The Best Kids (5–8) Activities in NYC

Things to do with kids in NYC

Find the best upcoming events & activities for kids (5–8)

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Sunday June 15, 2025

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11 am – 1:45 pm

Showtime At The Museum: Educational Theatre!

Ages: 3 – 8
Theater

Staten Island Childrens MuseumStaten Island

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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

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11 am – 4:30 pm

South Street Seaport Museum Announces Free June Family Activity Weekends

Ages: 5 and up
Art
Classes

Manhattan

11 am

日本語ストーリータイム Family Storytime in Japanese

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings

Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library (SNFL)

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

11 am – 2 pm

National Lighthouse Museum’s 2025 Lighthouse Boat Tour

Ages: All
Boating

National Lighthouse MuseumStaten Island

11 am – 12:30 pm

Father’s Day Freshwater Fishing

Ages: 5 and up
Free

Clove Lakes ParkStaten Island

12:30 pm

The Wizard of Oz

Ages: 3 – 8
Theater

Puppetworks IncBrooklyn

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2 – 3:30 pm

New Plays for Young Audiences presents “Whorled Away”

Ages: 5 – 12
Free
Theater

Provincetown PlayhouseGreenwich Village

2:30 pm

The Wizard of Oz

Ages: 3 – 8
Theater

Puppetworks IncBrooklyn

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7 – 8:30 pm

Loco-Motion Spring Dance Performance

Ages: 5 and up
Dance

St. Mark’s ChurchEast Village

Monday June 16

Dreamland – Largo rides 1500×1000

All day

Hicksville Summer Carnival at Broadway Commons

Broadway CommonsHicksville

10 am

Baby Storytime (Registration Required)

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings

58th Street Library

10:30 am

Lapsit Storytime: Baby and Me

Ages: 5 – 12
Books & Readings

Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library (SNFL)

11:30 am

Lapsit Storytime: Books and Babies!

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings

Todt Hill-Westerleigh LibraryStaten Island

2 pm

Doodle Dynasty

Ages: 5 – 12
Craft & DIY

Parkchester LibraryBronx

3 pm

Kids Crafternoons

Ages: 5 – 12
Craft & DIY

Morris Park LibraryBronx

Brooklyn Keith Haring-Inspired Art

3:15 – 4:15 pm

Keith Haring-Inspired Art

Ages: 5 – 12
Craft & DIY
Free

Kensington LibraryBrooklyn

3:15 pm

Movie Monday – Spider Man: Into the Spider-Verse (2018)

Ages: 3 – 12
Film

Riverside LibraryNew York, NY

4 pm

Dance Party with Bubbles The Silly Entertainer

Ages: 12 and under
Music

Mulberry Street Library

4 pm

Summer Kickoff Show: Lucky Duck Puppets presents The Missing Magician

Ages: 5 – 12
Craft & DIY

Webster Library

Tuesday June 17

Dreamland – Largo rides 1500×1000

All day

Hicksville Summer Carnival at Broadway Commons

Broadway CommonsHicksville

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10 am – 4:30 pm

We are the Rainbow: Underwater and Dance

Ages: 8 and under
Art
Books & Readings

The Tisch Building at CMOMUpper West Side

10 am

Toddler Storytime (Registration Required)

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings

58th Street Library

10 am

The Tangram Jam

Ages: 3 – 12
Craft & DIY

Huguenot Park LibraryStaten Island

10:30 am

Summer Reading Kickoff: Animal Adventures with Araceli Poma

Ages: 12 and under
Music

Tremont LibraryBronx

11 am

Preschool Picassos

Ages: 12 and under
Craft & DIY
Free

Great Kills LibraryStaten Island

11 am

Live Virtual Toddler Storytime

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings

11 am

Story & Craft: Juneteenth Sponge Painting

Ages: 12 and under
Craft & DIY

Macomb’s Bridge Library

11 am

Voices in Clay with The Studio Museum in Harlem

Ages: 5 – 12
Craft & DIY

Countee Cullen Library

11:15 am

Lapsit Storytime: Baby Time!

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings

Mariners Harbor LibraryStaten Island

Queens Pride Rainbow Cloud Chain

3 – 3:45 pm

Pride: Rainbow Cloud Chain

Ages: 5 – 12
Craft & DIY
Free

North Forest Park LibraryForest Hills

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