Things to Do With Kids in NYC

Things to do with kids in NYC

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Wednesday Aug. 20, 2025

Anne Frank (1)

9:30 am – 7:30 pm

Anne Frank The Exhibition

Center for Jewish HistoryManhattan

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10 am – noon

Young Naturalists

Ages: 5 – 12
Environment
Free

Clay Pit Ponds State Park Preserve, Nature Interpretive CenterStaten Island

__Igloo2

10 am – 8 pm

RECESS!! The Experience

Ages: 5 and up
Art
Attractions

Empire OutletsSaint George

Sands-Willets House

10:30 – 11:30 am

Tour the Historic Sands-Willets House, c. 1735/1845

Ages: 3 and up
History & Culture
Tours

Sands-Willets HousePort Washington

10:30 am

Online Little Movers Storytime

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings

Hudson Park LibraryOnline

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

11:15 am

Little Movers Storytime: Cameras and Mirrors

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings

Mariners Harbor LibraryStaten Island

Noon – 3 pm

Senator Jessica Scarcella-Spanton’s Back To School Giveaway

Tappen ParkStaten Island

2 pm

Dance Party with Fyutch!

Ages: 5 – 12
Music

Roosevelt Island Library

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 pm

Summer Celebration! Bubbles the Silly Entertainer

Ages: 12 and under
Music

Stapleton LibraryStaten Island

3 pm

Children's Movie Matinee: Aladdin (1992)

Ages: 5 – 12
Film

Bloomingdale Library

Calpulli Mexican Dance Company – square

3:30 – 4:15 pm

Boogie Woogie Wednesdays: Calpulli Mexican Dance Company

Ages: 3 – 12
Dance

Staten Island Children’s MuseumStaten Island

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

Summer Celebration: MAPS Experiments in Color: Multidisciplinary Arts Studio

Ages: 5 – 12
Music

George Bruce Library

4 pm

Summer Celebration: Mr. GUY

Ages: 5 – 12
Music

George Bruce Library

4 pm

Kids Crafternoon

Ages: 3 – 12
Craft & DIY

Tremont LibraryBronx

4 pm

3D Art

Ages: 3 – 12
Craft & DIY

West New Brighton LibraryStaten Island

4 pm

Family Storytime

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings

Todt Hill-Westerleigh LibraryStaten Island

4 pm

Little Movers Storytime

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings

Battery Park City Library

Wednesday Night Lights Flyer

7 – 10 pm

Wednesday Night Lights

Ages: 9 and up
Free

Iron Point ParkFlanders

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