Tweens (9–12) in NYC

Things to do with kids in NYC

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Friday Aug. 1, 2025

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

Little Movers Storytime + Open Play

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings

Macomb’s Bridge Library

11 am

Family Storytime @ City Island

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings

City Island LibraryBronx

1 pm

Summer Adventure: Brilliant Buttons

Ages: 5 – 12
Craft & DIY

High Bridge LibraryBronx

1 pm

Summer Reading Adventures!

Ages: 5 and up
Craft & DIY

Jerome Park LibraryBronx

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2 – 3 pm

Broadway Magic Hour

Ages: 5 and up
Theater

Broadway Comedy Clubnew york

2 pm

Kids Drop In Craft: 3D Butterflies!

Ages: 3 – 12
Craft & DIY

Richmondtown LibraryStaten Island

2 pm

Riverdale Family Movie Friday

Ages: 5 – 12
Film

Riverdale LibraryBronx

2 pm

Fun Film Fridays

Ages: 3 – 12
Film

Throg’s Neck LibraryThroggs Neck

2:30 pm

Kids Coloring Time

Ages: 3 – 12
Craft & DIY

Yorkville Library

3 pm

Process Art: Coloring Club

Ages: 5 – 12
Craft & DIY

Baychester LibraryBaychester

3 pm

Kids Crafternoon: Sidewalk Chalk Art

Ages: 5 – 12
Craft & DIY

Edenwald LibraryBronx

3 pm

Grow Your World! (Registration Required)

Ages: 5 – 12
Craft & DIY

Charleston LibraryStaten Island

3 pm

Summer Adventure: Marvelous Matisse

Ages: 5 – 12
Craft & DIY

Soundview LibraryBronx

3:30 pm

Friday Crafternoon

Ages: 5 – 12
Craft & DIY

Great Kills LibraryStaten Island

3:30 pm

Summer Adventure: Sunsational Suncatchers

Ages: 3 – 12
Books & Readings

Kips Bay Library

4 pm

Summer Adventure Crafternoon

Ages: 5 – 12
Craft & DIY

Fort Washington Library

ColorPop Workshop

5:30 – 8 pm

ColorPop Workshop for Kids – Parents’ Night Out!

Ages: 5 – 12
Art
Classes

Colorpop WorkShop Southampton StudioSouthampton

6 – 7 pm

History of Balloons

Ages: 3 – 12
Art
Comedy

Emma Clark LibrarySetauket

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6 – 7 pm

History of Balloons (For families with children up to 5th grade)

Ages: 3 – 12
Art
Comedy

Emma Clark LibrarySetauket

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7:30 – 10 pm

The Port Summer Show Presents “Bye Bye Birdie”

Ages: 5 and up
Attractions
Community

Paul D. Schreiber High SchoolPort Washington

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8 – 10 pm

Wild at Night: Evening Nature Encounters

Ages: 9 and up
Animals
Attractions

Saturday Aug. 2

Westhampton Beach Historical Society

10 am – 1 pm

Historic Crafts: Farm Animals & Music

Ages: 3 and up
Free
History & Culture

The Greater Westhampton Historical MuseumWesthampton Beach

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10:30 am – 1 pm

Guggenheim Museum Wake & Make Art Studio

Ages: 5 – 12
Art
Community

GuggenheimUpper East Side

Watson Adventures Indoor Kids (S)

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 on a Saturday Morning

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings

Webster Library

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11 am – noon

Broadway Magic Hour

Ages: 5 and up
Theater

Broadway Comedy Clubnew york

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

Family Storytime

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings

Throg’s Neck LibraryThroggs Neck

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11 am – 12:30 pm

Historic Walking Tour of Manhasset Bay

Ages: 3 and up
Community
Environment

Port Washington Town DockPORT WASHINGTON

11 am

Open Crafts

Ages: 3 – 12
Craft & DIY

Woodlawn Heights LibraryBronx

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