

11:30 am

Open House: FAMILY STORYTIME: Stories, Songs and Rhymes

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings

Harry Belafonte 115th Street Library

11:30 am

Lapsit Storytime: Books and Babies!

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings

Todt Hill-Westerleigh LibraryStaten Island

11:30 am

Lapsit Storytime

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings

Ottendorfer Library

3 pm

Button Making (September 2025)

Ages: 5 and up
Craft & DIY

Ottendorfer Library

3:15 pm

Movie Monday – Ferdinand (2017)

Ages: 3 – 12
Film

Riverside LibraryNew York, NY

3:30 pm

Crafternoon

Ages: 5 – 12
Craft & DIY

Sedgwick LibraryBronx

3:30 pm

Learn to Crochet for Children and Teens

Ages: 5 and up
Craft & DIY

South Beach LibraryStaten Island

3:30 pm

Perler Bead Art

Ages: 5 – 12
Craft & DIY

St. Agnes Library

4 pm

Teddy Bear Storytime & Sleepover!

Ages: 3 – 12
Craft & DIY

Richmondtown LibraryStaten Island

4 pm

Get Crafty! Leaf Library Lions

Ages: 5 – 12
Craft & DIY

Mariners Harbor LibraryStaten Island

4 pm

Guided Canvas Painting (Registration Required)

Ages: 5 – 12
Craft & DIY

Charleston LibraryStaten Island

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