The Best Kids (5–8) Activities in NYC

Things to do with kids in NYC

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Saturday Aug. 10, 2024

BBPC Kayaking 2022 John Eng – 12_1200x800

Various

Free Kayaking

Ages: 5 and up
Boating
Community

Brooklyn Bridge ParkBrooklyn

8 am – 5 pm

Summer Soccer with Soccer Shots

Ages: 8 and under
Classes
Sports

Eisenhower ParkLong Island: Hamptons

White Plains Road Farmers Market

9 am – 4 pm

White Plains Road Farmers Market & DOT NYC Open Streets

Ages: 5 – 8
Caribbean
Community

Gloria Dei Old Swedes Episcopal ChurchPhiladelphia

Uptown Good Food – Harlem (1)

9 am – 3 pm

Uptown Good Food Farmers Market

Ages: 5 – 8
Caribbean
Community

St Nicholas Ave & W137th St, NYHarlem

BrooklynBookBodega_ENYFarmersMarket

9 am – 3 pm

Brooklyn Book Bodega Book Giveaway

East New York FarmsBrooklyn

10 – 11 am

Whiz Kidz

Ages: 5 – 12
Free

Idlewild ParkSpringfield Gardens

ATH _ ASE Afro Frequencies -6-min (1)

10 am – 5 pm

ASE: AFRO FREQUENCIES

Ages: 5 and up
Art
Attractions

ARTECHOUSE NYCMeatpacking

Manhattan ARTS-tropolis

10 am – 5 pm

ARTS-tropolis: SUMMER ARTS FESTIVAL

Ages: 8 and under
Art
Attractions

Children’s Museum of ManhattanManhattan

WA GV kids outdoor (1) (S)

10:30 am – 12:30 pm

Watson Adventures’ Secrets of Central Park Scavenger Hunt for Families

Ages: 5 and up
Games
Outdoors

Central ParkUpper East Side

11 am

Weekly Storytime

Ages: 3 – 12
Books & Readings
Free

Barnes & Noble Staten Island MallStaten Island

11 am – 4 pm

Open Village

Historic Richmond TownStaten Island

Photo – Sea Going Crafts – generic classroom

11 am – 4 pm

SeaGoing Crafts

Ages: 3 – 12
Art
Craft & DIY

The Whaling Museum & Education CenterCold Spring Harbor

Photo – Pirate Quest, July and August

11 am – 4 pm

Pirate Quest

Ages: 5 – 12
Art
Craft & DIY

The Whaling Museum & Education CenterCold Spring Harbor

Photo – Harry Potter Scavenger Hunt and Wand, Diagon Alley

11 am – 4 pm

HARRY POTTER SCAVENGER HUNT & CRAFT

Ages: 5 and up
Art
Attractions

The Whaling Museum & Education CenterCold Spring Harbor

RSK picture

11 am – noon

Ready, Set, Kindergarten! @ Sheepshead Bay Library

Ages: 5 – 8
Free

Brooklyn Public Library Sheepshead BayBrooklyn

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Jack & the Beanstalk

Ages: 3 – 8
Theater

Puppetworks IncBrooklyn

POP-UP SATURDAYS

1:30 – 3:30 pm

2024 Pop-Up Saturdays Free Family Fun

Ages: 12 and under
Animals
Art

Stony Brook Village CenterStony Brook

Girls Who Code

3 – 3:45 pm

Girls Who Code

Ages: 5 – 8
Free

Quogue Library IncQuogue

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