The Best Kids (5–8) Activities in NYC

Things to do with kids in NYC

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Thursday Aug. 28, 2025

3 pm

Dance Party With Fyutch

Ages: 5 – 12
Music

Woodstock LibraryBronx

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4 – 4:30 pm

Cosmos Cirque

Ages: 3 – 12
Attractions

Staten Island Childrens MuseumStaten Island

4 pm

Karaoke at West Farms!

Ages: 5 – 12
Music

West Farms LibraryBronx

Friday Aug. 29

All day

Long Island History Hunt

Ages: 5 and up
Free
History & Culture

Oyster Bay

All day

Walt Whitman Birthplace Museum – School Trips!

Ages: 5 and up
Art
Attractions

Walt Whitman BirthplaceHuntington Station

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10 am – 5 pm

Splashy Finale at CMOM

Ages: 8 and under
Art
Craft & DIY

The Tisch Building at CMOMUpper West Side

The Wizard’s Quest Potion Bottles

11 am – 4 pm

The Wizard’s Quest

Ages: 5 and up
Art
Attractions

The Whaling Museum & Education CenterCold Spring Harbor

JAWS-some Scavenger Hunt

11 am – 4 pm

Jaws-Some Scavenger Hunt

Ages: 5 – 12
Attractions

The Whaling Museum & Education CenterCold Spring Harbor

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11 am – 4 pm

Bounce House

Ages: 3 – 8

Staten Island Children’s MuseumStaten Island

1 pm

KIDS Movie Day!

Ages: 3 – 12
Film

Harry Belafonte 115th Street Library

3 – 4 pm

Magic by Myron Magic Show

Ages: 5 – 8
Free

Gerritsen Beach LibraryBrooklyn

Saturday Aug. 30

All day

Long Island History Hunt

Ages: 5 and up
Free
History & Culture

Oyster Bay

All day

Walt Whitman Birthplace Museum – School Trips!

Ages: 5 and up
Art
Attractions

Walt Whitman BirthplaceHuntington Station

Girl Scout Programs

All day

Walt Whitman Birthplace Museum – Girl Scout Programs!

Ages: 5 – 12
Art
Classes

Walt Whitman BirthplaceHuntington Station

10 am – noon

Read Aloud in the Park August 30th!

Prospect Park, Long MeadowBrooklyn

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10 am – 5 pm

A Royal Celebration at WowMom’s World in Long Island!

Ages: 8 and under

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10:30 am – 1 pm

Guggenheim Museum Wake & Make Art Studio

Ages: 5 – 12
Art
Community

GuggenheimUpper East Side

Sands-Willets House

10:30 – 11:30 am

Tour the Historic Sands-Willets House, c. 1735/1845

Ages: 3 and up
History & Culture
Tours

Sands-Willets HousePort Washington

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10:30 – 11:30 am

Turn Your School Green! Sustainable Architecture

Ages: 5 – 8
Free

The Skyscraper MuseumBattery Park

The Wizard’s Quest Potion Bottles

11 am – 4 pm

The Wizard’s Quest

Ages: 5 and up
Art
Attractions

The Whaling Museum & Education CenterCold Spring Harbor

JAWS-some Scavenger Hunt

11 am – 4 pm

Jaws-Some Scavenger Hunt

Ages: 5 – 12
Attractions

The Whaling Museum & Education CenterCold Spring Harbor

Noon – 1:30 pm

Paley Family | From Storytime to Screentime in New York | Harold & the Purple Crayon Episode 1

Ages: 3 – 8
Books & Readings

The Paley Center for MediaManhattan

Noon – 6 pm

CREA Drop off Adventure

Ages: 3 – 8
Games

Industry CityBrooklyn

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Noon – 4 pm

Fire Island Sand Castle Competition

Ages: 5 and up
Festivals
Free

Beach at Robins RestRobins Rest

Noon – 8 pm

Richmond County Fair

Historic Richmond TownStaten Island

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2 – 3 pm

Public Gallery Tour

Ages: All
Art
Community

4 – 9:30 pm

Launch Field Day & Picnic-Winnie’s Way Candle Cafe: Long Islands First Mobile Candle Cafe

Ages: 5 and up
Art
Classes

Martin Bunky Reid ParkWestbury

Sunday Aug. 31

All day

Long Island History Hunt

Ages: 5 and up
Free
History & Culture

Oyster Bay

All day

Walt Whitman Birthplace Museum – School Trips!

Ages: 5 and up
Art
Attractions

Walt Whitman BirthplaceHuntington Station

Girl Scout Programs

All day

Walt Whitman Birthplace Museum – Girl Scout Programs!

Ages: 5 – 12
Art
Classes

Walt Whitman BirthplaceHuntington Station

The Wizard’s Quest Potion Bottles

11 am – 4 pm

The Wizard’s Quest

Ages: 5 and up
Art
Attractions

The Whaling Museum & Education CenterCold Spring Harbor

JAWS-some Scavenger Hunt

11 am – 4 pm

Jaws-Some Scavenger Hunt

Ages: 5 – 12
Attractions

The Whaling Museum & Education CenterCold Spring Harbor

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