The Best Kids (5–8) Activities in NYC

Things to do with kids in NYC

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Wednesday Dec. 25, 2024

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Various

Big Apple Circus | Hometown Playground

Ages: 5 and up
Attractions
Dance

Damrosch Park at Lincoln CenterManhattan

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All day

Big Apple Circus

Ages: 5 and up
Art
Theater

Damrosch Park at Lincoln CenterManhattan

Various

The Snowy Day & Other Stories by Ezra Jack Keats

Ages: 5 – 12
Theater

Long Island Children’s MuseumGarden City

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All day

Stream TADA! Youth Theater’s The History Mystery

Ages: 3 and up
Theater
Virtual

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9 am – 6 pm

Bluey x CAMP

Ages: 3 – 8
Attractions

CAMP 5th AvenueManhattan

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10 am – 10 pm

Tingle Bells: An ASMR-Inspired Holiday Special

Ages: All
Art
Attractions

ARTECHOUSE NYCChelsea

STARSCAPE

11 am – 7 pm

STARSCAPE

Ages: 5 and up
Art
Attractions

Genesis HouseMeatpacking District

Family Concert

11:30 am – 12:30 pm

2 – 3 pm

Family Concert: Oran Etkin and Friends

Ages: 3 – 8
Holiday
Jewish

The Jewish MuseumUpper East Side

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Noon – 6 pm

PaleyLand

Ages: 8 and under
Attractions
Christmas

The Paley MuseumMidtown

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2 – 3:30 pm

Celebrate Chanukah with Jazzukkah

Ages: 3 and up
Art
Attractions

Museum at Eldridge StreetLower East Side

Thursday Dec. 26

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Various

Big Apple Circus | Hometown Playground

Ages: 5 and up
Attractions
Dance

Damrosch Park at Lincoln CenterManhattan

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All day

Big Apple Circus

Ages: 5 and up
Art
Theater

Damrosch Park at Lincoln CenterManhattan

Various

The Snowy Day & Other Stories by Ezra Jack Keats

Ages: 5 – 12
Theater

Long Island Children’s MuseumGarden City

TADA! Youth Theater The History Mystery Photo Credit Chad David Kraus Photography

All day

Stream TADA! Youth Theater’s The History Mystery

Ages: 3 and up
Theater
Virtual

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9 am – 6 pm

Bluey x CAMP

Ages: 3 – 8
Attractions

CAMP 5th AvenueManhattan

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10 am – 4 pm

Dinosaur Carnival

Ages: 5 – 8
Attractions
Community

Center for Science Teaching and Learning-Tanglewood PreserveRockville Center

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10 am – 10 pm

Tingle Bells: An ASMR-Inspired Holiday Special

Ages: All
Art
Attractions

ARTECHOUSE NYCChelsea

10 – 11:30 am

Toddler Playtime

Ages: 8 and under
Sports

Prospect Gymnastics Ditmas ParkBrooklyn

10 am – 5 pm

December Break at the Cradle of Aviation Museum: Snoopy and the Space Program – Past, Present, and Future

Ages: 3 – 12
Community
Craft & DIY

Cradle of Aviation MuseumGarden City

Solstice

10 am – noon

Solstice Workshops Bulb Botany & Winter Blooms

Ages: 5 – 12
Classes

Suffolk County Vanderbilt MuseumCenterport

WA Christmas Family Cropped (S)

10:30 am – 1 pm

Watson Adventures’ Ho-Ho Holiday Midtown Family Scavenger Hunt

Ages: 5 and up
Attractions
Christmas

Paley ParkMidtown

Photo – Secret Sirens Scavenger Hunt

11 am – 4 pm

Secret Sirens

Ages: 5 and up
Art
Free

The Whaling Museum & Education CenterCold Spring Harbor

Photo – Deep Sea Explorers – Jellyfish Craft

11 am – 4 pm

Museum Adventure Activity: Deep Sea Explorers

Ages: 3 – 12
Art
Attractions

The Whaling Museum & Education CenterCold Spring Harbor

Photo – Mythic Crafts – workshop photo

11 am – 4 pm

Mythic Crafts

Ages: 5 – 12
Craft & DIY

The Whaling Museum & Education CenterCold Spring Harbor

Photo – Festive Lighthouses

11 am – 1 pm

Festive Lighthouses

Ages: 5 and up
Art
Classes

The Whaling Museum & Education CenterCold Spring Harbor

STARSCAPE

11 am – 7 pm

STARSCAPE

Ages: 5 and up
Art
Attractions

Genesis HouseMeatpacking District

11 am – 1 pm

Kids Chanukah Brunch

Ages: 5 – 12
Art
Craft & DIY

Chabad of the HamptonsEast Hampton

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Noon – 1:30 pm

5 – 6:30 pm

Cirque Mechanics’ Yuletide Factory

Ages: 5 and up
Christmas
Holiday

The New Victory TheaterManhattan

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Noon – 6 pm

PaleyLand

Ages: 8 and under
Attractions
Christmas

The Paley MuseumMidtown

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1 – 2 pm

Cartwheel Workshop

Ages: 5 – 8
Sports

prospect gymnastics bed-stuyBrooklyn

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2:15 – 3:45 pm

Open Gym (Ages 5 and up)

Ages: 5 – 12
Sports

prospect gymnastics bed-stuyBrooklyn

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