Things to Do With Kids in NYC

Things to do with kids in NYC

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Saturday Dec. 13, 2025

9 am

The Rink at Rockefeller Center

Ages: All
Attractions

The Rink at Rockefeller CenterManhattan

Santa Claus

9 am – noon

Annual Holiday Pancake Breakfast with Santa at The American Airpower Museum

The American Airpower MuseumFarmingdale

9 – 11 am

Santa Brunch at Harvest Cafe

694 New Dorp LaneStaten Island

9 am – 1 pm

Breakfast with Santa at The Milleridge Inn

The Milleridge InnJericho

9 am

Breakfast with Santa at Stew Leonard’s

Stew Leonard’s East MeadowEast Meadow

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9 am – noon

20th Anniversary ASL-interpreted Shabbat Morning Service

Ages: All
Community
Free

Town & Village SynagogueEast Village

9 – 10:30 am

A Magical Morning with Sarah Hoover and Greenlight

Ages: 8 and under
Free

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9 am – 7 pm

Gingerbread City

Ages: All
Christmas
Classes

The Gingerbread City at The SeaportSeaport

9:30 am – 6 pm

41st Annual Kickoff to Kwanzaa Celebration

Ages: All
Community
Festivals

Langston Hughes LibraryCorona

10 am – 5 pm

Mysteries from the Deep: Exploring Underwater Archaeology

Ages: All
Attractions

Intrepid MuseumManhattan

10 am – 6 pm

Blazing A Trail: Dorothy Waugh’s National Parks Posters

Poster HouseManhattan

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10 – 11 am

Stella 34 Trattoria’s Breakfast with Santa

Ages: 5 – 8
Food & Drink

Stella 34 TrattoriaHerald Square

10 am – 6 pm

Holiday Train Show

Ages: All
Attractions
Holiday

New York Botanical GardenBronx

Lightscape 2025

10 am – 6 pm

Lightscape

Ages: All
Attractions
Holiday

Brooklyn Botanic GardenBrooklyn

‘Twas the Night Before 5K & FREE Kiddie Dash!

10 am – 1 pm

‘Twas the Night Before 5K & FREE Kiddie Dash!

Ages: 5 and up
Fundraisers
Sports

Flushing Meadows Corona Park – ParkingCorona

10 am – 9 pm

POP MART’s SKULLPANDA You Found Me Pop-Up Experience

Ages: All
Free
Markets

SKULLPANDA You Found Me Pop-UpManhattan

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10 am – 5 pm

Stories by the Fire at CMOM

Ages: 8 and under
Art
Craft & DIY

The Tisch Building at CMOMUpper West Side

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10 am – 1 pm

Family Art Project: Bridge Building Bonanza

Ages: All
Art

10 am – 1 pm

Around the World @ BxCM

Ages: 8 and under
Attractions

Bronx Children’s MuseumBronx

10 am – 10 pm

Ice Skating at Roebling Rink

Ages: All
Attractions
Sports

Roebling RinkBrooklyn

birding

10 am – noon

Birding: Christmas Bird Count

Ages: All
Free

High Rock ParkStaten Island

primates

10 am – noon

Story Time and Craft: Primate Conservation

Ages: All
Free

Greenbelt Nature CenterStaten Island

10 am – 3 pm

The Holiday Market at East Wind

Ages: All
Christmas
Community

East Wind Long IslandWading River

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10 am – 9 pm

Shine Bright at Hudson Yards Presented by Wells Fargo

The Shops & Restaurants at Hudson YardsNew York City

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10 am – 8 pm

Holiday Under the Palms at Brookfield Place

Brookfield PlaceTribeca

Manhattan Selfies with Santa

10 am – 7 pm

Selfies with Santa

Ages: All
Christmas
Free

Brookfield PlaceTribeca

10 am – 7 pm

Museum Of Ice Cream’s Pinkmas

Ages: All
Art
Attractions

Museum of Ice Cream NYCSoHo

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10 am – 6 pm

Hicks Nurseries Pictures with Santa

Ages: All
Christmas
Free

Hicks NurseriesWestbury

10 am – 5 pm

Pictures with Santa at The Dees’ Nursery

Ages: All
Christmas
Holiday

Dees’ NurseryOceanside

10 am – 3 pm

Santa Brunch at RUMBA Patchogue

Ages: 5 – 8
Food & Drink
Holiday

RUMBA PatchoguePatchogue

10 am – noon

Breakfast with Santa Hard Rock Cafe

Hard Rock Cafe New YorkManhattan

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10 am – 8 pm

Santaland at Bloomingdale’s

Ages: All
Christmas
Free

Bloomingdale’sManhattan

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