The Best Kids (5–8) Activities in NYC

Things to do with kids in NYC

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Monday Aug. 25, 2025

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10 am – 5 pm

Kosher Wonderland at the Jewish Children’s Museum

Ages: 8 and under
Attractions
History & Culture

Jewish Children’s MuseumBrooklyn

10 am

Baby Storytime (Registration Required)

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings

58th Street Library

11:30 am

Lapsit Storytime: Books and Babies!

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings

Todt Hill-Westerleigh LibraryStaten Island

11:30 am

Lapsit Storytime: Baby and Me

Ages: 5 – 12
Books & Readings

Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library (SNFL)

Noon

Movies at the Bridge: The Sandlot

Ages: 3 – 12
Film

Macomb’s Bridge Library

2 pm

Summer Adventure: Arts & Crafts

Ages: 5 – 12
Craft & DIY

Bronx Library CenterFordham Manor

2:30 pm

Family Crafts: Decorate a Pencil Case

Ages: 5 – 12
Craft & DIY

Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library (SNFL)

3 pm

Summer Adventure: End of Summer Poster

Ages: 5 – 12
Craft & DIY

Riverdale LibraryBronx

3 pm

Summer Adventure: Emotion Poetry

Ages: 5 – 12
Craft & DIY

Grand Concourse LibraryBronx

3:15 pm

Movie Monday – The Wild Thornberrys Movie (2002)

Ages: 3 – 12
Film

Riverside LibraryNew York, NY

3:30 pm

Summer Adventure : Painting with Geometric Shapes

Ages: 5 – 12
Craft & DIY

Dongan Hills LibraryStaten Island

3:30 pm

Summer Adventure 2025

Ages: 5 – 12
Craft & DIY

Hunts Point LibraryBronx

4 pm

Teen and Tween Zines

Ages: 5 and up
Craft & DIY

South Beach LibraryStaten Island

4 pm

Bingo!

Ages: 5 – 12
Craft & DIY

Mott Haven LibraryBronx

5 – 7 pm

Family Night at Duck Creek

Ages: 5 – 8
Art
Community

The Arts Center at Duck CreekEast Hampton

Tuesday Aug. 26

All day

Long Island History Hunt

Ages: 5 and up
Free
History & Culture

Oyster Bay

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10 am – 5 pm

Splashy Finale at CMOM

Ages: 8 and under
Art
Craft & DIY

The Tisch Building at CMOMUpper West Side

Kosher Wonderland a Big Eats and Jumbo Treats Journey 1

10 am – 5 pm

Kosher Wonderland at the Jewish Children’s Museum

Ages: 8 and under
Attractions
History & Culture

Jewish Children’s MuseumBrooklyn

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10 – 11 am

“Buggy” Craft (Cutchogue)

Ages: 5 and up
Art
Craft & DIY

Downs Farm PreserveCutchogue

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10:30 am

StoryTime with Cali Co Cat

Ages: 8 and under
Free

Bryant ParkManhattan

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10:30 – 11:15 am

Young Sprouts Gardening

Rockefeller ParkManhattan

The Wizard’s Quest Potion Bottles

11 am – 4 pm

The Wizard’s Quest

Ages: 5 and up
Art
Attractions

The Whaling Museum & Education CenterCold Spring Harbor

JAWS-some Scavenger Hunt

11 am – 4 pm

Jaws-Some Scavenger Hunt

Ages: 5 – 12
Attractions

The Whaling Museum & Education CenterCold Spring Harbor

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11 am – 12:30 pm

Plant Powered: Shop for Health at Your Neighborhood Market-Tour

Ages: All
Beauty
Classes

Neighborhood Care Fordham Rd, 254 E. Fordham Road, Bronx, NY 10458New York City

11 am

Live Virtual Toddler Storytime

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings

Noon

Summer Adventure: Fossils

Ages: 5 – 12
Craft & DIY

Macomb’s Bridge Library

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2 – 4 pm

Back To School Giveaway

Ages: 3 and up
Community
Free

Neighborhood Care Jackson HeightsNew York City

2 pm

Family Movie: Spy Kids

Ages: 5 and up
Film

St. Agnes Library

3 pm

Summer Celebration: MAPS Experiments in Color: Multidisciplinary Arts Studio

Ages: 5 – 12
Music

Soundview LibraryBronx

3:30 pm

Decorate A Tote Bag

Ages: 5 – 12
Craft & DIY

South Beach LibraryStaten Island

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4 – 9:30 pm

Movie Nights in the Square

Ages: 5 – 8
Film
Free

Domino ParkBrooklyn

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