Things to do with kids in Manhattan

Things to do with kids in Manhattan

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Tuesday Aug. 19, 2025

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10 am – 5 pm

Animals of the Water at CMOM

Ages: 8 and under
Animals
Art

The Tisch Building at CMOMUpper West Side

10 am

Toddler Storytime (Registration Required)

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings

58th Street Library

10:15 am

Baby Lapsit: Storytime

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings

96th Street Library

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10:30 am

StoryTime with Cali Co Cat

Ages: 8 and under
Free

Bryant ParkManhattan

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10:30 – 11:15 am

Young Sprouts Gardening

Rockefeller ParkManhattan

10:30 am

Lapsit Storytime: Baby Storytime

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings

Mulberry Street Library

11 am

Live Virtual Toddler Storytime

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings

11:15 am

Tuesday Family Storytime at Seward Park Library

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings

Seward Park Library

11:15 am

Little Movers

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings

67th Street Library

11:30 am

Music & Play

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings

Tompkins Square Library

Noon

Summer Adventure: Printing w/ Geometric Shapes

Ages: 5 – 12
Craft & DIY

Macomb’s Bridge Library

3 pm

Open Art

Ages: 12 and under
Craft & DIY

St. Agnes Library

3:30 pm

Kids Crafternoon

Ages: 5 – 12
Craft & DIY

Ottendorfer Library

4 pm

Family Storytime: Preschool Fun!

Ages: 3 – 12
Books & Readings

Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library (SNFL)

Wednesday Aug. 20

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10 am – 5 pm

Animals of the Water at CMOM

Ages: 8 and under
Animals
Art

The Tisch Building at CMOMUpper West Side

10:30 am

Online Little Movers Storytime

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings

Hudson Park LibraryOnline

2 pm

Dance Party with Fyutch!

Ages: 5 – 12
Music

Roosevelt Island Library

3 pm

Children's Movie Matinee: Aladdin (1992)

Ages: 5 – 12
Film

Bloomingdale Library

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

Little Movers Storytime

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings

Battery Park City Library

Thursday Aug. 21

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10 am – 5 pm

Animals of the Water at CMOM

Ages: 8 and under
Animals
Art

The Tisch Building at CMOMUpper West Side

10:30 am

Little Movers Storytime

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings

Mulberry Street Library

11 am

Summer Reading Celebration: Dance Party with Fyutch!

Ages: 5 – 12
Music

Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library (SNFL)

11 am

Emma Bowen's Project Healthy Launch

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings

Hamilton Grange Library

11:30 am

Cuentos para niños de cuna en español | Spanish 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

Diabetes 3 servlet

2 – 5:30 pm

Diabetes Wellness Day

Ages: All
Beauty
Classes

Neighborhood Care Fordham RdFordham Heights

2 pm

Summer Adventure: Sun-sational Suncatchers

Ages: 5 – 12
Craft & DIY

Washington Heights Library

2:30 pm

Summer Movie Series : The Lorax

Ages: 5 – 12
Film

Roosevelt Island Library

3 pm

Summertime Arts & Crafts: Color Craze

Ages: 5 and up
Craft & DIY

Epiphany Library

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