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Sunday Aug. 17, 2025

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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10 am – 5 pm

Under the Sea, Just Like Me! 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

FAD Market at Governors Island

11 am – 6 pm

FAD Market at Governors Island

Ages: 5 – 12
Art
Attractions

Govenors IslandManhattan

11 am – 3 pm

Farmhouse Family Day: The Power of the Sun

Ages: 12 and under
Art
Craft & DIY

Wyckoff Farmhouse MuseumBrooklyn

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Noon – 5 pm

One Crown Heights

Ages: All
Art
Attractions

Brooklyn Children’s MuseumBrooklyn

Monday Aug. 18

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10 am – 5 pm

Animals of the Water at CMOM

Ages: 8 and under
Animals
Art

The Tisch Building at CMOMUpper West Side

2 pm

Summer Adventure: Arts & Crafts

Ages: 5 – 12
Craft & DIY

Bronx Library CenterFordham Manor

3 pm

Summer Adventure: Sun-Sational Suncatchers

Ages: 5 – 12
Craft & DIY

Riverdale LibraryBronx

3 pm

Guided Canvas Painting (Registration Required)

Ages: 5 – 12
Craft & DIY

Charleston LibraryStaten Island

3 pm

Summer Adventure: Wearable Arts

Ages: 5 – 12
Craft & DIY

Grand Concourse LibraryBronx

4 pm

Friendship Bracelet Designs for Teens and Tweens

Ages: 5 and up
Craft & DIY

South Beach LibraryStaten Island

Tuesday Aug. 19

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10 am – 5 pm

Animals of the Water at CMOM

Ages: 8 and under
Animals
Art

The Tisch Building at CMOMUpper West Side

10:30 am – noon

Bluey Family Fun

Ages: 3 – 8
Art
Community

Emma Clark LibrarySetauket

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10:30 am – noon

Bluey Family Fun (Pre-K – Grade 2 w/ caregiver)

Ages: 3 – 8
Community
Craft & DIY

Emma Clark LibrarySetauket

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

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Noon – 1:30 pm

Plant Powered: Batch Cooking Basics to Improve Blood Sugar

Ages: All
Beauty
Classes

Neighborhood Care Fordham Rd, 254 E. Fordham Road, Bronx, NY 10458New York City

Noon

Summer Adventure: Printing w/ Geometric Shapes

Ages: 5 – 12
Craft & DIY

Macomb’s Bridge Library

2 pm

West Farms Open House-Crafts stations

Ages: 3 – 12
Craft & DIY

West Farms LibraryBronx

3 pm

Open Art

Ages: 12 and under
Craft & DIY

St. Agnes Library

3:30 pm

Summer Adventure: Wearable Arts Parade

Ages: 5 – 12
Craft & DIY

South Beach LibraryStaten Island

3:30 pm

Kids Crafternoon

Ages: 5 – 12
Craft & DIY

Kingsbridge LibraryBronx

3:30 pm

Kids Crafternoon

Ages: 5 – 12
Craft & DIY

Ottendorfer Library

Wednesday Aug. 20

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10 am – 5 pm

Animals of the Water at CMOM

Ages: 8 and under
Animals
Art

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

2 pm

Coloring Time

Ages: 12 and under
Craft & DIY

Throg’s Neck LibraryThroggs Neck

2:30 pm

End of Summer Reading Celebration

Ages: 5 – 12
Craft & DIY

Castle Hill LibraryBronx

3 pm

Summer Adventure: What's your story?

Ages: 5 – 12
Craft & DIY

Grand Concourse LibraryBronx

3:30 pm

Craft Club

Ages: 5 – 12
Craft & DIY

Woodstock LibraryBronx

3:30 pm

Paint Party!

Ages: 5 – 12
Craft & DIY

Sedgwick LibraryBronx

3:30 pm

Teen DIY

Ages: 5 and up
Craft & DIY

Morningside Heights Library

4 pm

Kids Crafternoon

Ages: 3 – 12
Craft & DIY

Tremont LibraryBronx

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