Things to Do With Kids in NYC

Things to do with kids in NYC

Find the best events happening tomorrow for kids (5–8)

Browse tons of fun local activities for kids and families.

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Saturday Aug. 2, 2025

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

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10 am – 5 pm

Seas the Play!

Ages: 8 and under
Art
Craft & DIY

The Tisch Building at CMOMUpper West Side

Westhampton Beach Historical Society

10 am – 1 pm

Historic Crafts: Farm Animals & Music

Ages: 3 and up
Free
History & Culture

The Greater Westhampton Historical MuseumWesthampton Beach

10 – 11 am

Summer Kids: Snapology

Ages: 3 – 12
Free

Gantry Plaza State ParkLong Island City

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10:30 am – 1 pm

Guggenheim Museum Wake & Make Art Studio

Ages: 5 – 12
Art
Community

GuggenheimUpper East Side

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10:30 – 11:30 am

Architecture For Animals

Ages: 5 – 8
Free

The Skyscraper MuseumBattery Park

10:30 am

Family Storytime: Stories on a Saturday Morning

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings

Webster Library

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11 am – noon

Broadway Magic Hour

Ages: 5 and up
Theater

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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

RSK picture

11 am – noon

Ready, Set, Kindergarten! at the Sheepshead Bay Library

Ages: 5 – 8
Free

Brooklyn Public Library Sheepshead BayBrooklyn

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11 am

Esther Crow: Environmental Puppet Party

Sugar Hill Children’s Museum of Art & StorytellingManhattan

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11 am – 12:30 pm

Historic Walking Tour of Manhasset Bay

Ages: 3 and up
Community
Environment

Port Washington Town DockPORT WASHINGTON

11 am

Lil Studio! with The Studio Museum in Harlem

Ages: 3 – 12
Craft & DIY

11 am

Open Crafts

Ages: 3 – 12
Craft & DIY

Woodlawn Heights LibraryBronx

11 am

Saturday Family Storytime

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings

Riverdale LibraryBronx

11 am

Storytime with Nellie the Harp: The Hawk

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings

St. Agnes Library

11 am

Saturday Family Storytime

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings

Ottendorfer Library

11 am

Saturday Family Storytime

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings

Kips Bay Library

11 am

Family Storytime

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings

Throg’s Neck LibraryThroggs Neck

11:15 am

Saturday Family Storytime at Seward Park Library

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings

Seward Park Library

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 – 2 pm

Whimsical Watercolor Jellyfish Workshop

Ages: All
Art
Free

Faber ParkStaten Island

Noon – 4 pm

Conference House Tours

Conference House ParkStaten Island

Noon – 6 pm

CREA Drop off Adventure

Ages: 3 – 8
Games

Industry CityBrooklyn

12:30 pm

The Wizard of Oz

Ages: 3 – 8
Theater

Puppetworks IncBrooklyn

1 – 4 pm

CreARTive – a FREE day of art activities for kids!

Ages: 5 – 8
Art
Festivals

The Art GuildManhasset

1 pm

Saturday Crafternoon

Ages: 3 – 12
Craft & DIY

125th Street Library

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1 – 2:30 pm

Brooklyn Stories & Art: Presented by Author-Illustrator Javaka Steptoe

Ages: 5 – 12
Books & Readings
Free

Center for Brooklyn History – Brooklyn HeightsBrooklyn

1 pm

Family Movie Matinee

Ages: 5 – 12
Film

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