Things to Do With Kids in NYC

Things to do with kids in NYC

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Sunday Aug. 24, 2025

Free Kayaking

Noon – 3:30 pm

Free Kayaking

Ages: All
Free
Sports

Brooklyn Bridge Park, Pier 4 BeachBrooklyn

Noon – 1:30 pm

Weekend Kids

Ages: All
Free

Bryant ParkManhattan

Noon – 1:30 pm

Paley Family | From Storytime to Screentime in New York | Harold & the Purple Crayon Episode 2

Ages: All
Books & Readings

The Paley Center for MediaManhattan

Noon – 6 pm

CREA Drop off Adventure

Ages: 3 – 8
Games

Industry CityBrooklyn

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Noon – 4 pm

Family and Kids Activities at Top of the Rock Observation Deck at Rockefeller Center

Ages: All

Top of the Rock Observation DeckManhattan

Noon – 9 pm

Island Park Greek Festival

Panaghia of Island ParkIsland Park

Noon – 9 pm

Port Jefferson Greek Festival

Greek Orthodox Church of the AssumptionPort Jefferson

Noon – 4 pm

ShopRite Kidz Cook: Breakfast Tacos

Ages: 3 – 8
Classes
Food & Drink

Staten Island Childrens MuseumStaten Island

Noon – 2 pm

Back to School Bash: Supplies, Smiles, and Style

Ages: All
Free

Green Acres MallValley Stream

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1 pm

Ice Cream Sundae Decorating

Ages: All
Caribbean
Classes

Tipsy Scoop QueensAstoria

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1 pm

Unbox a Saurus For Us

Ages: 3 – 8
Theater

Long Island Children’s MuseumGarden City

2 pm

Radical Rockaway Scavenger Hunt

Ages: All
Games

Bagel Barista StationRockaway Park

2 – 9 pm

30th Annual Holbrook Chamber Carnival & Festival

Holbrook Country ClubHolbrook

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2 – 3 pm

Tour the Historic Thomas Dodge Homestead, c. 1721

Ages: 3 and up
Free
History & Culture

Create: Thomas Dodge HomesteadPort Washington

Broadway street road sign, Manhattan architecture, New York City. Traffic signage of street name.

2:30 – 4:30 pm

Heroes & Villains Lower Manhattan Walking Tour

1 Bowling GreenFiDi

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5 – 9:30 pm

LuminoCity Dino Safari

Ages: All
Attractions

Walt Whitman ShopsHuntington Station

Monday Aug. 25

All day

Long Island History Hunt

Ages: 5 and up
Free
History & Culture

Oyster Bay

All day

Walt Whitman Birthplace Museum – School Trips!

Ages: 5 and up
Art
Attractions

Walt Whitman BirthplaceHuntington Station

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9:30 am – 7:30 pm

Anne Frank The Exhibition

Center for Jewish HistoryManhattan

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10 am – 5 pm

Dinosaur Safari

Ages: All
Animals
Attractions

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10 am – 5 pm

Splashy Finale at CMOM

Ages: 8 and under
Art
Craft & DIY

The Tisch Building at CMOMUpper West Side

10 – 11 am

Le Carrousel Extravaganza

Ages: All
Free

Bryant ParkManhattan

Kosher Wonderland a Big Eats and Jumbo Treats Journey 1

10 am – 5 pm

Kosher Wonderland at the Jewish Children’s Museum

Ages: 8 and under
Attractions
History & Culture

Jewish Children’s MuseumBrooklyn

10 am – 5 pm

Mysteries from the Deep: Exploring Underwater Archaeology

Ages: All
Attractions

Intrepid MuseumManhattan

Face Value

10:30 am – 5:30 pm

Face Value: Celebrity Press Photography

Ages: All
Art

The Museum of Modern ArtManhattan

11 am

Radical Rockaway Scavenger Hunt

Ages: All
Games

Bagel Barista StationRockaway Park

Noon

Movies at the Bridge: The Sandlot

Ages: 3 – 12
Film

Macomb’s Bridge Library

2 pm

Radical Rockaway Scavenger Hunt

Ages: All
Games

Bagel Barista StationRockaway Park

3:15 pm

Movie Monday – The Wild Thornberrys Movie (2002)

Ages: 3 – 12
Film

Riverside LibraryNew York, NY

3:30 pm

Anime Otaku Club

Ages: 13 and up
Film

Melrose LibraryBronx

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4 – 7 pm

Back-to-School Backpack Giveaway

Ages: All
Community
Free

Gerritsen Beach LibraryBrooklyn

4:30 pm

Independent Access Workshop

Ages: 13 and up
Music

Grand Concourse LibraryBronx

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