Things to Do With Kids in NYC

Things to do with kids in NYC

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Thursday Aug. 28, 2025

11 am

Radical Rockaway Scavenger Hunt

Ages: All
Games

Bagel Barista StationRockaway Park

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

JAWS-some Scavenger Hunt

11 am – 4 pm

Jaws-Some Scavenger Hunt

Ages: 5 – 12
Attractions

The Whaling Museum & Education CenterCold Spring Harbor

11 am

Summer Thursday Concert Series: Bubble Show

Ages: 5 – 12
Music

Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library (SNFL)

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Noon – 2 pm

Back To School Giveaway

Ages: 3 and up
Community
Free

Neighborhood Care ElmhurstNew York City

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1 – 3 pm

Liu Shiming Art Foundation Clay & Craft Series at Bryant Park Art Cart

Ages: All
Art
Craft & DIY

Bryant ParkManhattan

1 – 5 pm

PaleyGX Tournament: Minecraft Build Challenge

Ages: All
Games

The Paley MuseumMidtown

2 pm

Radical Rockaway Scavenger Hunt

Ages: All
Games

Bagel Barista StationRockaway Park

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2 – 3 pm

Public Gallery Tour

Ages: All
Art
Community

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2:30 – 4:30 pm

Heroes & Villains Lower Manhattan Walking Tour

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2:30 pm

Summer Movie Series : Charlotte's Web

Ages: 5 – 12
Film

Roosevelt Island Library

2:30 pm

Summer Celebration: Bubbles the Silly Entertainer

Ages: 12 and under
Music

Allerton LibraryBronx

3 pm

End of Summer Celebration with Flor Bromley

Ages: 3 – 12
Music

Francis Martin LibraryBronx

3 pm

Dance Party With Fyutch

Ages: 5 – 12
Music

Woodstock LibraryBronx

4 pm

Recording Studio Techniques: Mixing

Ages: 13 and up
Music

Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library (SNFL)

4 pm

Karaoke at West Farms!

Ages: 5 – 12
Music

West Farms LibraryBronx

4 – 5 pm

Free Paint Watercolors

Ages: 13 and up
Art
Caribbean

Dongan Hills LibraryStaten Island

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5 – 9:30 pm

LuminoCity Dino Safari

Ages: All
Attractions

Walt Whitman ShopsHuntington Station

6:30 – 8 pm

Double Dutch

Ages: All
Free
Sports

Garibaldi Plaza at Washington Square ParkManhattan

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7 – 9:30 pm

Classical Ballet Variation Workshop

Ages: All
Classes
Dance

Ballet Long IslandRonkonkoma

7 pm

New York Liberty West Indian Night

Barclays CenterProspect Heights

Friday Aug. 29

All day

Long Island History Hunt

Ages: 5 and up
Free
History & Culture

Oyster Bay

Anne Frank (1)

9:30 am – 3:30 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

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10 am – 6 pm

Van Gogh’s Flowers

New York Botanical GardenBronx

10 am – 5 pm

Mysteries from the Deep: Exploring Underwater Archaeology

Ages: All
Attractions

Intrepid MuseumManhattan

10 – 11 am

Idlewild Trail Walk

Ages: All
Environment
Free

Idlewild Environmental CenterSpringfield Gardens

Face Value

10:30 am – 8:30 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

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

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