The Best Kids (5–8) Activities in NYC

Things to do with kids in NYC

Find the best upcoming events & activities for kids (5–8)

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Monday Sep. 8, 2025

3 pm

S.T.E.A.M. Mondays

Ages: 3 – 12
Craft & DIY

125th Street Library

3 pm

Family Storytime

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings

Andrew Heiskell Braille and Talking Book Library

3:15 pm

Movie Monday – Inside Out (2015)

Ages: 3 – 12
Film

Riverside LibraryNew York, NY

4 pm

Art Time!

Ages: 5 – 12
Craft & DIY

4 pm

Arts & Processes

Ages: 3 – 12
Craft & DIY

67th Street Library

4 pm

Crafternoon

Ages: 5 – 12
Craft & DIY

Seward Park Library

4 pm

Arts & Crafts / Arte y manualidades

Ages: 5 – 12
Craft & DIY

Melrose LibraryBronx

4 pm

Petite Picasso: Arts & Crafts

Ages: 3 – 12
Craft & DIY

96th Street Library

4 pm

Cozy Corner Reading Club

Ages: 5 – 12
Books & Readings

Hamilton Grange Library

Tuesday Sep. 9

All day

Long Island History Hunt

Ages: 5 and up
Free
History & Culture

Sportime Pickleball YorktownYorktown Heights

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10 am – 8 pm

RECESS!! The Experience

Ages: 5 and up
Art
Attractions

Empire OutletsSaint George

10 am

Toddler Storytime (Registration Required)

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings

58th Street Library

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10:30 – 11:15 am

Young Sprouts Gardening

Rockefeller ParkManhattan

10:30 am

Family Storytime

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings

Countee Cullen Library

10:30 am

Baby Lapsit Storytime

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings

10:30 am

Lapsit Storytime: Baby Storytime

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings

Mulberry Street Library

10:45 am

Little Movers Storytime at Washington Square Park

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings

Washington Square Park

11 am

Process Art Party!

Ages: 12 and under
Craft & DIY

Belmont Library and Enrico Fermi Cultural CenterBronx

11 am

Bilingual Storytime Hispanic- Heritage Month Edition

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings

Hunts Point LibraryBronx

11 am

Live Virtual Toddler Storytime

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings

11 am

Bilingual Family Storytime

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings

Bronx Library CenterFordham Manor

11:15 am

Little Movers

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings

67th Street Library

11:30 am

Arts and Crafts: Book Mark Activity

Ages: 12 and under
Craft & DIY

Bronx Library CenterFordham Manor

11:30 am

Baby Lapsit Storytime

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings

Webster Library

11:30 am

Little Movers Storytime

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings

Bloomingdale Library

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3:30 – 4:30 pm

Back-to-School Bites: DIY Crispbread Snacks

Ages: 8 and under
Classes
Food & Drink

House of WonderBrooklyn

3:30 pm

Kids Craft: Back to School!

Ages: 3 – 12
Craft & DIY

Richmondtown LibraryStaten Island

3:30 pm

Painting With Watercolors

Ages: 5 – 12
Craft & DIY

South Beach LibraryStaten Island

4 pm

Storytime/Petite Picasso

Ages: 12 and under
Craft & DIY

West Farms LibraryBronx

4 pm

Tween Art Studio: Summer to Fall Landscapes!

Ages: 5 – 12
Craft & DIY

Stapleton LibraryStaten Island

4 pm

Create-O-Comics-Rama!

Ages: 5 and up
Craft & DIY

Pelham Bay LibraryBronx

4 pm

Open Art

Ages: 12 and under
Craft & DIY

St. Agnes Library

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