The Best Kids (5–8) Activities in NYC

Things to do with kids in NYC

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Saturday May 3, 2025

1 pm

Saturday Builder's Club

Ages: 5 – 12
Craft & DIY

Grand Concourse LibraryBronx

1 pm

Crafternoons

Ages: 3 – 12
Craft & DIY

125th Street Library

1 pm

Family Movie Matinee

Ages: 5 – 12
Film

1:30 – 2:15 pm

Danceability

Ages: 5 and up
Dance
Free

The Children’s Museum of the East EndBridgehampton

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2 – 3 pm

Broadway Magic Hour

Ages: 5 and up
Comedy

Broadway Comedy Clubnew york

2 pm

Board Games!

Ages: 5 – 12
Games

West Farms LibraryBronx

2 pm

Friendship Bracelets

Ages: 5 – 12
Craft & DIY

Parkchester LibraryBronx

2 pm

Coloring Club

Ages: 12 and under
Craft & DIY

Hamilton Grange Library

2 pm

Family Movie Matinee and Coloring: Snow White (1937)

Ages: 12 and under
Film

Mariners Harbor LibraryStaten Island

2 – 3:30 pm

The Rubin Brothers Theater Show!

Ages: 3 and up
Art
Comedy

186 Jay St. (Voorhees Theatre)Brooklyn

Caricatures

2 – 4 pm

Harry Potter Caricatures

Ages: 5 and up
Craft & DIY
Free

mineola memorial libraryMineola

2 pm

Family Storytime

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings

Great Kills LibraryStaten Island

3 pm

International Animals Dance Party

Ages: 5 – 12
Music

Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library (SNFL)

3 pm

STEAM Saturdays

Ages: 5 – 12
Craft & DIY

Todt Hill-Westerleigh LibraryStaten Island

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7 – 8 pm

Ice Theatre of New York performances

Ages: 5 and up
Dance
Theater

Chelsea Piers Sky RinkChelsea

7 – 8:30 pm

The Rubin Brothers Theater Show!

Ages: 3 and up
Art
Comedy

186 Jay St. (Voorhees Theatre)Brooklyn

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