The Best Kids (5–8) Activities in NYC

Things to do with kids in NYC

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Sunday Jan. 25, 2026

Girl Scout Programs

All day

Walt Whitman Birthplace Museum – Girl Scout Programs!

Ages: 5 – 12
Art
Classes

Walt Whitman BirthplaceHuntington Station

bowling

9 am – 10 pm

Bowling During Winter Break

Ages: 5 and up
Sports

jib lanesFlushing

9:30 am – noon

Girls Winter Softball Clinics

Ages: 5 and up
Free
Sports

Al Oerter Recreation CenterFlushing

Spa Sunday Science

10 – 11:30 am

Sunday Science: Science Spa

Ages: 5 – 12
Craft & DIY

Center for Science Teaching and Learning-Tanglewood PreserveRockville Center

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10 am – 5 pm

Empire Skate of Mind

Ages: 3 and up
Attractions
Community

Brooklyn Children’s MuseumBrooklyn

10 – 10:45 am

Sunday Morning Family Jams with Musiquita

Ages: 8 and under
En Español
Music

Learning LabForest Hills

Walking Tour: All-of-a-Kind Family

10:30 – 11:30 am

Walking Tour: “All-of-a-Kind Family”

Museum at Eldridge StreetLower East Side

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11 am – noon

Children’s Access Workshops

Ages: 5 – 12
Dance
Special Needs

New York City Ballet Rehearsal Studios Samuel B. & David Rose BuildingUpper West Side

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11 am – noon

Elephant & Piggie’s “We Are In A Play!”

Ages: 3 – 8
Books & Readings
Music

Atlantic Stage 2Chelsea

Find the Yeti

11 am – 4 pm

Find the Yeti

Ages: 3 and up
Attractions

The Whaling Museum & Education CenterCold Spring Harbor

Sea Survival Challenge – Navigator’s Necklace

11 am – 4 pm

Museum Adventure Activity: Sea Survival Challenge

Ages: 3 and up
Attractions
Craft & DIY

The Whaling Museum & Education CenterCold Spring Harbor

11 am

Pinkalicious The Musical

Ages: 5 – 8
Theater

Cm Performing Arts CenterOakdale

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11:30 am – 1:30 pm

The Grandest Princess Ball Ever

Ages: 8 and under

Carmine’s – Time SquareTimes Square

11:30 am – 2:30 pm

Girls Winter Softball Clinics

Ages: 5 and up
Free
Sports

Al Oerter Recreation CenterFlushing

Noon – 1 pm

The Rock and Roll Playhouse Plays the Music of Queen + More for Kids

Ages: 8 and under
Music

Brooklyn BowlBrooklyn

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Noon – 1 pm

Theatresports: Family Improv

Ages: 5 – 12
Comedy
Theater

The Gallery PlayersBrooklyn

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Noon – 4 pm

ShopRite Kidz Cook: Mediterranean Rice and Beans

Ages: 5 – 12

Staten Island Children’s MuseumStaten Island

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Noon – 6 pm

Celebrate 45 Years of PAC-MAN at The Paley Museum

Ages: 5 and up
Attractions
Games

The Paley Museum, 25 West 52 Street, NYCNY

Elephant.0543.2

4 – 5 pm

Elephant & Piggie’s “We Are In A Play!”

Ages: 3 – 8
Books & Readings
Music

Atlantic Stage 2Chelsea

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