Things to Do With Kids in NYC

Things to do with kids in NYC

Find the best events happening this weekend for tweens (9–12)

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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

Anne Frank (1)

9:30 am – 7:30 pm

Anne Frank The Exhibition

Center for Jewish HistoryManhattan

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

JAWS-some Scavenger Hunt

11 am – 4 pm

Jaws-Some Scavenger Hunt

Ages: 5 – 12
Attractions

The Whaling Museum & Education CenterCold Spring Harbor

11 am – 3 pm

Farmhouse Family Day: The Power of the Sun

Ages: 12 and under
Art
Craft & DIY

Wyckoff Farmhouse MuseumBrooklyn

11 am

日本語ストーリータイム Family Storytime in Japanese

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings

Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library (SNFL)

Noon – 4 pm

Rookie Day at The Royal Palms Shuffleboard Club

Ages: 9 and up

The Royal Palms Shuffleboard ClubBrooklyn

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Noon – 5 pm

One Crown Heights

Ages: All
Art
Attractions

Brooklyn Children’s MuseumBrooklyn

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1 – 5 pm

Taste of the Towns Restaurant Crawl 2025

Ages: All
Food & Drink

2:30 pm

Sunday Family Storytime

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings

Grand Concourse LibraryBronx

3:30 pm

Sunday Story Time

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings

Todt Hill-Westerleigh LibraryStaten Island

Monday Aug. 18

Anne Frank (1)

9:30 am – 7:30 pm

Anne Frank The Exhibition

Center for Jewish HistoryManhattan

10 am

Baby Storytime (Registration Required)

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings

58th Street Library

10:30 am

Lapsit Storytime: Baby and Me

Ages: 5 – 12
Books & Readings

Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library (SNFL)

11:30 am

Lapsit Storytime: Books and Babies!

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings

Todt Hill-Westerleigh LibraryStaten Island

Noon

Movies at the Bridge: Monsters, Inc.

Ages: 3 – 12
Film

Macomb’s Bridge Library

Noon

Movies at the Bridge: The Spiderwick Chronicles

Ages: 3 – 12
Film

Macomb’s Bridge Library

2 pm

Dance Party with Bubbles the Entertainer

Ages: 5 – 12
Music

Throg’s Neck LibraryThroggs Neck

2 pm

Summer Finale: Hopalong Andrew the Multicultural Cowpoke

Ages: 12 and under
Free
Music

Great Kills LibraryStaten Island

2 pm

Summer Adventure: Arts & Crafts

Ages: 5 – 12
Craft & DIY

Bronx Library CenterFordham Manor

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2:30 – 5 pm

Back to School Giveaway

Ages: 3 and up
Community
Free

Neighborhood Care Clove RoadNew York City

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

3:15 pm

Movie Monday – Aladdin (1992)

Ages: 3 – 12
Film

Riverside LibraryNew York, NY

4 pm

Friendship Bracelet Designs for Teens and Tweens

Ages: 5 and up
Craft & DIY

South Beach LibraryStaten Island

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5:30 – 6:30 pm

Goat and Alpaca Yoga

Ages: 5 and up
Animals
Health & Fitness

The Smithtown Historical SocietySmithtown

Tuesday Aug. 19

Anne Frank (1)

9:30 am – 7:30 pm

Anne Frank The Exhibition

Center for Jewish HistoryManhattan

10 am

Toddler Storytime (Registration Required)

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings

58th Street Library

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10 am – 8 pm

RECESS!! The Experience

Ages: 5 and up
Art
Attractions

Empire OutletsSaint George

10:15 am

Baby Lapsit: Storytime

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings

96th Street Library

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