The Best Kids (5–8) Activities in NYC

Things to do with kids in NYC

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Sunday June 1, 2025

Noon – 2 pm

Reading into History

Ages: 5 – 12
Art
Books & Readings

The New York HistoricalUpper West Side

12:30 pm

The Wizard of Oz

Ages: 3 – 8
Theater

Puppetworks IncBrooklyn

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1 – 2 pm

Eldridge Arts & Learning: Stained Glass

Ages: 5 – 8
Art
Craft & DIY

Museum at Eldridge StreetLower East Side

2 pm

Sunday Family Storytime

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings

Bronx Library CenterFordham Manor

2 – 5 pm

Sunday Funday

Ages: 8 and under
Attractions

Bronx Children’s MuseumBronx

2:30 pm

The Wizard of Oz

Ages: 3 – 8
Theater

Puppetworks IncBrooklyn

2:30 pm

Sunday Family Storytime

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings

Grand Concourse LibraryBronx

Baba Blast Live

3 – 4 pm

Free Baba Blast Meet and Greet – Kids YouTube Star

Ages: 8 and under
Free

45 West 29th Street, Suite 301, New York, NY 10001Manhattan

3:30 pm

Sunday Story Time

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings

Todt Hill-Westerleigh LibraryStaten Island

Monday June 2

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Various

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

Ages: 3 – 8
Theater

Long Island Children’s MuseumGarden City

10 am

Baby Storytime (Registration Required)

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings

58th Street Library

10:30 am

Little Movers Storytime

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings

Countee Cullen Library

10:30 am

Lapsit Storytime: Baby and Me

Ages: 5 – 12
Books & Readings

Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library (SNFL)

11 am

Little Movers Storytime

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings

Great Kills LibraryStaten Island

11 am

Baby and Toddler Storytime

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings

Kips Bay Library

11 am

Huguenot Park Kidz Craft Club

Ages: 12 and under
Craft & DIY

Huguenot Park LibraryIn-person I On-siteStaten Island

11:15 am

Lapsit Storytime

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings

Hudson Park 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

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings

Ottendorfer Library

3 pm

Kids STEAM: Storytime STEAM

Ages: 5 – 12
Craft & DIY

Riverdale LibraryBronx

3 pm

Coloring Time

Ages: 3 – 12
Craft & DIY

Van Cortlandt LibraryBronx

3:15 pm

Movie Monday – Finding Dory (2016)

Ages: 3 – 12
Film

Riverside LibraryNew York, NY

4 pm

Family Storytime!

Ages: 5 – 12
Books & Readings

Bronx Library CenterFordham Manor

4 pm

Arts & Processes (ages 3-7)

Ages: 3 – 12
Craft & DIY

67th Street Library

4 pm

Arts & Crafts / Arte y manualidades

Ages: 5 – 12
Craft & DIY

Melrose LibraryBronx

4 pm

Petite Picasso: Arts & Crafts

Ages: 3 – 12
Craft & DIY

96th Street Library

4 pm

Crafternoon

Ages: 5 – 12
Craft & DIY

Seward Park Library

4 pm

S.T.E.A.M. Mondays

Ages: 3 – 12
Craft & DIY

125th Street Library

4:30 pm

The Art Lab!

Ages: 5 – 12
Books & Readings

Bronx Library CenterFordham Manor

4:30 pm

Popsicle Stick Picture Frames

Ages: 5 – 12
Craft & DIY

Parkchester LibraryBronx

Tuesday June 3

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Various

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

Ages: 3 – 8
Theater

Long Island Children’s MuseumGarden City

pride artwork

10 am – 4:30 pm

We are the Rainbow: Artwork

Ages: 8 and under
Art
Books & Readings

The Tisch Building at CMOMUpper West Side

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