Things to Do With Kids in NYC

Things to do with kids in NYC

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Thursday July 3, 2025

11:30 am

FAMILY Storytime: Stories, Songs and Rhymes

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings

Harry Belafonte 115th Street Library

2 pm

Radical Rockaway Scavenger Hunt

Ages: All
Games

Bagel Barista StationRockaway Park

2 pm

Family Storytime: Puppet Friends!

Ages: 3 – 12
Books & Readings

Westchester Square LibraryBronx

2 pm

Arts and Crafts

Ages: 5 – 12
Craft & DIY

Belmont Library and Enrico Fermi Cultural CenterBronx

2 pm

Dreamcatcher

Ages: 5 – 12
Craft & DIY

Parkchester LibraryBronx

Broadway street road sign, Manhattan architecture, New York City. Traffic signage of street name.

2:30 – 4:30 pm

Heroes & Villains Lower Manhattan Walking Tour

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3 pm

Summer Adventure: Accordion Bookmaking (Ages 8-12)

Ages: 5 – 12
Craft & DIY

Clason’s Point LibraryBronx

3 pm

STEAM: 4th of July Kaleidoscope

Ages: 5 – 12
Craft & DIY

Edenwald LibraryBronx

3:30 pm

Teen Painting

Ages: 13 and up
Craft & DIY

Eastchester LibraryBronx

3:30 pm

D.I.Y. Kids Crafternoon

Ages: 3 – 12
Craft & DIY

Kips Bay Library

3:30 pm

Teen Art Club

Ages: 13 and up
Craft & DIY

Bloomingdale Library

3:30 pm

DIY Button Making Workshop

Ages: 13 and up
Craft & DIY

Sedgwick LibraryBronx

4 pm

Teen Art & Craft Club: Paper Layered Shadowbox

Ages: 13 and up
Craft & DIY

Grand Concourse LibraryBronx

4 – 8 pm

Brooklyn Army Terminal Summer Series Independence Day Celebration

Ages: All
Free
Holiday

Brooklyn Army TerminalNYC

long island Empire State Fair

5 – 11 pm

Empire State Fair

Nassau ColiseumUniondale

Free Kayaking

5 – 7 pm

Free Kayaking

Ages: All
Free
Sports

Brooklyn Bridge Park, Pier 4 BeachBrooklyn

Verizon Arcade Unplugged Image (1)

5 – 11 pm

Verizon Arcade Unplugged Pop-Up

Ages: 5 and up
Free
Games

1255 Hempstead Tpke, Uniondale, NY 11553Long Island

6:30 – 8 pm

Double Dutch

Ages: All
Free
Sports

Garibaldi Plaza at Washington Square ParkManhattan

Friday July 4

All day

Sports Watch Parties at Hudson Yards: FIFA Club World Cup

Ages: All
Film
Free

Backyard at Hudson Yards, Public Square & GardensHudson Yards

The Fabulous 4th of July Race in Memory of Sean Ryan

8 – 11 am

The Fabulous 4th of July Race in Memory of Sean Ryan

Ages: All
Fundraisers
Sports

Boardwalk at Laurelton BlvdLong Beach

Anne Frank (1)

9:30 am – 3:30 pm

Anne Frank The Exhibition

Center for Jewish HistoryManhattan

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10 am – 5 pm

Dinosaur Safari

Ages: All
Animals
Attractions

Untitled Artwork

10 am – 8 pm

The Subway Doodle Experience

Ages: All
Art
Free

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10 am – 6 pm

Van Gogh’s Flowers

New York Botanical GardenBronx

10 am – 5 pm

Mysteries from the Deep: Exploring Underwater Archaeology

Ages: All
Attractions

Intrepid MuseumManhattan

Face Value

10:30 am – 8:30 pm

Face Value: Celebrity Press Photography

Ages: All
Art

The Museum of Modern ArtManhattan

11 am

Radical Rockaway Scavenger Hunt

Ages: All
Games

Bagel Barista StationRockaway Park

JAWS-some Scavenger Hunt

11 am – 4 pm

Jaws-Some Scavenger Hunt

Ages: 5 – 12
Attractions

The Whaling Museum & Education CenterCold Spring Harbor

Verizon Arcade Unplugged Image (1)

Noon – 11 pm

Verizon Arcade Unplugged Pop-Up

Ages: 5 and up
Free
Games

1255 Hempstead Tpke, Uniondale, NY 11553Long Island

2 pm

Radical Rockaway Scavenger Hunt

Ages: All
Games

Bagel Barista StationRockaway Park

long island Empire State Fair

5 – 11 pm

Empire State Fair

Nassau ColiseumUniondale

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