The Best Kids (5–8) Activities in NYC

Things to do with kids in NYC

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Friday Aug. 1, 2025

All day

Long Island History Hunt

Ages: 5 and up
Free
History & Culture

Oyster Bay

All day

Walt Whitman Birthplace Museum – School Trips!

Ages: 5 and up
Art
Attractions

Walt Whitman BirthplaceHuntington Station

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10 am – 5 pm

Seas the Play!

Ages: 8 and under
Art
Craft & DIY

The Tisch Building at CMOMUpper West Side

10 am – 5 pm

Kids Creative Corner

Ages: 5 – 8
Free

Bryant ParkManhattan

10 am – noon

Family Fridays in the Garden

Ages: 3 – 12
Environment
Free

Van Cortlandt Park Alliance Garden & Compost SiteBronx

10:15 am

Family Storytime

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings

Riverdale LibraryBronx

10:30 am

Family Storytime

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings

St. Agnes Library

10:30 am

Coloring for Babies and Toddlers

Ages: 12 and under
Craft & DIY

Columbus Library

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 Storytime + Open Play

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings

Macomb’s Bridge Library

11 am

Family Storytime @ City Island

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings

City Island LibraryBronx

1 pm

Summer Adventure: Brilliant Buttons

Ages: 5 – 12
Craft & DIY

High Bridge LibraryBronx

1 pm

Summer Reading Adventures!

Ages: 5 and up
Craft & DIY

Jerome Park LibraryBronx

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2 – 3 pm

Broadway Magic Hour

Ages: 5 and up
Theater

Broadway Comedy Clubnew york

2 pm

Riverdale Family Movie Friday

Ages: 5 – 12
Film

Riverdale LibraryBronx

2 pm

Fun Film Fridays

Ages: 3 – 12
Film

Throg’s Neck LibraryThroggs Neck

2 pm

Kids Drop In Craft: 3D Butterflies!

Ages: 3 – 12
Craft & DIY
Free

Richmondtown LibraryStaten Island

2:30 pm

Kids Coloring Time

Ages: 3 – 12
Craft & DIY

Yorkville Library

3 pm

Kids Crafternoon: Sidewalk Chalk Art

Ages: 5 – 12
Craft & DIY

Edenwald LibraryBronx

3 pm

Process Art: Coloring Club

Ages: 5 – 12
Craft & DIY

Baychester LibraryBaychester

3 pm

Grow Your World! (Registration Required)

Ages: 5 – 12
Craft & DIY

Charleston LibraryStaten Island

3 pm

Coloring Club

Ages: 12 and under
Craft & DIY

Hamilton Grange Library

3 pm

Summer Adventure: Marvelous Matisse

Ages: 5 – 12
Craft & DIY

Soundview LibraryBronx

3:30 pm

Summer Adventure: Sunsational Suncatchers

Ages: 3 – 12
Books & Readings

Kips Bay Library

3:30 pm

Friday Crafternoon

Ages: 5 – 12
Craft & DIY

Great Kills LibraryStaten Island

3:30 pm

Craft Corner: Spider Man Day

Ages: 5 – 12
Craft & DIY

Morrisania LibraryBronx

4 – 9 pm

Summer Fridays

Ages: All
Free

Historic Richmond TownStaten Island

4 pm

Summer Adventure Crafternoon

Ages: 5 – 12
Craft & DIY

Fort Washington Library

6 – 7 pm

History of Balloons

Ages: 3 – 12
Art
Comedy

Emma Clark LibrarySetauket

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6 – 7 pm

History of Balloons (For families with children up to 5th grade)

Ages: 3 – 12
Art
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Emma Clark LibrarySetauket

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7:30 – 10 pm

The Port Summer Show Presents “Bye Bye Birdie”

Ages: 5 and up
Attractions
Community

Paul D. Schreiber High SchoolPort Washington

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