Tweens (9–12) in NYC

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Friday Aug. 22, 2025

Anne Frank (1)

9:30 am – 3:30 pm

Anne Frank The Exhibition

Center for Jewish HistoryManhattan

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10 – 11:30 am

Blueberry Tie Dye Craft (Cutchogue)

Ages: 9 – 12
Art
Craft & DIY

Downs Farm PreserveCutchogue

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10 am – 8 pm

RECESS!! The Experience

Ages: 5 and up
Art
Attractions

Empire OutletsSaint George

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

Broadway Magic Hour with Jim Vines and Carl Mercurio

2 – 3 pm

Broadway Magic Hour

Ages: 3 and up
Theater

Broadway Comedy Clubnew york

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2 – 5 pm

Back to School Giveaway

Ages: 3 and up
Free

Neighborhood Care Fordham RdBelmont

2 pm

Books on Film: Fantastic Mr. Fox

Ages: 5 – 12
Film

Washington Heights Library

Rooftop Garden

2:30 – 4 pm

Farm Fresh Friday with God’s Love We Deliver

Ages: 5 – 12
Classes
Community

God’s Love We DeliverManhattan

2:30 pm

Arts & Crafts Workshop with ALT Alliance

Ages: 5 – 12
Craft & DIY

Riverside LibraryNew York, NY

3 pm

Multilingual Time

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings

Battery Park City Library

3 pm

Arts & Crafts

Ages: 5 – 12
Craft & DIY

Soundview LibraryBronx

3 pm

Summer Adventure: What's Your Story?

Ages: 5 – 12
Craft & DIY

Dongan Hills LibraryStaten Island

3:30 pm

Craft Corner: Folklore Day

Ages: 5 – 12
Craft & DIY

Morrisania LibraryBronx

4 – 9 pm

Summer Fridays

Ages: All
Free

Historic Richmond TownStaten Island

4 pm

Crafternoon

Ages: 5 – 12
Craft & DIY

Fort Washington Library

Saturday Aug. 23

Girl Scout Programs

All day

Walt Whitman Birthplace Museum – Girl Scout Programs!

Ages: 5 – 12
Art
Classes

Walt Whitman BirthplaceHuntington Station

8:30 – 10 am

Birding in Bucks Hollow

Ages: All
Free

Greenbelt Nature CenterStaten Island

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10 am – 8 pm

RECESS!! The Experience

Ages: 5 and up
Art
Attractions

Empire OutletsSaint George

10:15 am

Sensory Friendly Storytime!

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings

Seward Park Library

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10:30 am – 1 pm

Guggenheim Museum Wake & Make Art Studio

Ages: 5 – 12
Art
Community

GuggenheimUpper East Side

10:30 am – 12:30 pm

Pride Center of SI Back To School Event

Ages: All
Free

Pride Center of Staten IslandStaten Island

10:30 am

Family Storytime: Stories, Songs and Rhymes for Little Ones

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings

Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library (SNFL)

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

Broadway Magic Hour with Jim Vines and Carl Mercurio

11 am – noon

Broadway Magic Hour

Ages: 3 and up
Theater

Broadway Comedy Clubnew york

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11 am – 4 pm

Back to School Festival

Major R Owens Community Center, 1561 Bedford Ave Brooklyn, NYBrooklyn

11 am

Process Art: Read & Make

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings

Throg’s Neck LibraryThroggs Neck

Noon – 2 pm

Green Acres’ Back-to-School Bash

Ages: 5 and up

Green Acres MallValley Stream

Derby

Noon – 3 pm

KoKo NYC South Slope Derby

Ages: 5 and up
Art
Community

Open Source GalleryBrooklyn

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