The Best Kids (5–8) Activities in NYC

Things to do with kids in NYC

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Monday Sep. 15, 2025

4 pm

Library Open House Wakefield Presents: Paint and Chips

Ages: 3 – 12
Craft & DIY

Wakefield LibraryWakefield

4 pm

Hispanic Heritage Craft for Kids

Ages: 5 – 12
Craft & DIY

Westchester Square LibraryBronx

4 pm

Children's Storytime (Open House Library Week)

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings

Woodstock LibraryBronx

Tuesday Sep. 16

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

Toddler Storytime (Registration Required)

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings

58th Street Library

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10:30 – 11:15 am

Young Sprouts Gardening

Rockefeller ParkManhattan

11 am

Live Virtual Toddler Storytime

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings

11 am

Urban Health-Bilingual Storytime

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings

Hunts Point LibraryBronx

Noon

Lapsit Storytime: Baby & Me

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings

Stapleton LibraryStaten Island

3 pm

Tuesday Craft Fun!

Ages: 12 and under
Craft & DIY

Huguenot Park LibraryStaten Island

3 pm

Arts & Crafts: Papel Picado for Hispanic Heritage Month

Ages: 5 – 12
Craft & DIY

Macomb’s Bridge Library

3:30 pm

Kids Ceramic Piggy Bank Painting!

Ages: 3 – 12
Craft & DIY

Richmondtown LibraryStaten Island

3:30 pm

Reading Adventures: Create A Flag

Ages: 3 – 12
Books & Readings

Morrisania LibraryBronx

4 pm

Frog Origami: Story + STEAM

Ages: 5 – 12
Craft & DIY

West New Brighton LibraryStaten Island

4 pm

Tween Art Studio: Washi Tape Bookmarks

Ages: 5 – 12
Craft & DIY

Stapleton LibraryStaten Island

4 pm

Celebrate Open House week with Crafternoons!

Ages: 5 – 12
Craft & DIY

West Farms LibraryBronx

4 pm

PreK Storytime & Play

Ages: 3 – 12
Books & Readings

Webster Library

4 pm

Family Storytime: Preschool Fun!

Ages: 3 – 12
Books & Readings

Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library (SNFL)

Wednesday Sep. 17

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

10:15 am

Kids STEAM: Process Art

Ages: 12 and under
Craft & DIY

58th Street Library

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

Process Art: Session 1

Ages: 3 – 12
Craft & DIY

Pelham Bay LibraryBronx

10:30 am

Online Little Movers Storytime

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings

Hudson Park LibraryOnline

11 am

Lapsit Storytime

Ages: 5 – 12
Books & Readings

11:15 am

Little Movers Storytime: Library Day!

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings

Mariners Harbor LibraryStaten Island

11:30 am

Process Art: Session 2

Ages: 3 – 12
Craft & DIY

Pelham Bay LibraryBronx

11:30 am

Family Storytime

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings

53rd Street Library

3 pm

Surprise Program for National Voters Registration Day

Ages: 5 – 12
Craft & DIY

Macomb’s Bridge Library

3 pm

Watercolor Wednesday

Ages: 5 – 12
Craft & DIY

Baychester LibraryBaychester

3:30 pm

Back to School Bingo!

Ages: 5 – 12
Craft & DIY

Riverside LibraryNew York, NY

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