The Best Kids (5–8) Activities in NYC

Things to do with kids in NYC

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Wednesday Sep. 3, 2025

3:30 pm

Process Art: Paint Your World

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings

Clason’s Point LibraryBronx

4 pm

Board Games for Kids /Juegos de mesa para niños

Ages: 5 – 12
Craft & DIY

Melrose LibraryBronx

4 pm

Kids Crafternoon

Ages: 3 – 12
Craft & DIY

Tremont LibraryBronx

4 pm

Family Storytime

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings

Todt Hill-Westerleigh LibraryStaten Island

Thursday Sep. 4

All day

Long Island History Hunt

Ages: 5 and up
Free
History & Culture

Sportime Pickleball YorktownYorktown Heights

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10 am – 8 pm

RECESS!! The Experience

Ages: 5 and up
Art
Attractions

Empire OutletsSaint George

10:15 am

Little Movers and Shakers

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings

Roosevelt Island Library

10:15 am

Little Movers Storytime

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings

Hudson Park Library

10:30 am

Family Storytime

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings

Sedgwick LibraryBronx

10:30 am

Lapsit Storytime: Baby & Me

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings

Richmondtown LibraryStaten Island

10:30 am

Lapsit Storytime

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings

Tottenville LibraryStaten Island

10:45 am

Little Movers: Toddler Time

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings

Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library (SNFL)

Jolly Roger Flag -Pic Only

11 am – 4 pm

Jolly Roger Scavenger Hunt

Ages: 3 and up
Attractions
Free

The Whaling Museum & Education CenterCold Spring Harbor

11 am

Little Movers Storytime!

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings

Hunts Point LibraryBronx

11 am

Lapsit/Little Movers Storytime

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings

Woodlawn Heights LibraryBronx

11:15 am

Thursday Family Storytime at Seward Park Library

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings

Seward Park Library

11:15 am

Bouncing Babies!

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings

West New Brighton LibraryStaten Island

11:30 am

Little Movers Storytime: Toddlers and Tales

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings

Todt Hill-Westerleigh LibraryStaten Island

11:30 am

Little Movers: Storytime!

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings

Dongan Hills LibraryChildren’s RoomStaten Island

Noon

Process Art: Create & Play!

Ages: 12 and under
Craft & DIY

Children’s roomStaten Island

1 pm

Lapsit Storytime

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings

Riverdale LibraryBronx

3 pm

Kids STEAM

Ages: 5 – 12
Craft & DIY

Pelham Bay LibraryBronx

3 pm

Process Art: Fine Motor Skills

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings

Clason’s Point LibraryBronx

3 pm

Art Meets Books at Washington Square Park

Ages: 5 – 12
Books & Readings

Washington Square Park

3:30 pm

D.I.Y. Kids Crafternoon

Ages: 3 – 12
Craft & DIY

Kips Bay Library

3:30 pm

Summer Adventure: Sun-sational Suncatchers

Ages: 5 – 12
Craft & DIY

South Beach LibraryStaten Island

3:30 pm

Imagination Station!

Ages: 5 – 12
Craft & DIY

Jerome Park LibraryBronx

3:30 pm

Arts and Crafts

Ages: 5 – 12
Craft & DIY

Belmont Library and Enrico Fermi Cultural CenterBronx

4 pm

A is for Artist

Ages: 5 – 12
Craft & DIY

Battery Park City Library

4 pm

Stay Calm and Color

Ages: 5 – 12
Craft & DIY

Wakefield LibraryWakefield

4 pm

Family Storytime

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings

Tremont LibraryBronx

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