The Best Kids (5–8) Activities in NYC

Things to do with kids in NYC

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Saturday June 7, 2025

Noon – 4:30 pm

The Neighbors Market

Ages: All
Free

Hill Street GardenStaten Island

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12:30 – 1:30 pm

Guggenheim Museum Family Tours

Ages: 3 and up
Art
Attractions

GuggenheimUpper East Side

12:30 pm

The Wizard of Oz

Ages: 3 – 8
Theater

Puppetworks IncBrooklyn

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1 – 4 pm

Guggenheim Museum Afternoon Art Studio

Ages: 5 – 12
Art
Attractions

GuggenheimUpper East Side

1 pm

STEAM: Build & Play!

Ages: 5 – 12
Craft & DIY

Belmont Library and Enrico Fermi Cultural CenterBronx

1 pm

Saturday Builder's Club

Ages: 5 – 12
Craft & DIY

Grand Concourse LibraryBronx

1:30 pm

Family Afternoon Movie

Ages: 5 – 12
Film

Tremont LibraryBronx

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2 – 3 pm

Broadway Magic Hour

Ages: 5 and up
Comedy

Broadway Comedy Clubnew york

2 pm

Seashell Watercolor Beach

Ages: 5 – 12
Craft & DIY

Parkchester LibraryBronx

2 pm

Family Movie Matinee and Coloring: Moana

Ages: 12 and under
Film

Mariners Harbor LibraryStaten Island

2 pm

Family Storytime

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings

Great Kills LibraryStaten Island

2 pm

BookFlix & Family Playdate

Ages: 5 – 12
Books & Readings

Morrisania LibraryBronx

2:30 pm

The Wizard of Oz

Ages: 3 – 8
Theater

Puppetworks IncBrooklyn

3 – 4 pm

The Journey of Pura Belpré’s Tales

Ages: 5 – 12
Theater

Teatro LATEALower East Side

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4 – 4:45 pm

Chinese Theatre Works

Ages: 3 – 8

Staten Island Children’s MuseumStaten Island

Sunday June 8

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Various

Elephant & Piggie’s “We Are in a Play!”

Ages: 3 – 8
Theater

Long Island Children’s MuseumGarden City

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All day

Be Inspired! Celebrating Wave Hill at 60

Ages: All
Art
Attractions

6:8 Father’s Day Jam OSH

10 – 10:45 am

Father’s Day Jam

Ages: 12 and under
Dance
Holiday

Old Stone House – Park SlopeBrooklyn

10:30 am – noon

Tasting Dim Sum: Storytime with The ABC Digest

Ages: 3 – 12

Museum of Food and DrinkBrooklyn

11 am – 8 pm

Famous Food Festival “Taste the World”

Ages: All
Art
Attractions

Tanger Outlets Deer ParkDeer Park

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11 am – 4:30 pm

South Street Seaport Museum Free June Family Activity Weekends

Ages: 5 and up
Art
Community

South Street Seaport MuseumManhattan

Noon – 4 pm

The Happening: Free Community Block Party

Ages: All
Art
Community

Church Street School for Music & ArtTribeca

12:30 pm

The Wizard of Oz

Ages: 3 – 8
Theater

Puppetworks IncBrooklyn

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2 – 3 pm

Broadway Magic Hour

Ages: 5 and up
Theater

Broadway Comedy Clubnew york

2:30 pm

The Wizard of Oz

Ages: 3 – 8
Theater

Puppetworks IncBrooklyn

Monday June 9

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Various

Elephant & Piggie’s “We Are in a Play!”

Ages: 3 – 8
Theater

Long Island Children’s MuseumGarden City

11 am

Baby Lapsit

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings

Pelham Bay LibraryBronx

11:30 am

Lapsit Storytime: Baby and Me

Ages: 5 – 12
Books & Readings

Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library (SNFL)

3:30 pm

Process Art: Kid's Paint and Snack

Ages: 5 – 12
Craft & DIY

Baychester LibraryBaychester

4 pm

Summer Adventure Kick Off : Bubble Show

Ages: 5 – 12
Music

Grand Concourse LibraryBronx

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5:30 – 6:30 pm

Child’s Play NY Presents: Beetlejuice Jr

Ages: 5 – 12
Theater

First Unitarian Congregational Society in BrooklynBrooklyn, NY

Tuesday June 10

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Various

Elephant & Piggie’s “We Are in a Play!”

Ages: 3 – 8
Theater

Long Island Children’s MuseumGarden City

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