Things to Do With Kids in NYC

Things to do with kids in NYC

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Wednesday May 14, 2025

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Various

The Big Bounce America

Ages: All
Attractions

Broadway CommonsHicksville

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10 am – 5 pm

Dinosaur Safari

Ages: All
Animals
Attractions

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10 am – 6 pm

The LEGO® Botanical Garden Pop-Up at NY Botanical Garden

Ages: All
Attractions

New York Botanical GardenBronx

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10:30 am – 12:30 pm

Spring First Discoveries

Ages: 4 and under

Brooklyn Botanic GardenBrooklyn

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11 am – noon

Walker’s Tiny Groovers

Ages: 4 and under
Free
Music

Walker ParkStaten Island

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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

2:30 pm

Crafty Wednesday

Ages: 13 and up
Craft & DIY

125th Street Library

3 pm

The Creative Collective

Ages: 13 and up
Craft & DIY

Spuyten Duyvil LibraryBronx

3 pm

Teen Paint & Snack

Ages: 13 and up
Craft & DIY

Baychester LibraryBaychester

3:30 – 5 pm

Explore the Future of Farming with Aquaponics

Ages: 9 – 12
Environment
Free

Idlewild ParkSpringfield Gardens

3D Flowers

3:30 – 5 pm

Spring off the Page: 3D Flower Collage

Ages: 9 – 12
Art
Free

Art on the Block NYCUpper West Side

3:30 pm

Craft Hour: Summer Bucket List

Ages: 13 and up
Craft & DIY

Morrisania LibraryBronx

3:30 pm

Pippi at 80: Fashion Plates

Ages: 5 – 12
Craft & DIY

3:30 pm

Anime Club: Let's Watch Anime

Ages: 13 and up
Film

Belmont Library and Enrico Fermi Cultural CenterBronx

4 pm

Candy Sushi

Ages: 13 and up
Craft & DIY

Todt Hill-Westerleigh LibraryStaten Island

4 pm

Wednesday Art Club: Jewelry Making

Ages: 13 and up
Craft & DIY

High Bridge LibraryBronx

Thursday May 15

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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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Various

The Big Bounce America

Ages: All
Attractions

Broadway CommonsHicksville

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10 am – 5 pm

Dinosaur Safari

Ages: All
Animals
Attractions

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10 am – 12:30 pm

Dewdrop Discoveries for Preschool Aged Children

Ages: 3 – 4
Animals
Art

CEEDBrookhaven,

10 am

Little Movers: Toddler Time

Ages: 5 – 12
Books & Readings

Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library (SNFL)

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10 am – 6 pm

The LEGO® Botanical Garden Pop-Up at NY Botanical Garden

Ages: All
Attractions

New York Botanical GardenBronx

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10:30 – 11 am

Storytime for Tots

Ages: 2 and under
Art
Books & Readings

Museum of the City of New YorkManhattan

10:30 am

International Day of Families

Ages: All

Westhampton Free LibraryWesthampton Beach

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

April – May Recycled Ecosystems (1)

11 am – 4 pm

Up-Cycled Ocean Crafts

Ages: All
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

3:30 pm

DIY Teen Crafternoon

Ages: 13 and up
Craft & DIY

Sedgwick LibraryBronx

4 pm

STEAM: LEGO’s

Ages: 5 – 12
Craft & DIY

Edenwald LibraryBronx

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5:30 – 6:30 pm

Goat and Alpaca Yoga

Ages: 5 and up
Animals
Health & Fitness

The Smithtown Historical SocietySmithtown

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6 – 7:30 pm

Long Live Long Island: Historic Cooking of Long Island

The Merrick LibraryMerrick

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