The Best Kids (5–8) Activities in NYC

Things to do with kids in NYC

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Monday May 5, 2025

4 pm

Open Play @ West Farms

Ages: 3 – 12
Games

West Farms LibraryBronx

Tuesday May 6

3:30 pm

Kid's Afternoon BINGO

Ages: 5 – 12
Games

Baychester LibraryBaychester

3:30 pm

Games at Castle Hill (In Person)

Ages: 5 – 12
Games

Castle Hill LibraryBronx

3:30 pm

Wakefield Presents: Board Games

Ages: 5 – 12
Games

Wakefield LibraryWakefield

Wednesday May 7

3 pm

Board Game Day

Ages: 3 – 12
Games

Van Cortlandt LibraryBronx

3:30 pm

STEAM Time: LEGO Lounge

Ages: 5 – 12
Games

Baychester LibraryBaychester

4 pm

Mindfulness Café: Retro Game Edition

Ages: 5 and up
Games

Van Cortlandt LibraryBronx

4:30 pm

Fyutch at Parkchester

Ages: 5 – 12
Music

Parkchester LibraryBronx

Thursday May 8

Release the Kraken Scavenger Hunt

11 am – 4 pm

Release the Kraken! Scavenger Hunt

Ages: 3 and up
Art
Attractions

The Whaling Museum & Education CenterCold Spring Harbor

Friday May 9

Release the Kraken Scavenger Hunt

11 am – 4 pm

Release the Kraken! Scavenger Hunt

Ages: 3 and up
Art
Attractions

The Whaling Museum & Education CenterCold Spring Harbor

3:30 pm

Pippi at 80: Rebel Squeezebox – A Musical History of Women Accordion Players with Urban Stages

Ages: 3 – 12
Music

Van Cortlandt LibraryBronx

Saturday May 10

Jazzical St. Paul 5:10

10 – 10:45 am

Jazzical!

Ages: 12 and under
Dance
Music

St. Paul’s Episcopal ChurchBROOKLYN

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10:30 am – 1 pm

Guggenheim Museum Wake & Make Art Studio

Ages: 5 – 12
Art
Community

GuggenheimUpper East Side

Release the Kraken Scavenger Hunt

11 am – 4 pm

Release the Kraken! Scavenger Hunt

Ages: 3 and up
Art
Attractions

The Whaling Museum & Education CenterCold Spring Harbor

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11 – 11:30 am

Bilingual Storytime

Ages: 8 and under

John Jermain Memorial LibrarySag Harbor

Noon

Pippi at 80: Rebel Squeezebox – A Musical History of Women Accordion Players with Urban Stages

Ages: 3 – 12
Music

Van Cortlandt LibraryBronx

Musical Explorers

Noon – 1 pm

Musical Explorers Family

Ages: 5 – 8
Music

Carnegie HallMidtown Manhattan

12:30 – 3:45 pm

Sibshops

Ages: 5 and up
Community
Special Needs

Sid Jacobson JCCEast Hills

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1 – 2 pm

Broadway Magic Hour

Ages: 5 and up
Comedy

Broadway Comedy Clubnew york

1 pm

Family Movie Day

Ages: 5 – 12
Film

West Farms LibraryBronx

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2 – 3 pm

Show Up, Kids! Interactive Family Comedy

Ages: 3 – 8
Comedy

The RATBrooklyn

2 pm

Family Playdate and Toys

Ages: 5 – 12
Film

Morrisania LibraryBronx

2 pm

Family Movie: Coco (2017)

Ages: 12 and under
Film

Pelham Bay LibraryBronx

Musical Explorers

3 – 4 pm

Musical Explorers Family

Ages: 5 – 8
Music

Carnegie HallMidtown Manhattan

Sunday May 11

Release the Kraken Scavenger Hunt

11 am – 4 pm

Release the Kraken! Scavenger Hunt

Ages: 3 and up
Art
Attractions

The Whaling Museum & Education CenterCold Spring Harbor

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Noon – 6 pm

Greek Jewish Festival

Ages: 5 and up
Community
Dance

Kehila Kedosha Janina Synagogue and MuseumManhattan

Brooklyn Rock and Roll Playhouse

Noon – 1 pm

The Rock and Roll Playhouse Plays The Music of Noah Kahan

Ages: 8 and under
Music

Brooklyn BowlBrooklyn

Tuesday May 13

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2:30 – 4:30 pm

After School Art Explorers: Drop-In Programs

Ages: 3 – 8
Art
Free

The Jewish MuseumManhattan

Wednesday May 14

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11 am – noon

The Little Mermaid

Ages: 5 – 8
Dance
Theater

Ballet Long IslandRonkonkoma

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12:15 – 1:15 pm

The Little Mermaid

Ages: 5 – 8
Dance
Theater

Ballet Long IslandRonkonkoma

Thursday May 15

Release the Kraken Scavenger Hunt

11 am – 4 pm

Release the Kraken! Scavenger Hunt

Ages: 3 and up
Art
Attractions

The Whaling Museum & Education CenterCold Spring Harbor

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3:30 – 5 pm

Cross Stitch Circle

Ages: 5 – 12
Art
Classes

The New York HistoricalUpper West Side

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