The Best Kids (5–8) Activities in NYC

Things to do with kids in NYC

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Saturday May 17, 2025

backbone

2 – 3:30 pm

Backbone

Ages: 5 and up

Alice Tully HallManhattan

2 pm

Pippi at 80: Girl Groups and the Power of Singing Together

Ages: 5 – 12
Music

Parkchester LibraryBronx

2 – 5 pm

Family Fest FUNdraiser for the Hampton Library

Ages: 3 – 12
Community
Festivals

Channing Daughters WineryBridgehampton, NY 11932

2 pm

Kid's Movie Saturday

Ages: 3 – 12
Film

Baychester LibraryBaychester

2 pm

May Family Movie Night & Craft

Ages: 3 – 12
Film

Hunts Point LibraryBronx

2:15 pm

Family Movie Afternoon: Wicked

Ages: 5 and up
Film

Great Kills LibraryStaten Island

2:30 pm

The Wizard of Oz

Ages: 3 – 8
Theater

Puppetworks IncBrooklyn

3 – 4 pm

The Journey of Pura Belpré’s Tales

Ages: 5 – 12
Theater

Teatro LATEALower East Side

3:30 pm

Children's Crochet Time

Ages: 5 and up
Craft & DIY

South Beach LibraryStaten Island

backbone

7 – 8:30 pm

Backbone

Ages: 5 and up

Alice Tully HallManhattan

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