Things to Do With Kids in NYC

Things to do with kids in NYC

Find the best upcoming events & activities for any age group

Browse tons of fun local activities for kids and families.

Post an Event

Sunday Dec. 22, 2024

10 am – 3 pm

Holiday Art Making

Ages: 3 – 8
Art
Community

Sugar Hill Children’s Museum of Art & StorytellingSugar Hill/ West Harlem

manhattan Hanukkah Celebration at CMOM

10 am – 5 pm

Hanukkah Celebration at CMOM

Ages: All
Attractions
Holiday

Children’s Museum of ManhattanManhattan

pexels-rdne-6114172

10 am

Chanukah Olive Oil Press Workshop

Ages: All
Holiday
Jewish

JCC Chabad LICLong Island City

ArtRink 2023, web, photo credit Winston Williams-Brooklyn Children’s Museum-007 (1)

10 am – 5 pm

BCM’s 125th Birthday Weekend

Ages: 12 and under
Art
Community

Brooklyn Children’s MuseumBrooklyn

10 am – 5 pm

December Break at the Cradle of Aviation Museum: Snoopy and the Space Program – Past, Present, and Future

Ages: 3 – 12
Community
Craft & DIY

Cradle of Aviation MuseumGarden City

10:30 am – 5 pm

The Museum of Modern Art Presents Thomas Schütte

Ages: All
Art

Museum of Modern ArtManhattan

10:30 am – 5:30 pm

THE MUSEUM OF MODERN ART PRESENTS Matisse’s Cut-Outs: A Celebration

Ages: All
Art

The Museum of Modern ArtManhattan

10:30 am – 2 pm

Breakfast with Santa at Coral House

The Coral HouseBaldwin

10:30 am – 2 pm

Breakfast with Santa at the Coral House

Ages: 12 and under
Christmas
Food & Drink

The Coral HouseBaldwin

Photo – Mythic Crafts – workshop photo

11 am – 4 pm

Mythic Crafts

Ages: 5 – 12
Craft & DIY

The Whaling Museum & Education CenterCold Spring Harbor

Photo – Secret Sirens Scavenger Hunt

11 am – 4 pm

Secret Sirens

Ages: 5 and up
Art
Free

The Whaling Museum & Education CenterCold Spring Harbor

161211+Yang_FAD+Weekend+St.+Paul’s+Church_72 (1)

11 am – 6 pm

FAD Market: Holiday Pop-up [Cobble Hill]

Ages: All
Art
Christmas

Cobble Hill

231202+Yang_FAD+Market+-+Empire+Stores-75+Large

11 am – 6 pm

FAD Market: Holiday Pop-up [Dumbo]

Ages: All
Art
Christmas

Empire StoresBrooklyn

Photo – Deep Sea Explorers – Jellyfish Craft

11 am – 4 pm

Museum Adventure Activity: Deep Sea Explorers

Ages: 3 – 12
Art
Attractions

The Whaling Museum & Education CenterCold Spring Harbor

Courtesy of Hudson Yards 7

11 am – 7 pm

Shine Bright at Hudson Yards Presented by Wells Fargo

Ages: All
Attractions
Free

The Shops & Restaurants at Hudson YardsNew York City

STARSCAPE

11 am – 7 pm

STARSCAPE

Ages: 5 and up
Art
Attractions

Genesis HouseMeatpacking District

11 am – 6 pm

Santaland at Bloomingdales

Ages: All
Christmas
Holiday

Bloomingdale’s 59th StreetManhattan

11 am – 5:30 pm

Brooklyn Museum Holiday Artisan Market by Brooklyn Pop-Up

Ages: 8 and under
Art
Christmas

Brooklyn MuseumBrooklyn

pexels-rdne-6114172

11 am – 2 pm

Hanukkah Celebration at the Kings Bay Y

Ages: All
Free
Holiday

Kings Bay YBrooklyn

11 am – 2 pm

Holiday Fundraiser Winter Wonderland

Ages: All
Free
Holiday

New Dorp Moravian ChurchStaten Island

11 am – 4 pm

Photos with Santa at The Museum of Broadway

Ages: All
Christmas
Free

Museum of BroadwayManhattan

Christmas at Baron’s Cove Restaurant and Inn, Sag Harbor, N.Y.

9 – 10:30 am

11 am – 12:30 pm

Breakfast with Santa at Baron’s Cove

Baron’s CoveSag Harbor

Noon – 1:30 pm

Tea Around Town: Afternoon Tea Bus Tour

Tea Around TownNew York City

Erica Pereira and Daniel Ulbricht in NYDT 2023 Nutcracker credit McaPhotos LLC

Noon – 2:30 pm

5 – 7:30 pm

“The Nutcracker” – New York Dance Theatre

Ages: All
Christmas
Dance

John Cranford Adams Playhouse at Hofstra UniversityUniondale

nyf-calendar-Cirque-Mechanics’-Yuletide-Factory-2024-12

Noon – 1:30 pm

5 – 6:30 pm

Cirque Mechanics’ Yuletide Factory

Ages: 5 and up
Christmas
Holiday

The New Victory TheaterManhattan

ndp-madrid-c-alberto-omiste-2-1729882476-0-1200x800_0

Noon – 4 pm

Notre-Dame de Paris: The Augmented Exhibition at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine

Ages: All
Art
Attractions

Cathedral of St. John the DivineMorningside Heights

20221203_Paley_0428

Noon – 6 pm

PaleyLand

Ages: 8 and under
Attractions
Christmas

The Paley MuseumMidtown

elf painting christmas

Noon – 1 pm

Elf on the Shelf Paint Event

Ages: 5 and up
Art
Classes

Key to My Art AmityvilleAmityville

Brooklyn Frost Fest (2)

Noon – 8 pm

Frost Fest

Ages: All
Attractions
Holiday

Luna ParkBrooklyn

Noon – 4 pm

Meet Santa at the Huntington Holiday Spectacular

Ages: All
Christmas
Free

Huntington Holiday SpectacularHuntington

Noon – 6 pm

Holidays on Atlantic Avenue

Ages: 8 and under
Christmas
Free

Atlantic Avenue (Fourth Avenue to Hicks Street)Brooklyn

Screen Shot 2024-12-10 at 12.58.20 PM

Noon – 6 pm

All Ages Skate at Xanadu Roller Arts

Ages: 3 and up
Attractions
Community

Xanadu Roller ArtsBrooklyn

+ Export Events

More from Around NYC

This Verizon telephone exchange building on Fairview Avenue in Ridgewood has been connecting callers around the community for generations.

Ringing up some Queens telephone history: Our Neighborhood, The Way it Was

Peru - Circa April 2023: EBT Accepted Here sign. Participants in SNAP and TANF may access their benefits using a Electronic Benefit Transfer card.

Op-Ed | Why do we allow criminals to steal millions from the poorest New Yorkers?

Outside of the US Supreme Court on Dec. 4.

Year in review: What changed for LGBTQ rights in 2024

Frequent flare-up: Firefighters battle blaze at Gobbler Auto Parts in East Flatbush