The Best Kids (5–8) Activities in NYC

Things to do with kids in NYC

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Wednesday July 2, 2025

All day

Long Island History Hunt

Ages: 5 and up
Free
History & Culture

Oyster Bay

4 am

Create-O-Comics-Rama!

Ages: 5 and up
Craft & DIY

Pelham Bay LibraryBronx

sock puppet program

10 – 11 am

Sock Puppet Playtime

Ages: 5 – 8

Shelter Island Historical SocietyShelter Island

10 am

Little Movers Storytime

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings

Tottenville LibraryStaten Island

10 am – 5 pm

Kids Creative Corner

Ages: 5 – 8
Free

Bryant ParkManhattan

10:15 am

Family Storytime

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings

Riverdale LibraryBronx

10:15 am

Toddler Storytime

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings

Roosevelt Island Library

10:30 am

Little Movers Storytime

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings

Morris Park LibraryBronx

10:30 am

Baby and Toddler Storytime (New Times)

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings

Kips Bay Library

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

The Wizard’s Quest Potion Bottles

11 am – 4 pm

The Wizard’s Quest

Ages: 5 and up
Art
Attractions

The Whaling Museum & Education CenterCold Spring Harbor

JAWS-some Scavenger Hunt

11 am – 4 pm

Jaws-Some Scavenger Hunt

Ages: 5 – 12
Attractions

The Whaling Museum & Education CenterCold Spring Harbor

11 am

Little Movers

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings

Kingsbridge LibraryBronx

11 am

Dance Storytime With Careitha Davis

Ages: 5 – 12
Books & Readings

Karen and Richard LeFrak Lobby

11:15 am

Learning Together Story Time

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings

Castle Hill LibraryBronx

11:30 am

Infant Lapsit Storytime

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings

Charleston LibraryStaten Island

11:30 am

Family Storytime

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings

53rd Street Library

11:30 am

Little Movers Storytime!

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings

Ottendorfer Library

Noon

Baby Lapsit Under the Trees

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings

Seton ParkBronx

Noon

Movies at the Bridge: Bee Movie

Ages: 3 – 12
Film

Macomb’s Bridge Library

1 pm

Lapsit Storytime

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings

Countee Cullen Library

2 pm

Create Your Own World

Ages: 5 – 12
Craft & DIY

Parkchester LibraryBronx

Architecture example

2 – 4 pm

Family Program: Architecture Mini-Challenges

Ages: 5 – 12
Art

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design MuseumUpper East Side

3 pm

Calligraphy Around the World

Ages: 5 – 12
Craft & DIY

Van Cortlandt LibraryBronx

3 pm

STEAM Time!

Ages: 3 – 12
Craft & DIY

Harry Belafonte 115th Street Library

3 pm

R.E.A.D. to a Therapy Dog

Ages: 5 – 12
Books & Readings

Yorkville Library

3 – 4:30 pm

Huguenot Park Pokémon Trainer Academy

Ages: 5 – 12
Free

Huguenot Park LibraryStaten Island

3:30 pm

Summer Adventure

Ages: 5 – 12
Craft & DIY

Ottendorfer Library

3:30 pm

Summer Adventure

Ages: 5 – 12
Craft & DIY

New Amsterdam Library

4 pm

Kids Crafternoon

Ages: 3 – 12
Craft & DIY

Tremont LibraryBronx

4 pm

Summer Adventure: Kids Crafternoon

Ages: 3 – 12
Craft & DIY

Tremont LibraryBronx

4 pm

Family Storytime

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings

Todt Hill-Westerleigh LibraryStaten Island

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