The Best Kids (5–8) Activities in NYC

Things to do with kids in NYC

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Saturday March 8, 2025

Various

Interstellar Cinderella

Ages: 5 – 8
Theater

Long Island Children’s MuseumGarden City

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9 am – 7 pm

Bluey x CAMP

Ages: 3 – 8
Attractions

CAMP 5th AvenueManhattan

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9:30 am – noon

Timbalooloo Family concert & Mardi Gras Éxpo

Ages: 8 and under
Music

109 Remsen Street, Brooklyn NY 11201Brooklyn

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10 am – 5 pm

Moon to Mars

Ages: 8 and under
Attractions

Long Island Children’s MuseumGarden City

10 am – 6 pm

The Orchid Show: Mexican Modernism

Ages: All

New York Botanical GardenBronx

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10 am – 1 pm

Family Art Project: Desert Dwellers

Ages: All
Art
Craft & DIY

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10 am – noon

YMCA Summer Camp Open House

Ages: 5 – 12
Free
Games

Bedford Stuyvesant YMCABrooklyn

10 am – noon

Holi Studio

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10:30 am – 1 pm

Guggenheim Museum Wake & Make Art Studio

Ages: 5 – 12
Art
Community

GuggenheimUpper East Side

Watson Adventures 2014-25 (S)

10:30 am – 12:30 pm

Watson Adventures’ Grand Central Scramble Scavenger Hunt For Families

Ages: 5 and up
Attractions
Games

Grand Central TerminalNew York City

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 – Secret Sirens Scavenger Hunt

11 am – 4 pm

Monster Mayhem Scavenger Hunt

Ages: 5 – 12
Art
Attractions

The Whaling Museum & Education CenterCold Spring Harbor

11 am – 4 pm

New York Prego Expo

Ages: 12 and under
Expo

Metropolitan PavilionChelsea

Cooper Hewitt Family Program Promo w text ArchitectureQuest

11 am – 3 pm

Family Program | ARCHITECTURE QUEST

Ages: 5 – 12
Art
Classes

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design MuseumUES

Noon – 6 pm

The Road to the Big Game: New Orleans

Ages: 3 and up
Attractions
Sports

The Paley MuseumMidtown

School fair – Manhattan (Static)

Noon – 4 pm

KIPP NYC Manhattan Schools Fair

Ages: 3 and up
Free
Open Houses

625 W 133rd St, New York, NY 10027Manhattan

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12:30 pm

Alice in Wonderland

Ages: 3 – 8
Theater

Puppetworks IncBrooklyn

1 – 3 pm

Holi Studio

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2 – 3 pm

Show Up, Kids! Interactive Family Comedy

Ages: 3 – 8
Comedy
Theater

The RATBrooklyn

2 – 3 pm

Saturday Storycrafts

Ages: 5 – 8
Art
Free

Brooklyn Public Library Sheepshead BayBrooklyn

2 – 3 pm

Women in Science Spotlight: Elizabeth Knight Britton

Ages: All
History & Culture

Staten Island MuseumStaten Island

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2:30 pm

Alice in Wonderland

Ages: 3 – 8
Theater

Puppetworks IncBrooklyn

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3 – 6:30 pm

Family Biz: A Dance Party for Kids & Their Grown-Ups

Ages: 5 – 8
Dance
Music

Friends and LoversBrooklyn

Bilingual Birdies Rhombus 1

4 – 4:45 pm

Bilingual Birdies Brings Music and Dance to the Museum: Experience this Fun Filled Latin Adventure

Ages: 3 – 8
En Español
Music

Staten Island Children’s MuseumStaten Island

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4 – 5 pm

Culture Lab LIC & Little Clouds Present Big Feelings an Interactive Play for Children

Ages: 5 – 8
Theater

Culture Lab LICLong Island City

4 – 5 pm

BIG FEELINGS

Ages: 5 – 8
Theater

Culture Lab LICLong Island City

Sunday March 9

Various

Interstellar Cinderella

Ages: 5 – 8
Theater

Long Island Children’s MuseumGarden City

FSS NYPL

All day

Story Time with NYPL

Ages: 5 – 8
Free

The Whitney Museum of American ArtChelsea

Familiares FSS

All day

Recorridos Familiares

Ages: 5 – 8
Art
En Español

The Whitney Museum of American ArtChelsea

9 am – noon

NYRR Open Run: Conference House Park

Ages: All
Free

Conference House ParkStaten Island

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