The Best Kids (5–8) Activities in NYC

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Tuesday Oct. 28, 2025

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3 – 6 pm

Jennifer’s Playground Free Afterschool Program

Ages: 5 – 12
Community
Free

Jennifer’s PlaygroundStaten Island

Homework Help

4 – 5 pm

Homework Help

Ages: 5 and up
Books & Readings
Community

The Merrick LibraryMerrick

4 – 5 pm

Faber Recreation Center Youth Drop-In Program Current Event Journaling & Debate

Ages: 5 and up
Community
Free

Faber ParkStaten Island

Wednesday Oct. 29

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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3 – 4 pm

Faber Recreation Center Youth Drop-In Programs Seasonal Crafts

Ages: 5 and up
Art
Community

Faber ParkStaten Island

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3 – 6 pm

Jennifer’s Playground Free Afterschool Program

Ages: 5 – 12
Community
Free

Jennifer’s PlaygroundStaten Island

3:30 – 5 pm

Enviro Games

Ages: 5 and up
Free
Games

Idlewild ParkSpringfield Gardens

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4 – 6 pm

Wednesday Workshops for Kids: Spooky Science

Ages: 5 – 12
Art
Halloween

The Education Center at Planting FieldsOyster Bay

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5 – 6 pm

Faber Recreation Center Youth Drop-In Programs Game Zone

Ages: 5 and up
Community
Free

Faber ParkStaten Island

6 – 7:30 pm

Creatures of the Night

Ages: 5 – 12
Animals
Outdoors

Sweetbriar Nature CenterSmithtown

Thursday Oct. 30

10 – 11 am

Rockness Music Parent and Me Music Class

Ages: 5 – 8
Music

Under Minerva Art GalleryBrooklyn

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11 am – 4 pm

Jolly Roger Scavenger Hunt

Ages: 3 and up
Attractions
Free

The Whaling Museum & Education CenterCold Spring Harbor

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3 – 6 pm

Jennifer’s Playground Free Afterschool Program

Ages: 5 – 12
Community
Free

Jennifer’s PlaygroundStaten Island

4 pm

Karaoke at West Farms!

Ages: 5 – 12
Music

West Farms LibraryBronx

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4 – 6:30 pm

STEM Family Sundays at iFLY

Ages: 3 and up

iFlyLong Island City

4 – 6 pm

Tricks and Treats Halloween Event at Bank of America Winter Village at Bryant Park

Ages: 5 – 8
Free
Halloween

Bank of America Winter Village at Bryant ParkManhattan

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4:30 – 5:30 pm

Kids Yoga @One Ocean Yoga

Ages: 5 – 8
Health & Fitness

One Ocean YogaBridgehampton

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7 – 8 pm

ITNY 2025 Fall Frolic

Ages: 5 and up
Dance

Chelsea Piers Sky RinkChelsea

Friday Oct. 31

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11 am – 4 pm

Jolly Roger Scavenger Hunt

Ages: 3 and up
Attractions
Free

The Whaling Museum & Education CenterCold Spring Harbor

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2:30 – 4:30 pm

Apolloween Trick-or-Treat

Ages: All
Free
Halloween

The Apollo Stages at The VictoriaManhattan

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3 – 7 pm

Halloween in East Midtown 2025

Ages: 5 – 8
Community
Free

919 3rd AvenueEast Midtown

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3 – 6 pm

Jennifer’s Playground Free Afterschool Program

Ages: 5 – 12
Community
Free

Jennifer’s PlaygroundStaten Island

4 – 7 pm

Boo Bash

Dave & Buster’s Staten IslandStaten Island

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4 – 6 pm

Spooky-Palooza: A Weeklong Celebration of Creative Spooky Fun!

Ages: 5 – 12
Art
Attractions

The ChurchSag Harbor

5 – 7 pm

Kids Halloween Party

Ages: 5 – 8
Food & Drink
Halloween

City Tavern and TableHells Kitchen

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5 – 6 pm

Faber Recreation Center Youth Drop-In Programs Game Zone

Ages: 5 and up
Community
Free

Faber ParkStaten Island

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6:30 pm

Abbott and Costello’s Scaredy Cat Halloween Double Feature

Ages: 5 and up
Comedy
Film

Museum of the Moving ImageAstoria, NY

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7 – 9 pm

Haunted Tree House

Ages: 3 – 12
Animals
Attractions

Long Island AquariumRiverhead

Saturday Nov. 1

Girl Scout Programs

All day

Walt Whitman Birthplace Museum – Girl Scout Programs!

Ages: 5 – 12
Art
Classes

Walt Whitman BirthplaceHuntington Station

8:30 am – noon

Long Island Turkey Trot 5K Run/Walk

Ages: 5 and up
Fundraisers
Holiday

Eisenhower ParkQueens

PAWS OF WAR 5K Family RunWalk

9 am – noon

PAWS OF WAR 5K Family Run/Walk

Ages: 5 and up
Fundraisers
Sports

Heckscher State ParkEast Islip

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9 – 10 am

Leaf Litter Craft Workshop

Ages: 3 – 12
Animals
Art

Downs Farm PreserveCutchogue

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