The Best Kids (5–8) Activities in NYC

Things to do with kids in NYC

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Monday April 7, 2025

4 pm

Petite Picasso: Arts & Crafts

Ages: 3 – 12
Craft & DIY

96th Street Library

4 pm

Arts & Processes (ages 3-7)

Ages: 3 – 12
Craft & DIY

67th Street Library

4 pm

Art Time!

Ages: 5 – 12
Craft & DIY

4 pm

Crafternoon

Ages: 5 – 12
Craft & DIY

Seward Park Library

4:30 pm

The Art Lab!

Ages: 5 – 12
Books & Readings

Bronx Library CenterFordham Manor

EVC Earth Day Jazz 2025

6 – 8 pm

Earth Day Jazz

Ages: 5 and up
Environment
Free

W 122nd St & Riverside Dr, New York, NY 10027Harlem

Tuesday April 8

Various

Photos with the Bunny at Kings Plaza

Ages: All
Easter
Holiday

Kings Plaza Shopping CenterBrooklyn

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9 am – 7 pm

Bluey x CAMP

Ages: 3 – 8
Attractions

CAMP 5th AvenueManhattan

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10 am – 5 pm

Moon to Mars

Ages: 8 and under
Attractions

Long Island Children’s MuseumGarden City

10 am – 6 pm

The Orchid Show: Mexican Modernism

Ages: All

New York Botanical GardenBronx

10 am

Toddler Storytime (Registration Required)

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings

58th Street Library

10:15 am

Baby Lapsit: Storytime

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings

96th Street 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

11 am – 7 pm

Photos with the Bunny at Queens Center

Ages: 12 and under
Easter
Holiday

Queens CenterQueens

11 am

Live Virtual Toddler Storytime

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings

11 am

Little Movers Storytime

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings

Belmont Library and Enrico Fermi Cultural CenterBronx

11 am

Story and Craft: Paper Flower Gardens

Ages: 12 and under
Craft & DIY

Macomb’s Bridge Library

11 am

Toddlers Crafts

Ages: 12 and under
Craft & DIY

Woodlawn Heights LibraryBronx

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2:30 – 4:30 pm

After School Art Explorers: Drop-In Programs

Ages: 3 – 8
Art
Free

The Jewish MuseumManhattan

3:30 pm

Fun with Patternmaking

Ages: 5 – 12
Books & Readings

West New Brighton LibraryStaten Island

3:30 pm

Wakefield Presents: Board Games

Ages: 5 – 12
Games

Wakefield LibraryWakefield

3:30 pm

Fun with a Patternmaking Craft

Ages: 5 – 12
Craft & DIY

West New Brighton LibraryStaten Island

4 pm

Lego Free Play

Ages: 5 – 12
Games

Mariners Harbor LibraryStaten Island

4 pm

PreK Storytime Afternoons!

Ages: 3 – 12
Books & Readings

Seward Park Library

4 pm

Family Storytime: Preschool Fun!

Ages: 3 – 12
Books & Readings

Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library (SNFL)

4 pm

Tween Art Studio!

Ages: 5 – 12
Craft & DIY

Stapleton LibraryStaten Island

4 pm

Crafternoons

Ages: 5 – 12
Craft & DIY

West Farms LibraryBronx

4 pm

3D Butterfly Canvas Painting for Teens and Tweens

Ages: 5 and up
Craft & DIY

South Beach LibraryStaten Island

5 – 6 pm

Candy Seder

Ages: 5 – 12
Free
Holiday

West End SynagogueNew Yorl

Wednesday April 9

Various

Photos with the Bunny at Kings Plaza

Ages: All
Easter
Holiday

Kings Plaza Shopping CenterBrooklyn

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9 am – 6 pm

Bluey x CAMP

Ages: 3 – 8
Attractions

CAMP 5th AvenueManhattan

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