Tweens (9–12) in NYC

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Saturday May 31, 2025

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10 am – 1 pm

Family Art Project: Barking up a Wave Hill Tree

Ages: All
Art
Craft & DIY

5:21 Horns a plenty UWS

10 – 10:45 am

Horns-a-Plenty!

Ages: 12 and under
Dance
Music

St. Paul and St. Andrew ChurchUpper West Side

10:15 am

Sensory Friendly Storytime!

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings

Seward Park Library

10:30 am – noon

Science in the Woods

Ages: 9 – 12
Free

Alley Pond Environmental CenterDouglaston

Watson Adventures 2014-44 (S2)

10:30 am – 12:30 pm

Watson Adventures’ Wizard School Scavenger Hunt

Ages: 9 and up
Art
Attractions

Metropolitan Museum of ArtUpper East Side

10:30 am

Family Storytime: Stories, Songs and Rhymes for Little Ones

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings

Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library (SNFL)

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

11 am – 7 pm

Kaiju Brooklyn 2025

Ages: 9 and up
Community
Craft & DIY

Five Two A, Industry CityBrooklyn

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11 am – 3 pm

Pinkster Celebration at Dyckman Farmhouse Museum

Ages: 5 and up
Art
Books & Readings

Dyckman Farmhouse MuseumInwood

1 – 2:30 pm

Nature Open Mic

Ages: All
Free

Greenbelt Nature CenterStaten Island

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2 – 3 pm

Broadway Magic Hour

Ages: 5 and up
Comedy

Broadway Comedy Clubnew york

2 pm

DIY Art Afternoon

Ages: 3 – 12
Craft & DIY

Charleston LibraryStaten Island

3 – 4 pm

The Journey of Pura Belpré’s Tales

Ages: 5 – 12
Theater

Teatro LATEALower East Side

Manhattan The Journey of Pura Belpré’s Tales

3 – 4 pm

The Journey of Pura Belpré’s Tales

Ages: 3 – 12
Theater

Teatro SEALower East Side

3 pm

STEAM Saturdays

Ages: 5 – 12
Craft & DIY

Todt Hill-Westerleigh LibraryStaten Island

3 pm

Family Storytime: A Big Mooncake for Little Star

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings

Clason’s Point LibraryIn PersonBronx

4 – 7:30 pm

Parent Date Night

Ages: 5 – 12

Sky Village Astoria ParkLong Island City

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7 pm

The Canine Stars: Stunt Dog Show

Ages: All
Animals
Theater

St. George TheatreSaint George

Sunday June 1

Anne Frank (1)

9:30 am – 7:30 pm

Anne Frank The Exhibition

Center for Jewish HistoryManhattan

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10 am – 1 pm

Family Art Project: Barking up a Wave Hill Tree

Ages: All
Art
Craft & DIY

11 am – 2 pm

Kayaking at Conference House Park

Ages: All
Free

Page Avenue BeachStaten Island

Noon – 2 pm

Reading into History

Ages: 5 – 12
Art
Books & Readings

The New York HistoricalUpper West Side

2 pm

Sunday Family Storytime

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings

Bronx Library CenterFordham Manor

2:30 pm

Sunday Family Storytime

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings

Grand Concourse LibraryBronx

3:30 pm

Sunday Story Time

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings

Todt Hill-Westerleigh LibraryStaten Island

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