The Best Kids (5–8) Activities in NYC

Things to do with kids in NYC

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Sunday Nov. 24, 2024

All day

LUMINARIES

Ages: All
Free
Holiday

Brookfield PlaceTribeca

Saturday Dec. 7

5:30 am – 7:30 pm

Town of Islip Holiday Drive-Thru Light Show

Ages: All
Free
Holiday

Brookwood HallIslip

Tuesday Dec. 10

5:30 am – 7:30 pm

Town of Islip Holiday Drive-Thru Light Show

Ages: All
Free
Holiday

Brookwood HallIslip

Thursday Dec. 12

5:30 am – 7:30 pm

Town of Islip Holiday Drive-Thru Light Show

Ages: All
Free
Holiday

Brookwood HallIslip

Tuesday Dec. 17

5:30 am – 7:30 pm

Town of Islip Holiday Drive-Thru Light Show

Ages: All
Free
Holiday

Brookwood HallIslip

Thursday Dec. 19

5:30 am – 7:30 pm

Town of Islip Holiday Drive-Thru Light Show

Ages: All
Free
Holiday

Brookwood HallIslip

Saturday Dec. 21

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Various

Big Apple Circus | Hometown Playground

Ages: 5 and up
Attractions
Dance

Damrosch Park at Lincoln CenterManhattan

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All day

Big Apple Circus

Ages: 5 and up
Art
Theater

Damrosch Park at Lincoln CenterManhattan

TADA! Youth Theater The History Mystery Photo Credit Chad David Kraus Photography

All day

Stream TADA! Youth Theater’s The History Mystery

Ages: 3 and up
Theater
Virtual

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9 am – 7 pm

Bluey x CAMP

Ages: 3 – 8
Attractions

CAMP 5th AvenueManhattan

9 am – 2:30 pm

Santa on the Farm

Ages: 8 and under
Attractions
Books & Readings

Long Island Game FarmManorville

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9 am – 4 pm

Fort Greene Park Holiday Artisans Bazaar by Brooklyn Pop-Up

Ages: 8 and under
Art
Community

Fort Greene Park (Washington Park & Dekalb Ave. Entrance)Brooklyn

10 – 11 am

Whiz Kidz

Ages: 5 – 12
Free

Idlewild ParkSpringfield Gardens

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10 am – 6 pm

Sunrise Hi Railers Train Display at The Shoppes

Ages: 5 and up
Attractions
Community

The Shoppes at East WindWading River

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10 am – 4 pm

Dinosaur Carnival

Ages: 5 – 8
Attractions
Community

Center for Science Teaching and Learning-Tanglewood PreserveRockville Center

WakeAndMake

10 am – 1 pm

Wake & Make

Ages: 3 and up
Art
Community

GuggenheimUpper East Side

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10 am – 10 pm

Tingle Bells: An ASMR-Inspired Holiday Special

Ages: All
Art
Attractions

ARTECHOUSE NYCChelsea

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10 am – 1 pm

Holiday Cookies & Crafts

Ages: 3 – 8
Christmas
Classes

Bartow-Pell Mansion MuseumBronx

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10 am – 5 pm

BCM’s 125th Birthday Weekend

Ages: 12 and under
Art
Community

Brooklyn Children’s MuseumBrooklyn

10 am – 5 pm

December Break at the Cradle of Aviation Museum: Snoopy and the Space Program – Past, Present, and Future

Ages: 3 – 12
Community
Craft & DIY

Cradle of Aviation MuseumGarden City

10 am – noon

Welcoming Winter: A Family Nature Walk

Ages: 3 – 8
Environment
Free

Van Cortlandt Park Alliance Garden & Compost SiteBronx

10:15 – 10:45 am

Toddler Time with Evan V

Ages: 3 – 8
Dance
Music

Sugar Hill Children’s Museum of Art & StorytellingWest Harlem

10:30 am – 2 pm

Breakfast with Santa at the Coral House

Ages: 12 and under
Christmas
Food & Drink

The Coral HouseBaldwin

11 am

Weekly Storytime

Ages: 3 – 12
Books & Readings
Free

Barnes & Noble Staten Island MallStaten Island

Photo – Mythic Crafts – workshop photo

11 am – 4 pm

Mythic Crafts

Ages: 5 – 12
Craft & DIY

The Whaling Museum & Education CenterCold Spring Harbor

Photo – Secret Sirens Scavenger Hunt

11 am – 4 pm

Secret Sirens

Ages: 5 and up
Art
Free

The Whaling Museum & Education CenterCold Spring Harbor

Photo – Deep Sea Explorers – Jellyfish Craft

11 am – 4 pm

Museum Adventure Activity: Deep Sea Explorers

Ages: 3 – 12
Art
Attractions

The Whaling Museum & Education CenterCold Spring Harbor

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11 am

The Pout Pout Fish

Ages: 3 – 8
Theater

BMCC Tribeca Performing Arts CenterTribeca

STARSCAPE

11 am – 7 pm

STARSCAPE

Ages: 5 and up
Art
Attractions

Genesis HouseMeatpacking District

11 am – 5:30 pm

Brooklyn Museum Holiday Artisan Market by Brooklyn Pop-Up

Ages: 8 and under
Art
Christmas

Brooklyn MuseumBrooklyn

11 am – noon

Story Hour with Heather Forest

Sugar Hill Children’s Museum of Art & StorytellingWest Harlem

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Noon – 1:30 pm

5 – 6:30 pm

Cirque Mechanics’ Yuletide Factory

Ages: 5 and up
Christmas
Holiday

The New Victory TheaterManhattan

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