The Best Kids (5–8) Activities in NYC

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Monday May 5, 2025

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Various

Elephant & Piggie’s “We Are in a Play!”

Ages: 3 – 8
Theater

Long Island Children’s MuseumGarden City

10:30 am

Little Movers Storytime

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings

Countee Cullen Library

10:30 am

Lapsit Storytime: Baby and Me

Ages: 5 – 12
Books & Readings

Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library (SNFL)

11 am

Baby Lapsit

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings

Pelham Bay LibraryBronx

11 am

Huguenot Park Kidz Craft Club

Ages: 12 and under
Craft & DIY

Huguenot Park LibraryIn-person I On-siteStaten Island

11 am

Little Movers Storytime

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings

Great Kills LibraryStaten Island

11 am

Baby and Toddler Storytime

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings

Kips Bay Library

11:15 am

Lapsit Storytime

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings

Hudson Park Library

11:30 am

Baby Lapsit Storytime

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings

Yorkville Library

11:30 am

Lapsit Storytime: Books and Babies!

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings

Todt Hill-Westerleigh LibraryStaten Island

Noon

Baby Lapsit Storytime for Newborns/Crawlers/Pre-walkers

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings

South Beach LibraryStaten Island

1 pm

Lapsit Storytime- Baby Loves Spring

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings

The New York Public LibraryBronx

2:30 pm

LEGO Engineers

Ages: 5 – 12
Games

Throg’s Neck LibraryThroggs Neck

3 pm

Coloring Time

Ages: 3 – 12
Craft & DIY

Van Cortlandt LibraryBronx

3 pm

Cinco de Mayo – Mask Making Craft

Ages: 5 – 12
Craft & DIY

Grand Concourse LibraryBronx

3 pm

Kids STEAM: Storytime STEAM

Ages: 5 – 12
Books & Readings

Riverdale LibraryBronx

3:30 pm

Mother's Day Crafternoon

Ages: 3 – 12
Craft & DIY

Sedgwick LibraryBronx

4 pm

Open Play @ West Farms

Ages: 3 – 12
Games

West Farms LibraryBronx

4 pm

Musica Viva: Music of Mexico

Ages: 12 and under
Music

Francis Martin LibraryBronx

4 pm

Art Time!

Ages: 5 – 12
Craft & DIY

4 pm

Children's Storytime (BRONX WEEK)

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings

Woodstock LibraryBronx

4:30 pm

Celebrate Cinco de Mayo.

Ages: 5 – 12
Craft & DIY

Parkchester LibraryBronx

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6:30 – 8 pm

Ice Theatre of New York Gala Performance

Ages: 5 and up
Dance
Theater

Chelsea Piers Sky RinkChelsea

Tuesday May 6

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Various

Elephant & Piggie’s “We Are in a Play!”

Ages: 3 – 8
Theater

Long Island Children’s MuseumGarden City

10:30 am

Baby Lapsit Storytime

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings

10:30 am

Little Movers Storytime

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings

Yorkville Library

11 am

Family Storytime

Ages: 5 – 12
Books & Readings

Morrisania LibraryBronx

11 am

Preschool Picassos

Ages: 12 and under
Craft & DIY

Great Kills LibraryStaten Island

11 am

Toddlers Crafts

Ages: 12 and under
Craft & DIY

Woodlawn Heights LibraryBronx

11 am

Little Movers Storytime

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings

Parkchester LibraryBronx

11 am

Lapsit Storytime: Baby Space

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings

St. George Library CenterStaten Island

11:15 am

Baby Storytime

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings

Roosevelt Island Library

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