The Best Kids (5–8) Activities in NYC

Things to do with kids in NYC

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Monday March 24, 2025

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9 am – 6 pm

Bluey x CAMP

Ages: 3 – 8
Attractions

CAMP 5th AvenueManhattan

10 am

Baby Storytime (Registration Required)

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings

58th Street Library

10:30 am

Lapsit Storytime: Baby and Me

Ages: 5 – 12
Books & Readings

Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library (SNFL)

11 am

Huguenot Park Kidz Craft Club

Ages: 12 and under
Craft & DIY

Huguenot Park LibraryIn-person I On-siteStaten Island

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Noon – 1 pm

Nuevos tours en español en el Museo de Eldridge Street

Ages: 5 and up
Art
Attractions

12 Eldridge StreetChinatown, Lower East Side

3 pm

Paint your own Pikachu Figure (3D Printed) (March 2025)

Ages: 5 and up
Craft & DIY

Ottendorfer Library

3:15 pm

Movie Monday – Kung Fu Panda (2008)

Ages: 3 – 12
Film

Riverside LibraryNew York, NY

Tuesday March 25

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9 am – 7 pm

Bluey x CAMP

Ages: 3 – 8
Attractions

CAMP 5th AvenueManhattan

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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

10 am

Toddler Storytime (Registration Required)

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings

58th Street Library

11 am

Live Virtual Toddler Storytime

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings

11 am

Cuentos Y Canciones – Bilingual Storytime

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings

Belmont Library and Enrico Fermi Cultural CenterBronx

3:15 – 6:15 pm

CREA Adventure Daily Drop-Ins

Ages: 3 – 12
Attractions

CREA InteractivityBrooklyn

3:30 – 4:30 pm

Art in Action! Women’s History Month Artists

Ages: 5 and up
Craft & DIY
Free

Jerome Park LibraryBronx

3:30 – 4:30 pm

Women’s History Month: DIY Wooden Plaque Tribute

Ages: 5 – 12
Free
History & Culture

Auburndale LibraryFlushing

25th – Pet Rabbits 101

3:30 – 4:15 pm

Pet Rabbits 101

Ages: 5 – 8
Animals
Free

Quogue Library IncQuogue

3:30 pm

Let's Craft: Popsicle Stick Puppets

Ages: 5 – 12
Craft & DIY

Ottendorfer Library

3:30 pm

Crafternoons

Ages: 5 – 12
Craft & DIY

West Farms LibraryBronx

4 pm

Family Storytime: Preschool Fun!

Ages: 3 – 12
Books & Readings

Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library (SNFL)

Wednesday March 26

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9 am – 6 pm

Bluey x CAMP

Ages: 3 – 8
Attractions

CAMP 5th AvenueManhattan

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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

10:30 am

Family Storytime

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings

53rd Street Library

10:30 am

Online Little Movers Storytime

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings

Hudson Park LibraryOnline

Noon – 6 pm

The Road to the Big Game: New Orleans

Ages: 3 and up
Attractions
Sports

The Paley MuseumMidtown

3:15 – 6:15 pm

CREA Adventure Daily Drop-Ins

Ages: 3 – 12
Attractions

CREA InteractivityBrooklyn

3:45 – 4:45 pm

Woah, Reactive STEAM!

Ages: 5 – 12
Classes

Project Most Community Learning CenterEast Hampton

4 pm

Art History 4 Kids!

Ages: 5 – 12
Craft & DIY

Seward Park Library

4 pm

FAMILY Storytime: Pajama Party!

Ages: 3 – 12
Books & Readings

Harry Belafonte 115th Street Library

4:30 pm

Spring Craft

Ages: 5 – 12
Craft & DIY

Parkchester LibraryBronx

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