The Best Kids (5–8) Activities in NYC

Things to do with kids in NYC

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Wednesday Sep. 17, 2025

All day

Long Island History Hunt

Ages: 5 and up
Free
History & Culture

Sportime Pickleball YorktownYorktown Heights

Art is Alive Flyer

All day

ASASE YAA CULTURAL ARTS FOUNDATION ANNOUNCES ITS NINTH ANNUAL ART IS ALIVE FESTIVAL

Ages: 3 and up
Art
Classes

Asase Yaa Cultural Arts FoundationBrooklyn

10:15 am

Kids STEAM: Process Art

Ages: 12 and under
Craft & DIY

58th Street Library

10:15 am

Little Movers Storytime

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings

Richmondtown LibraryStaten Island

Sands-Willets House

10:30 – 11:30 am

Tour the Historic Sands-Willets House, c. 1735/1845

Ages: 5 and up
History & Culture
Tours

Sands-Willets HousePort Washington

10:30 am

Process Art: Session 1

Ages: 3 – 12
Craft & DIY

Pelham Bay LibraryBronx

10:30 am

Online Little Movers Storytime

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings

Hudson Park LibraryOnline

10:30 am

Family Storytime

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings

St. Agnes Library

11 am

Lapsit Storytime

Ages: 5 – 12
Books & Readings

11:15 am

Little Movers Storytime: Library Day!

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings

Mariners Harbor LibraryStaten Island

11:30 am

Process Art: Session 2

Ages: 3 – 12
Craft & DIY

Pelham Bay LibraryBronx

11:30 am

Family Storytime

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings

11:30 am

Family Storytime

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings

53rd Street Library

3 pm

Watercolor Wednesday

Ages: 5 – 12
Craft & DIY

Baychester LibraryBaychester

3 pm

Surprise Program for National Voters Registration Day

Ages: 5 – 12
Craft & DIY

Macomb’s Bridge Library

3:30 pm

Family Game Hour

Ages: 3 – 12
Craft & DIY

New Amsterdam Library

3:30 pm

Teen DIY

Ages: 5 and up
Craft & DIY

Morningside Heights Library

3:30 pm

Kids Crafternoon

Ages: 5 – 12
Craft & DIY

Kingsbridge LibraryBronx

3:30 pm

Paint Party!

Ages: 5 – 12
Craft & DIY

Sedgwick LibraryBronx

3:30 pm

Back to School Bingo!

Ages: 5 – 12
Craft & DIY

Riverside LibraryNew York, NY

3:30 pm

Art Outdoors in JJ Walker Park

Ages: 5 – 12
Books & Readings

3:30 pm

Slime!

Ages: 5 – 12
Craft & DIY
Free

Woodstock LibraryBronx

4 pm

Kids Coloring Club

Ages: 3 – 12
Craft & DIY

Bloomingdale Library

4 pm

Preschool STEAM (Registration Required)

Ages: 3 – 12
Craft & DIY

Charleston LibraryStaten Island

4 pm

Family Storytime

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings

Todt Hill-Westerleigh LibraryStaten Island

4 pm

Pajama Storytime

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings

Grand Concourse LibraryBronx

4 pm

Little Movers Storytime

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings

Battery Park City Library

4:30 pm

Back to School Craft

Ages: 5 – 12
Craft & DIY

Parkchester LibraryBronx

MadameMorbid2

7 pm

Madame Morbid’s Trolley Tours

madame morbidBrooklyn

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7 – 10:30 pm

NYC’s #1 Ghost Tour Reopens for Spooky Season

Ages: 3 and up
Art
Attractions

madame morbidBrooklyn

MadameMorbid2

9 pm

Madame Morbid’s Trolley Tours

madame morbidBrooklyn

Thursday Sep. 18

All day

Long Island History Hunt

Ages: 5 and up
Free
History & Culture

Sportime Pickleball YorktownYorktown Heights

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