Things to do with kids in Manhattan

Things to do with kids in Manhattan

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Wednesday July 16, 2025

Anne Frank (1)

9:30 am – 7:30 pm

Anne Frank The Exhibition

Center for Jewish HistoryManhattan

10:15 am

Kids STEAM: Process Art

Ages: 12 and under
Craft & DIY

58th Street Library

10:15 am

Toddler Storytime

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings

Roosevelt Island Library

10:30 am

Online Little Movers Storytime

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings

Hudson Park LibraryOnline

7:16 Let’s Dance Migrant Kitchen

11 – 11:45 am

Let’s Dance

Ages: 12 and under
Dance
Music

Ballfields CafeMidtown West

11 am

Smithsonian Young Ambassador Reading Day

Ages: 5 – 12
Books & Readings

Diversity Edible Farm Garden – 1673 Madison Avenue (East 111th Street)

11 am

Dance Storytime With Ingrid Silva

Ages: 5 – 12
Books & Readings

Karen and Richard LeFrak Lobby

11:30 am

Pop Up Play

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings

Tompkins Square Library

11:30 am

Spanish Bilingual Storytime

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings

Tompkins Square Library

11:30 am

Family Storytime

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings

53rd Street Library

11:30 am

Pop Up Music & Play

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings

Tompkins Square Library

Noon

Movies at the Bridge: Wonder Park

Ages: 3 – 12
Film

Macomb’s Bridge Library

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2 – 4 pm

Family Program: Sketching in the Garden and Galleries

Ages: 5 – 12
Art
Craft & DIY

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design MuseumUpper East Side

2 pm

Summer Adventures: Make Some Noise!

Ages: 5 – 12
Music

125th Street Library

3 pm

Summer Adventure: Food Zine Remix

Ages: 5 – 12
Craft & DIY

Bloomingdale Library

4 pm

Little Movers Storytime

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings

Battery Park City Library

Thursday July 17

Anne Frank (1)

9:30 am – 7:30 pm

Anne Frank The Exhibition

Center for Jewish HistoryManhattan

10:30 am

Little Movers Storytime

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings

Mulberry Street Library

11 am

Summer Thursday Concert Series: Someone Say Silly? It's a Super Silly Sing-Along!

Ages: 5 – 12
Music

Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library (SNFL)

11:30 am

Lapsit Storytime

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings

Washington Heights Library

11:30 am

Toddler Time: Little Movers

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings

53rd Street Library

2 pm

Summer Adventure: Sun-sational Suncatchers

Ages: 5 – 12
Craft & DIY

Washington Heights Library

2:30 pm

Summer Movie Series : Secret Garden

Ages: 5 – 12
Film

Roosevelt Island Library

4 pm

Don't Squish My Creativity – Open-Ended Art

Ages: 3 – 12
Craft & DIY

Yorkville Library

4 pm

Summer Adventure: Printing with Geometric Shapes

Ages: 5 – 12
Craft & DIY

Bloomingdale Library

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7 – 8:15 pm

New Victory Dance: Program A

Ages: 9 – 12
Dance
Theater

The New Victory TheaterMidtown

Friday July 18

Anne Frank (1)

9:30 am – 3:30 pm

Anne Frank The Exhibition

Center for Jewish HistoryManhattan

10 am

Baby and Toddler Messy Play

Ages: 12 and under
Craft & DIY

Ottendorfer Library

2 pm

Books on Film: James and the Giant Peach

Ages: 5 – 12
Film

Washington Heights Library

3 pm

Surprise Program: Slime Time!

Ages: 5 – 12
Craft & DIY

Macomb’s Bridge Library

3:30 pm

Summer Adventure: Fossil Fun

Ages: 3 – 12
Books & Readings

Kips Bay Library

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