The Best Kids (5–8) Activities in NYC

Things to do with kids in NYC

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Sunday Nov. 9, 2025

Girl Scout Programs

All day

Walt Whitman Birthplace Museum – Girl Scout Programs!

Ages: 5 – 12
Art
Classes

Walt Whitman BirthplaceHuntington Station

Global Kids 5K RunWalk

9:30 am – 12:30 pm

Global Kids 5K Run/Walk

Ages: 5 and up
Fundraisers
Sports

Queens MuseumFlushing

Seeds of Hope 5K & 10K

10 am – 1 pm

Seeds of Hope 5K & 10K

Ages: 5 and up
Fundraisers
Sports

Moriches Field Brewing CompanyCenter Moriches

Paint wa Princess 2 Tiana

10:30 am – noon

Paint with a Princess!

Ages: 3 – 12
Art

Sparkle on StageFREEPORT

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11 am – 5 pm

Pumpkin Weekends

Ages: 8 and under
Animals
Attractions

Alley Pond ParkQueens Village

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11 am – 4:30 pm

South Street Seaport Museum Free November Family Activity Weekends: Sailors Scrimshaw

Ages: 3 and up
Craft & DIY
Free

South Street Seaport MuseumSeaport

The Dock Closing 3.3 Mile Race

11:30 am – 1:30 pm

The Dock Closing 3.3 Mile Race

Ages: 5 and up
Fundraisers
Sports

Montauk Post OfficeMontauk

11:30 am – 4 pm

Great Neck Library Games Day

Ages: 3 and up
Community
Free

Great Neck LibraryGreat Neck

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11:30 am – 1:30 pm

The Grandest Princess Ball Ever at Carmine’s

Ages: 8 and under

Carmine’s Italian Restaurant – Times SquareNew York City

Noon – 1 pm

Family Pickle Party

Ages: 3 and up
Attractions
Christmas

The Whaling Museum & Education CenterCold Spring Harbor

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Noon – 1:15 pm

Snow White

Ages: 5 – 8
Music
Theater

The New Victory TheaterMidtown

Noon – 4 pm

WQXR Classical Kids Fair

Ages: 5 – 12
Free
Music

Queens TheaterCorona

12:30 pm

Rumpelstiltskin

Ages: 3 – 12
Theater

Puppetworks IncBrooklyn

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1 – 4 pm

Family Program | Songs and Stories

Ages: 3 – 8
Art
Books & Readings

The Morgan Library & MuseumMurray Hill

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1 – 2 pm

Kids on the Move! Dances with Leaves

Ages: 3 – 8
Health & Fitness

1 – 3 pm

ARF Rescues and Kids Crafting!

Ages: 5 – 8
Community
Craft & DIY

The Shine StudioBridgehampton

2 – 3 pm

Family Pickle Party

Ages: 3 and up
Attractions
Christmas

The Whaling Museum & Education CenterCold Spring Harbor

2 – 3:30 pm

Movers and Makers: Family Tour and Workshop

New York Transit MuseumBrooklyn

3:30 pm

Wicked Movie Screening and Sing-Along

Ages: All
Film

St. George TheatreSaint George

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4 – 5:15 pm

Snow White

Ages: 5 – 8
Music
Theater

The New Victory TheaterMidtown

Monday Nov. 10

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3 – 6 pm

Jennifer’s Playground Free Afterschool Program

Ages: 5 – 12
Community
Free

Jennifer’s PlaygroundStaten Island

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