The Best Kids (5–8) Activities in NYC

Things to do with kids in NYC

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Thursday May 22, 2025

3:30 pm

Children's Film Screening – "Lilo & Stitch" (2002)

Ages: 3 – 12
Film

Seward Park Library

4 pm

Walter’s Web Storytime

Ages: 5 – 12

Westhampton Free LibraryWesthampton Beach

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4 – 10 pm

Levittown Carnival

Levittown CenterLevittown

4 pm

Spring Button Making

Ages: 5 – 12
Craft & DIY

Washington Heights Library

4 pm

The Painter's Club!

Ages: 5 – 12
Craft & DIY

Hamilton Grange Library

4 pm

Pippi at 80: Paper Dolls

Ages: 5 – 12
Craft & DIY

High Bridge LibraryBronx

4 pm

Kids Crafternoon: Painting

Ages: 5 – 12
Craft & DIY

Edenwald LibraryBronx

4 pm

PreK Storytime & Play

Ages: 3 – 12
Books & Readings

Webster Library

4:30 pm

Celebrate America!

Ages: 5 – 12
Craft & DIY

Parkchester LibraryBronx

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5 – 10 pm

Merrick Train Station Carnival

Merrick LIRR StationMerrick

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5 – 6 pm

Upcoming Events at CMEE

Ages: 8 and under

CMEEBridgehampton

7 – 8:30 pm

TAP: Revolution in Rhythm

Ages: 3 and up
Dance

Guild HallEast Hampton

Friday May 23

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Various

Elephant & Piggie’s “We Are in a Play!”

Ages: 3 – 8
Theater

Long Island Children’s MuseumGarden City

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All day

DanceAfrica at BAM

Ages: All
Art
Attractions

BAM Peter Jay Sharp BuildingBrooklyn

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10 – 11 am

Upcoming Events at CMEE

Ages: 8 and under

CMEEBridgehampton

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

11:30 am

ONLINE FAMILY STORYTIME: Brother READS!

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings

Harry Belafonte 115th Street LibraryOnline Only

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3 – 4 pm

The Journey of Pura Belpré’s Tales

Ages: 3 – 12
Theater

Teatro SEALower East Side

3 pm

STEAM & Sketch

Ages: 5 – 12
Craft & DIY

Soundview LibraryBronx

3:30 pm

Bilingual Storytime Featuring Korean and English

Ages: 3 – 12
Books & Readings

Battery Park City Library

3:30 pm

Create Your Own Buttons or Magnets

Ages: 5 and up
Craft & DIY

South Beach LibraryStaten Island

Dreamland – Italian Swings 1500×1000

4 – 11 pm

Levittown Carnival

Levittown CenterLevittown

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5 – 11 pm

Merrick Train Station Carnival

Merrick LIRR StationMerrick

Saturday May 24

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Various

Elephant & Piggie’s “We Are in a Play!”

Ages: 3 – 8
Theater

Long Island Children’s MuseumGarden City

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All day

DanceAfrica at BAM

Ages: All
Art
Attractions

BAM Peter Jay Sharp BuildingBrooklyn

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All day

Move NYC: Parkour + Movement Festival

Ages: 5 and up
Classes
Community

28 Essex StreetLower East Side

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10 am – 1 pm

Family Art Project: Turtle Friends

Ages: All
Art
Craft & DIY

10 am – noon

Super Seedlings

Ages: 3 – 8
Free

Van Cortlandt Park Alliance Garden & Compost SiteBronx

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10:30 am – 1 pm

Guggenheim Museum Wake & Make Art Studio

Ages: 5 – 12
Art
Community

GuggenheimUpper East Side

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10:30 – 11:30 am

Next Stop, NYC! Subway- Family Program

Ages: 5 – 8
Free

The Skyscraper MuseumManhattan

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

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