The Best Kids (5–8) Activities in NYC

Things to do with kids in NYC

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Saturday Dec. 6, 2025

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11:30 am – 1:30 pm

The Grandest Princess Ball Ever!

Ages: 8 and under
Music
Theater

Carmine’s Italian Restaurant – Times SquareNew York City

Noon – 3 pm

Swish & Skill at Faber: Free Instructional Basketball Clinic for Kids

Ages: 5 and up
Free
Sports

Faber ParkStaten Island

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Noon – 1:15 pm

Merry Mayhem

Ages: 5 and up
Christmas
Comedy

The New Victory TheaterMidtown

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Noon – 4 pm

ShopRite Kidz Cook: Holiday Cookies

Ages: 5 – 12
Classes
Food & Drink

Staten Island Childrens MuseumStaten Island

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Noon – 4 pm

ShopRite Kidz Cook: Holiday Cookies

Ages: 5 – 12

Staten Island Children’s MuseumStaten Island

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Noon – 5 pm

Christmas in Historic Richmond Town

Ages: All
Christmas
Holiday

Historic Richmond TownStaten Island

Noon – 6 pm

Holidays on Atlantic Avenue

Ages: All
Christmas
Community

Brooklyn

Noon – 5:30 pm

Gazillion Bubble Show: A Holiday Spectacular

Ages: 8 and under
Christmas
Holiday

New World StagesManhattan

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1 – 3 pm

Rebel Stencil – Street Art Workshop at the Banksy Museum

Ages: 5 and up
Art
Classes

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1 – 4 pm

Holiday Cookie Decorating with Citarella

Ages: 5 – 8
Craft & DIY
Free

Guild HallEast Hampton

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1 – 1:30 pm

Peter & the Wolf: Works & Process at Guggenheim New York

Ages: 5 – 8
Art
Music

Works & Process at the GuggenheimMidtown

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1 – 4 pm

Hands-on History: Junkanoo Puppets

Ages: 5 and up
Art
Caribbean

King Manor MuseumJamaica

1 – 5 pm

4th Annual East Quogue Holiday On Main

Ages: 5 – 12
Community
Festivals

East Quogue Main StreetEast Quogue

2 pm

Family Movie Matinee

Ages: 5 – 12
Film

Tremont LibraryBronx

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2 – 3 pm

Show Up, Kids! Interactive Family Comedy

Ages: 3 – 12
Comedy
Theater

The RATBrooklyn

St. Nicholas on Horse

2 – 4 pm

Sinterklaas: Saint Nicholas Day!

Ages: All
Christmas
Festivals

Wyckoff Farmhouse MuseumBrooklyn

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2:30 – 3 pm

Peter & the Wolf: Works & Process at Guggenheim New York

Ages: 5 – 8
Art
Music

Works & Process at the GuggenheimMidtown

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3 – 4 pm

EVC Intergenerational Choir

Ages: 5 and up
Classes
Community

Union Theological SeminaryHarlem

3 – 4 pm

A Christmas Carol the Musical

Ages: 5 and up
Christmas
Holiday

The Players TheatreNew York City

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5 – 6:15 pm

Merry Mayhem

Ages: 5 and up
Christmas
Comedy

The New Victory TheaterMidtown

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5 – 10 pm

Parade on Rockaway

Ages: All
Christmas
Community

6 – 8 pm

Holiday Tree Lighting & Toy Distribution in Woodside!

Ages: 8 and under
Christmas
Free

Sohncke SquareWoodside

7 – 8 pm

A Christmas Carol the Musical

Ages: 5 and up
Christmas
Holiday

The Players TheatreNew York City

Sunday Dec. 7

Girl Scout Programs

All day

Walt Whitman Birthplace Museum – Girl Scout Programs!

Ages: 5 – 12
Art
Classes

Walt Whitman BirthplaceHuntington Station

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All day

Port Jefferson Festival of Trees

Ages: 5 – 8
Free
Holiday

Port Jefferson Village CenterPort Jefferson

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Various

The Very Hungry Caterpillar Interactive Holiday Show

Ages: 8 and under
Holiday
Theater

Manhattan Movement & Arts CenterUpper West Side

Queens Marathon & QDR Half Marathon

8 am – noon

Queens Marathon & QDR Half Marathon

Ages: 5 and up
Fundraisers
Sports

Flushing Meadows Corona ParkFlushing

13th Annual Stuff The Sleigh 5K Run Walk

9 am – 1 pm

13th Annual Stuff The Sleigh 5K Run/Walk

Ages: 5 and up
Christmas
Fundraisers

Cutchogue Fire DepartmentCutchogue

9:30 am – noon

Santa’s Toy Trot

Ages: 5 and up
Christmas
Fundraisers

Shorefront ParkPatchogue

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10 – 11 am

Stella 34 Trattoria’s Breakfast with Santa

Ages: 5 – 8
Food & Drink

Stella 34 TrattoriaHerald Square

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10 – 11 am

Autism-Friendly Access Workshops

Ages: 5 – 12
Dance
Special Needs

New York City Ballet Rehearsal Studios Samuel B. & David Rose BuildingUpper West Side

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10 am – 5 pm

Warm and Cozy at CMOM

Ages: 8 and under
Art
Craft & DIY

The Tisch Building at CMOMUpper West Side

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