The Best Kids (5–8) Activities in NYC

Things to do with kids in NYC

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Saturday Nov. 9, 2024

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Big Apple Circus | Hometown Playground

Ages: 5 and up
Attractions
Dance

Damrosch Park at Lincoln CenterManhattan

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All day

Big Apple Circus

Ages: 5 and up
Art
Theater

Damrosch Park at Lincoln CenterManhattan

White Plains Road Farmers Market

9 am – 4 pm

White Plains Road Farmers Market & DOT NYC Open Streets

Ages: 5 – 8
Caribbean
Community

Gloria Dei Old Swedes Episcopal ChurchPhiladelphia

BrooklynBookBodega_ENYFarmersMarket

9 am – 3 pm

Brooklyn Book Bodega Book Giveaway

East New York FarmsBrooklyn

10 – 11 am

Whiz Kidz

Ages: 5 – 12
Free

Idlewild ParkSpringfield Gardens

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10 am – 1 pm

Rolling Out Autumn Landscapes

Ages: 5 – 8
Art
Community

Wave HillThe Bronx

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10 am – 10 pm

FLASHBACK 5: CELEBRATING FIVE YEARS OF ARTECHOUSE NYC

Ages: All
Art
Attractions

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WakeAndMake

10 am – 1 pm

Wake & Make

Ages: 3 and up
Art
Community

GuggenheimUpper East Side

Manhattan Divinity Roxx Presents Divi Roxx Kids World Wide Playdate

10:30 am – noon

Divinity Roxx and Divi Roxx Kids – World Wide Playdate! Live

Ages: 3 – 12

ShapeShifter LabBrooklyn

11 am

Weekly Storytime

Ages: 3 – 12
Books & Readings
Free

Barnes & Noble Staten Island MallStaten Island

Photo – Mythic Crafts – workshop photo

11 am – 4 pm

Mythic Crafts

Ages: 5 – 12
Craft & DIY

The Whaling Museum & Education CenterCold Spring Harbor

Photo – Secret Sirens Scavenger Hunt

11 am – 4 pm

Secret Sirens

Ages: 5 and up
Art
Free

The Whaling Museum & Education CenterCold Spring Harbor

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11 am – 3 pm

Making Nature-Inspired Wallpaper

Ages: 5 – 12
Art
Community

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design MuseumUpper East Side

11 am – 3:30 pm

Gillen Brewer Presents Neurodiversity Comic Con

Asphalt GreenNew York City

11 am – 5 pm

Church of St. Andrew’s Annual Holiday Fair

Ages: All
Markets

Church of St. AndrewStaten Island

RSK picture

11 am – noon

Ready, Set, Kindergarten! @ Sheepshead Bay Library

Ages: 3 – 8
Free

Brooklyn Public Library Sheepshead BayBrooklyn

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11 am – 11:30 pm

Storytime with Patrick Hulse: At Our Table

Ages: 3 – 8
Books & Readings
Free

Books Are Magic MontagueBrooklyn

11 am – 12:30 pm

Art on the Block NYC Family Collage Workshop

Ages: 3 – 12
Art
Free

Art on the Block NYC Pop UpHarlem

11 am – 5 pm

Church of St. Andrew’s Annual Holiday Fair

Ages: All
Holiday
Markets

Church of St. Andrew’sStaten Island

JCPenney November Kids Zone Event

11 am – noon

JCPenney November Kids Zone Event

Ages: 3 – 12
Art
Craft & DIY

Queens CenterElmhurst

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Noon – 1 pm

Rock & Roll Playhouse: Music of The Beatles & More for Kids

Ages: 8 and under
Music

Merkin Concert Hall at Kaufman Music CenterUpper West Side

Photo – Pies and Parades

Noon – 1 pm

2 – 3 pm

Pies & Parades

Ages: 3 and up
Art
Classes

The Whaling Museum & Education CenterCold Spring Harbor

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Noon – 1 pm

Baba Yaga and the Firebird

Ages: 5 and up
Music
Theater

The New Victory TheaterMidtown

Noon – 1 pm

Seaport Kids: Rebecca Walker Presents Time for Us

Ages: 5 – 8
Books & Readings
Free

Mcnally Jackson SeaportManhattan

The Prince and the Magic Flute

Ages: 5 – 12
Theater

Puppetworks IncBrooklyn

1 – 3 pm

Crafternoons: Winter Wreaths

Ages: 5 – 8
Art
Craft & DIY

Staten Island MuseumStaten Island

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2 – 4 pm

Crafternoon

Ages: 3 – 12
Art
Craft & DIY

Emma S. Clark Memorial LibrarySetauket

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2 – 4 pm

MOCACREATE: Totally Awesome Pop Art Lettering with Teaching Artist Yu Rong

Ages: 5 and up
Art
Community

Museum of Chinese in AmericaChinatown

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