The Best Kids (5–8) Activities in NYC

Things to do with kids in NYC

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Monday Feb. 17, 2025

Various

Interstellar Cinderella

Ages: 5 – 8
Theater

Long Island Children’s MuseumGarden City

8 am – 5 pm

School Vacation Learning Lab (CAMP!) for grades PreK4-8th

Ages: 3 – 12

Project Most Community Learning CenterEast Hampton

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9 am – 6 pm

Bluey x CAMP

Ages: 3 – 8
Attractions

CAMP 5th AvenueManhattan

Winter camp flyer

9 am – 3 pm

February Break On The Farm

Ages: 3 – 8
Animals
Art

sagaponack

10 am – 4 pm

The Chocolate Makery

Ages: All
Attractions
Classes

Jewish Children’s MuseumBrooklyn

10 am – 5 pm

Slime Studio at the Jewish Children’s Museum

Ages: 12 and under
Attractions
Holiday

Jewish Children’s MuseumBrooklyn

10 am – noon

Mid-Winter Family Fun Hike

Ages: All
Free
Outdoors

Van Cortlandt Park Alliance Garden & Compost SiteBronx

10 am – noon

Random Acts of Kindness Day Service Project

Ages: 5 and up
Community
Free

Sid Jacobson JCCEast Hills

11 am – noon

Kids Week: All About Owls Hike and Craft

Ages: All
Environment
Free

Blue Heron ParkStaten Island

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11 am – 4 pm

LUNA LUNA: Forgotten Fantasy

Ages: 5 – 12
Art
Attractions

The ShedManhattan

Noon – 4 pm

BubbleMania: Science, Art & Comedy! with Casey Carle

Ages: All

Staten Island Children’s MuseumStaten Island

Tuesday Feb. 18

Various

Interstellar Cinderella

Ages: 5 – 8
Theater

Long Island Children’s MuseumGarden City

8 am – 5 pm

School Vacation Learning Lab (CAMP!) for grades PreK4-8th

Ages: 3 – 12

Project Most Community Learning CenterEast Hampton

nyf-calendar-Bluey-x-CAMP-2024-12

9 am – 7 pm

Bluey x CAMP

Ages: 3 – 8
Attractions

CAMP 5th AvenueManhattan

Winter camp flyer

9 am – 3 pm

February Break On The Farm

Ages: 3 – 8
Animals
Art

sagaponack

10 am – 4 pm

The Chocolate Makery

Ages: All
Attractions
Classes

Jewish Children’s MuseumBrooklyn

10 am – 5 pm

Slime Studio at the Jewish Children’s Museum

Ages: 12 and under
Attractions
Holiday

Jewish Children’s MuseumBrooklyn

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10 am – 5 pm

Moon to Mars

Ages: 8 and under
Attractions

Long Island Children’s MuseumGarden City

10 am – 5 pm

Color Our World: Women Who Made Waves!

Ages: 8 and under
Attractions
History & Culture

Children’s Museum of ManhattanManhattan

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10 am – 3 pm

Winter Break Art Classes for Kids

Ages: All
Free

Jacques Marchais Museum of Tibetan ArtStaten Island

10 am – 6 pm

The Orchid Show: Mexican Modernism

Ages: All

New York Botanical GardenBronx

WinterWorkshops

10 am – 1 pm

STEAM Winter Workshops KIDS

Ages: 3 – 8

My Spectrum SchoolPort Washington

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10:30 – 11:30 am

Family Program:Arctic Architecture

Ages: 5 – 12
Free

The Skyscraper MuseumManhattan

11 am – noon

Winter Science Fun: Pocket Solar System

Ages: 5 – 8

Vanderbilt Museum & PlanetariumCenterport

1 – 2 pm

Kids Week: Campfire Story Time

Ages: All
Environment
Free

Clove Lakes ParkStaten Island

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3 – 4 pm

In Observance of Black History Month : A Celebration of West African Folktales

Ages: 5 – 8
Free
History & Culture

DeKalb LibraryBushwick

3:30 – 4:15 pm

Illuminart Productions presents Sami the Squirrel, the Superstar of the Forest!

Ages: 3 – 8

Staten Island Children’s MuseumStaten Island

‘Old School’ by Author Gordon Korman

4 – 5 pm

Great Neck Library Author Event: “Old School” by children’s books author Gordon Korman

Ages: 5 and up
Books & Readings
Free

159 Bayview Avenue, Great Neck, NY 11023Great Neck

Wednesday Feb. 19

Various

Interstellar Cinderella

Ages: 5 – 8
Theater

Long Island Children’s MuseumGarden City

8 am – 5 pm

School Vacation Learning Lab (CAMP!) for grades PreK4-8th

Ages: 3 – 12

Project Most Community Learning CenterEast Hampton

nyf-calendar-Bluey-x-CAMP-2024-12

9 am – 6 pm

Bluey x CAMP

Ages: 3 – 8
Attractions

CAMP 5th AvenueManhattan

Winter camp flyer

9 am – 3 pm

February Break On The Farm

Ages: 3 – 8
Animals
Art

sagaponack

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