Things to do with kids in Manhattan

Things to do with kids in Manhattan

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Saturday May 17, 2025

Walk This Way invitation(5)

9 am – 1 pm

The Felix Organization’s 5th Annual Walk This Way

Ages: 5 and up
Fundraisers

Pier 45 at Hudson River ParkChelsea

5:17 Jazzical! Hello, Mandarin

10 – 11 am

Jazzical!

Ages: 12 and under
Dance
Music

Hello, Mandarin!Manhattan

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10:30 am – 1 pm

Guggenheim Museum Wake & Make Art Studio

Ages: 5 – 12
Art
Community

GuggenheimUpper East Side

10:30 am

Family Storytime: Stories, Songs and Rhymes for Little Ones

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings

Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library (SNFL)

Granny Goose

11 am – noon

Story Hour with Wendy & DB

Ages: 3 – 8
Music

Sugar Hill Children’s Museum of Art & StorytellingSugar Hill/ West Harlem

Family Program May 2025 – Design Around Town Game

11 am – 3 pm

Family Program | Design Around Town

Ages: 5 – 12
Games

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design MuseumUpper East Side

Family Day

11 am – 4 pm

Family Day at Hudson Yards

Ages: 5 – 8
Art
Free

Backyard at Hudson Yards, Public Square & GardensManhattan

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Noon – 3 pm

Big Truck Day!

Ages: 5 – 8
Attractions
Community

Randall’s Island ParkBronx

5:17 Family Day HY

1 – 2 pm

Resonant Minds Family Concert

Ages: 12 and under
Dance
Free

Backyard at Hudson Yards, Public Square & GardensManhattan

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1 – 4 pm

Family Program | Storytelling and Sea Adventures

Ages: 3 – 12
Art
Books & Readings

The Morgan Library & MuseumMurray Hill

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2 – 3:30 pm

Backbone

Ages: 5 and up

Alice Tully HallManhattan

3 – 4 pm

The Journey of Pura Belpré’s Tales

Ages: 5 – 12
Theater

Teatro LATEALower East Side

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7 – 8:30 pm

Backbone

Ages: 5 and up

Alice Tully HallManhattan

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