The Best Kids (5–8) Activities in NYC

Things to do with kids in NYC

Find the best events happening next weekend for kids (5–8)

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Saturday July 5, 2025

10 am – noon

Super Seedlings

Ages: 3 – 8
Free

Van Cortlandt Park Alliance Garden & Compost SiteBronx

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10:30 am – 1 pm

Guggenheim Museum Wake & Make Art Studio

Ages: 5 – 12
Art
Community

GuggenheimUpper East Side

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11 am – noon

Broadway Magic Hour

Ages: 5 and up
Theater

Broadway Comedy Clubnew york

The Wizard’s Quest Potion Bottles

11 am – 4 pm

The Wizard’s Quest

Ages: 5 and up
Art
Attractions

The Whaling Museum & Education CenterCold Spring Harbor

JAWS-some Scavenger Hunt

11 am – 4 pm

Jaws-Some Scavenger Hunt

Ages: 5 – 12
Attractions

The Whaling Museum & Education CenterCold Spring Harbor

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11 am – noon

Family First Saturdays | Exhibition Tour and Storytime at the Morgan

Ages: 3 – 12
Art
Books & Readings

The Morgan Library & MuseumMurray Hill

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Noon – 6 pm

Verizon Arcade Unplugged Pop-Up

Ages: 5 and up
Free
Games

1255 Hempstead Tpke, Uniondale, NY 11553Long Island

12:30 pm

The Wizard of Oz

Ages: 3 – 8
Theater

Puppetworks IncBrooklyn

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2 – 3 pm

Broadway Magic Hour

Ages: 5 and up
Comedy

Broadway Comedy Clubnew york

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2 – 3 pm

Public Gallery Tour

Ages: All
Art
Community

2:30 pm

The Wizard of Oz

Ages: 3 – 8
Theater

Puppetworks IncBrooklyn

Sunday July 6

The Wizard’s Quest Potion Bottles

11 am – 4 pm

The Wizard’s Quest

Ages: 5 and up
Art
Attractions

The Whaling Museum & Education CenterCold Spring Harbor

JAWS-some Scavenger Hunt

11 am – 4 pm

Jaws-Some Scavenger Hunt

Ages: 5 – 12
Attractions

The Whaling Museum & Education CenterCold Spring Harbor

Verizon Arcade Unplugged Image (1)

Noon – 6 pm

Verizon Arcade Unplugged Pop-Up

Ages: 5 and up
Free
Games

1255 Hempstead Tpke, Uniondale, NY 11553Long Island

12:30 pm

The Wizard of Oz

Ages: 3 – 8
Theater

Puppetworks IncBrooklyn

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2 – 3 pm

Broadway Magic Hour

Ages: 5 and up
Theater

Broadway Comedy Clubnew york

2:30 pm

The Wizard of Oz

Ages: 3 – 8
Theater

Puppetworks IncBrooklyn

3:30 pm

Sunday Story Time

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings

Todt Hill-Westerleigh LibraryStaten Island

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