The Best Kids (5–8) Activities in NYC

Things to do with kids in NYC

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Monday April 28, 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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9 am – 6 pm

Bluey x CAMP

Ages: 3 – 8
Attractions

CAMP 5th AvenueManhattan

tulip photo

10 am – 4 pm

Tulip Festival at Heritage Farm & Garden

Ages: 3 and up
Craft & DIY
Environment

Heritage Farm and GardenMuttontown

10:30 am

Little Movers Storytime

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings

Countee Cullen Library

10:30 am

Lapsit Storytime: Baby and Me

Ages: 5 – 12
Books & Readings

Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library (SNFL)

11:30 am

Lapsit Storytime: Books and Babies!

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings

Todt Hill-Westerleigh LibraryStaten Island

3:15 pm

Movie Monday – The Wild Robot (2024)

Ages: 3 – 12
Film

Riverside LibraryNew York, NY

3:30 pm

Create Your Own Superhero

Ages: 5 – 12
Craft & DIY

St. George Library CenterStaten Island

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4 – 5 pm

The Magic Pomegranate: Uzbek Tales and Traditions at the Sheepshead Bay Library

Ages: 5 – 8
Art
Free

Brooklyn Public Library Sheepshead BayBrooklyn

4 pm

Children's Crochet Time

Ages: 5 – 12
Craft & DIY

South Beach LibraryStaten Island

4 pm

Pipi @ 80th: Read Outloud and Paper Dolls/Fashion Plates

Ages: 5 – 12
Craft & DIY

Bronx Library CenterFordham Manor

4 pm

Bingo!

Ages: 5 – 12
Craft & DIY

Mott Haven LibraryBronx

4 pm

Multilingual Time

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings

Battery Park City Library

Tuesday April 29

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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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9 am – 7 pm

Bluey x CAMP

Ages: 3 – 8
Attractions

CAMP 5th AvenueManhattan

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10 am – 5 pm

Moon to Mars

Ages: 8 and under
Attractions

Long Island Children’s MuseumGarden City

tulip photo

10 am – 4 pm

Tulip Festival at Heritage Farm & Garden

Ages: 3 and up
Craft & DIY
Environment

Heritage Farm and GardenMuttontown

10:30 am

Coloring for Babies and Toddlers

Ages: 12 and under
Craft & DIY

Columbus Library

11 am

Story and Craft: Craft Roll Stamp Flowers

Ages: 12 and under
Craft & DIY

Macomb’s Bridge Library

11 am

Live Virtual Toddler Storytime

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings

11:15 am

Family Storytime

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings

Countee Cullen Library

11:15 am

Little Movers

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings

67th Street Library

3:30 pm

Let's Craft: Recycled Treasures

Ages: 5 – 12
Craft & DIY

Ottendorfer Library

3:30 pm

Process Art Adventures!

Ages: 5 – 12
Craft & DIY

South Beach LibraryStaten Island

3:30 pm

School Age Snacks and Stories

Ages: 5 – 12
Books & Readings

Baychester LibraryBaychester

4 pm

Family Storytime: Preschool Fun!

Ages: 3 – 12
Books & Readings

Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library (SNFL)

Wednesday April 30

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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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9 am – 6 pm

Bluey x CAMP

Ages: 3 – 8
Attractions

CAMP 5th AvenueManhattan

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10 am – 5 pm

Moon to Mars

Ages: 8 and under
Attractions

Long Island Children’s MuseumGarden City

tulip photo

10 am – 4 pm

Tulip Festival at Heritage Farm & Garden

Ages: 3 and up
Craft & DIY
Environment

Heritage Farm and GardenMuttontown

10:30 am

Little Movers Storytime – April 2025

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings

Riverside LibraryNew York, NY

10:30 am

Family Storytime

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings

53rd Street Library

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