The Best Kids (5–8) Activities in NYC

Things to do with kids in NYC

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Sunday Sep. 7, 2025

Girl Scout Programs

All day

Walt Whitman Birthplace Museum – Girl Scout Programs!

Ages: 5 – 12
Art
Classes

Walt Whitman BirthplaceHuntington Station

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10 am – 1 pm

Family Art Project: Such Are Snakes

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10 am – 8 pm

RECESS!! The Experience

Ages: 5 and up
Art
Attractions

Empire OutletsSaint George

Fall Harvest Festival

11 am – 2 pm

FREE Fall Harvest Festival

Ages: All
Festivals
Free

JCC BernikowStaten Island

Jolly Roger Flag -Pic Only

11 am – 4 pm

Jolly Roger Scavenger Hunt

Ages: 3 and up
Attractions
Free

The Whaling Museum & Education CenterCold Spring Harbor

11 am – 4 pm

Uptown Kid Lit

Ages: 3 – 8
Art
Books & Readings

Inwood Hill ParkInwood

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11 am – noon

Historic Walking Tour of Manhasset Bay

Ages: 5 and up
Free
History & Culture

Port Washington Town DockPORT WASHINGTON

Noon – 4 pm

Bronx Block Party

Ages: 5 – 8
Community
Festivals

Bronxwood Avenue, between Boston Road & Allerton AvenueBronx

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2 – 4 pm

4th Annual Rockaway Dog Parade

Ages: 8 and under
Animals
Attractions

Shorefront Dog RunFar Rockaway

2 pm

Sunday Family Storytime

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings

Bronx Library CenterFordham Manor

2:30 pm

Family Storytime

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings

Kingsbridge LibraryBronx

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4 pm

Madame Morbid’s Trolley Tours

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7 pm

Madame Morbid’s Trolley Tours

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9 pm

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Monday Sep. 8

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

Baby Storytime (Registration Required)

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings

58th Street Library

10:30 am

Baby and Toddler Storytime (New Times)

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings

Kips Bay Library

11 am

Baby Lapsit

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings

Pelham Bay LibraryBronx

11 am

Little Movers Storytime

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings

Tremont LibraryBronx

11 am

Huguenot Park Kids' Craft Club

Ages: 12 and under
Craft & DIY

Huguenot Park LibraryStaten Island

11:15 am

Lapsit Storytime

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings

Hudson Park Library

11:30 am

Baby Lapsit Storytime

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings

Yorkville Library

11:30 am

Baby Lapsit Storytime for Newborns/Crawlers/Pre-walkers

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings

South Beach LibraryStaten Island

11:30 am

Lapsit Storytime: Baby and Me

Ages: 5 – 12
Books & Readings

Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library (SNFL)

11:30 am

Lapsit Storytime: Books and Babies!

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings

Todt Hill-Westerleigh LibraryStaten Island

3 pm

Family Storytime

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings

Andrew Heiskell Braille and Talking Book Library

3 pm

Coloring Time

Ages: 3 – 12
Craft & DIY

Van Cortlandt LibraryBronx

3 pm

S.T.E.A.M. Mondays

Ages: 3 – 12
Craft & DIY

125th Street Library

3:15 pm

Movie Monday – Inside Out (2015)

Ages: 3 – 12
Film

Riverside LibraryNew York, NY

4 pm

Cozy Corner Reading Club

Ages: 5 – 12
Books & Readings

Hamilton Grange Library

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