Things to Do With Kids in NYC

Things to do with kids in NYC

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Thursday May 22, 2025

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Various

Elephant & Piggie’s “We Are in a Play!”

Ages: 3 – 8
Theater

Long Island Children’s MuseumGarden City

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Various

The Big Bounce America

Ages: All
Attractions

Broadway CommonsHicksville

Various

Staten Island Mall Carnival

Staten Island MallStaten Island

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10 am – 5 pm

Dinosaur Safari

Ages: All
Animals
Attractions

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10 am – 12:30 pm

Dewdrop Discoveries for Preschool Aged Children

Ages: 3 – 4
Animals
Art

CEEDBrookhaven,

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10 am – 6 pm

The LEGO® Botanical Garden Pop-Up at NY Botanical Garden

Ages: All
Attractions

New York Botanical GardenBronx

10:45 am

Little Movers: Toddler Time

Ages: 5 – 12
Books & Readings

Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library (SNFL)

Release the Kraken Scavenger Hunt

11 am – 4 pm

Release the Kraken! Scavenger Hunt

Ages: 3 and up
Art
Attractions

The Whaling Museum & Education CenterCold Spring Harbor

April – May Recycled Ecosystems (1)

11 am – 4 pm

Up-Cycled Ocean Crafts

Ages: All
Art
Attractions

The Whaling Museum & Education CenterCold Spring Harbor

11 am

Lapsit/Little Movers Storytime

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings

Woodlawn Heights LibraryBronx

11:30 am

Little Movers Storytime: Toddlers and Tales

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings

Todt Hill-Westerleigh LibraryStaten Island

Brooklyn AAPI Month with BCM

3 – 3:45 pm

AAPI Month with BCM

Brooklyn Children’s MuseumBrooklyn

3 pm

Art & Design: Magnets

Ages: 13 and up
Craft & DIY

Westchester Square LibraryBronx

3:30 pm

STEAMcrafting: Paper Airplane Crafting

Ages: 13 and up
Music

Fort Washington Library

3:30 pm

DIY Button Making Workshop

Ages: 13 and up
Craft & DIY

Sedgwick LibraryBronx

4 – 6 pm

NYC Parks Kids Fun and Fit Day

Melrose Commons ParkBronx,

4 pm

Walter’s Web Storytime

Ages: 5 – 12

Westhampton Free LibraryWesthampton Beach

4 pm

Kids Crafternoon: Painting

Ages: 5 – 12
Craft & DIY

Edenwald LibraryBronx

4 pm

Teen Lounge at Stapleton Branch

Ages: 13 and up
Craft & DIY

Stapleton LibraryStaten Island

4 pm

Pippi at 80: Paper Dolls

Ages: 5 – 12
Craft & DIY

High Bridge LibraryBronx

4:30 pm

Celebrate America!

Ages: 5 – 12
Craft & DIY

Parkchester LibraryBronx

5:30 – 6:30 pm

Time for Good

Ages: 13 and up
Community
Volunteering

Sid Jacobson JCCEast Hills

7 – 8:30 pm

TAP: Revolution in Rhythm

Ages: 3 and up
Dance

Guild HallEast Hampton

Friday May 23

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Various

Elephant & Piggie’s “We Are in a Play!”

Ages: 3 – 8
Theater

Long Island Children’s MuseumGarden City

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Various

The Big Bounce America

Ages: All
Attractions

Broadway CommonsHicksville

Various

Staten Island Mall Carnival

Staten Island MallStaten Island

All day

DanceAfrica Festival 2025

Ages: All
Art
Dance

Brooklyn Academy of MusicBrooklyn

10 – 11 am

stART Studio

Ages: 4 and under

Children’s Museum of the East EndBridgehampton

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10 am – 5 pm

Dinosaur Safari

Ages: All
Animals
Attractions

10 am – 5 pm

World Turtle Day Celebration

Ages: All
Animals
Environment

Cold Spring Harbor Fish Hatchery & AquariumCold Spring Harbor

lego botttt

10 am – 6 pm

The LEGO® Botanical Garden Pop-Up at NY Botanical Garden

Ages: All
Attractions

New York Botanical GardenBronx

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10:30 am – 12:30 pm

Spring First Discoveries

Ages: 4 and under

Brooklyn Botanic GardenBrooklyn

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