Things to Do With Kids in NYC

Things to do with kids in NYC

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Thursday July 17, 2025

2 pm

STEAMcrafting: Button Making

Ages: 13 and up
Craft & DIY

Fort Washington Library

2 pm

Summer Adventure: Sun-sational Suncatchers!

Ages: 5 – 12
Craft & DIY

Tottenville LibraryStaten Island

2 pm

Summer Adventure: Sun-sational Suncatchers

Ages: 5 – 12
Craft & DIY

Washington Heights Library

Broadway street road sign, Manhattan architecture, New York City. Traffic signage of street name.

2:30 – 4:30 pm

Heroes & Villains Lower Manhattan Walking Tour

1 Bowling GreenFiDi

2:30 pm

Summer Movie Series : Secret Garden

Ages: 5 – 12
Film

Roosevelt Island Library

bug day SM

2:30 – 4:45 pm

Bug Day

Ages: 3 – 12
Animals

Staten Island Children’s MuseumStaten Island

3 pm

Come Get Cool – Summer Movie Series

Ages: 13 and up
Caribbean
Film

Jerome Park LibraryBronx

3 pm

Teen Lounge at Stapleton Branch

Ages: 13 and up
Craft & DIY

Stapleton LibraryStaten Island

3 pm

Kid’s Crafts: Painting Mayhem

Ages: 5 – 12
Craft & DIY

Grand Concourse LibraryBronx

3 pm

Summer Adventure: Sticky Structures – Marshmellow Tower

Ages: 5 – 12
Craft & DIY

Mott Haven LibraryBronx

3:30 pm

Teen Tech: Open Studio and Beatmaking

Ages: 13 and up
Caribbean
Music

Countee Cullen Library

3:30 pm

Family Puzzle Night

Ages: 5 and up
Caribbean
Craft & DIY

Belmont Library and Enrico Fermi Cultural CenterBronx

3:30 pm

DIY Tote Bag

Ages: 13 and up
Craft & DIY

Sedgwick LibraryBronx

3:30 pm

Summer at the Library: Tote Bags and Sticker Making!

Ages: 13 and up
Craft & DIY

Eastchester LibraryBronx

3:30 pm

Summer Adventure: Marshmallow Engineering

Ages: 5 – 12
Craft & DIY

Dongan Hills LibraryStaten Island

3:30 pm

Cousin Mugs!

Ages: 13 and up
Craft & DIY

Soundview LibraryBronx

4 pm

3D Pen Workshop

Ages: 13 and up
Craft & DIY

Mariners Harbor LibraryStaten Island

4 pm

Teen Arts & Crafts: Zine Making!

Ages: 13 and up
Craft & DIY

Mulberry Street Library

4 pm

Don't Squish My Creativity – Open-Ended Art

Ages: 3 – 12
Craft & DIY

Yorkville Library

4 pm

Teen Pixel Art & Perler Beads

Ages: 13 and up
Craft & DIY

Tompkins Square Library

4 pm

Gardening Club

Ages: 5 – 12
Craft & DIY

Bronx Library CenterFordham Manor

4 pm

Summer Adventure: Printing with Geometric Shapes

Ages: 5 – 12
Craft & DIY

Bloomingdale Library

Free Kayaking

5 – 7 pm

Free Kayaking

Ages: All
Free
Sports

Brooklyn Bridge Park, Pier 4 BeachBrooklyn

5 – 10 pm

Smith Haven Mall Carnival

Smith Haven MallLake Grove

Pool Nights Flyer 2025

5 – 8 pm

Pool Nights at SYS

Ages: 9 – 12
Free

Southampton Youth ServicesSouthampton

5 pm

Teen Center Crawl

Ages: 13 and up
Caribbean
Music

Grand Concourse LibraryBronx

5:30 – 7:30 pm

Summer Concert Series: Sam Tesch

Ages: All
Caribbean
Music

ELIJA FarmHUNTINGTON STATION

6:30 – 8 pm

Double Dutch

Ages: All
Free
Sports

Garibaldi Plaza at Washington Square ParkManhattan

Sharks of Long Island – Free Online Lecture

7 – 8 pm

Sharks of Long Island Online Lecture

Ages: 9 and up
Animals
Classes

The Whaling Museum & Education CenterCold Spring Harbor

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7 – 8:15 pm

New Victory Dance: Program A

Ages: 9 – 12
Dance
Theater

The New Victory TheaterMidtown

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7 – 9 pm

NFAC FLASHDANCE with Special Guest Michael Nouri

Ages: All
Film

North Fork Arts CenterGREENPORT

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