The Best Kids (5–8) Activities in NYC

Things to do with kids in NYC

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Sunday Sep. 14, 2025

MadameMorbid2

7 pm

Madame Morbid’s Trolley Tours

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MadameMorbid2

9 pm

Madame Morbid’s Trolley Tours

madame morbidBrooklyn

Monday Sep. 15

All day

Long Island History Hunt

Ages: 5 and up
Free
History & Culture

Sportime Pickleball YorktownYorktown Heights

Art is Alive Flyer

All day

ASASE YAA CULTURAL ARTS FOUNDATION ANNOUNCES ITS NINTH ANNUAL ART IS ALIVE FESTIVAL

Ages: 3 and up
Art
Classes

Asase Yaa Cultural Arts FoundationBrooklyn

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

Open House: FAMILY STORYTIME: Stories, Songs and Rhymes

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings

Harry Belafonte 115th Street Library

11:30 am

Lapsit Storytime: Books and Babies!

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings

Todt Hill-Westerleigh LibraryStaten Island

11:30 am

Lapsit Storytime

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings

Ottendorfer Library

3 pm

Button Making (September 2025)

Ages: 5 and up
Craft & DIY

Ottendorfer Library

3:15 pm

Movie Monday – Ferdinand (2017)

Ages: 3 – 12
Film

Riverside LibraryNew York, NY

3:30 pm

Perler Bead Art

Ages: 5 – 12
Craft & DIY

St. Agnes Library

3:30 pm

Crafternoon

Ages: 5 – 12
Craft & DIY

Sedgwick LibraryBronx

3:30 pm

Learn to Crochet for Children and Teens

Ages: 5 and up
Craft & DIY

South Beach LibraryStaten Island

4 pm

Hispanic Heritage Craft for Kids

Ages: 5 – 12
Craft & DIY

Westchester Square LibraryBronx

4 pm

STEAM Hour – Slime

Ages: 3 – 12
Craft & DIY

Grand Concourse LibraryBronx

4 pm

Guided Canvas Painting (Registration Required)

Ages: 5 – 12
Craft & DIY

Charleston LibraryStaten Island

4 pm

Teddy Bear Storytime & Sleepover!

Ages: 3 – 12
Craft & DIY

Richmondtown LibraryStaten Island

4 pm

Library Open House Wakefield Presents: Paint and Chips

Ages: 3 – 12
Craft & DIY

Wakefield LibraryWakefield

4 pm

Get Crafty! Leaf Library Lions

Ages: 5 – 12
Craft & DIY

Mariners Harbor LibraryStaten Island

4 pm

Open House Week! Decorate a Piñata

Ages: 3 – 12
Craft & DIY

96th Street Library

4 pm

Children's Storytime (Open House Library Week)

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings

Woodstock LibraryBronx

Tuesday Sep. 16

All day

Long Island History Hunt

Ages: 5 and up
Free
History & Culture

Sportime Pickleball YorktownYorktown Heights

Art is Alive Flyer

All day

ASASE YAA CULTURAL ARTS FOUNDATION ANNOUNCES ITS NINTH ANNUAL ART IS ALIVE FESTIVAL

Ages: 3 and up
Art
Classes

Asase Yaa Cultural Arts FoundationBrooklyn

10 am

Toddler Storytime (Registration Required)

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings

58th Street Library

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10:30 – 11:15 am

Young Sprouts Gardening

Rockefeller ParkManhattan

10:30 am

Little Movers Storytime

Ages: 3 – 12
Books & Readings

125th Street Library

10:30 am

Lapsit Storytime: Baby Storytime

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings

Mulberry Street Library

11 am

Urban Health-Bilingual Storytime

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings

Hunts Point LibraryBronx

11 am

Story & Craft: Art Exploration!

Ages: 12 and under
Craft & DIY

Macomb’s Bridge Library

11 am

Live Virtual Toddler Storytime

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings

11:15 am

Little Movers

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings

67th Street Library

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