The Best Kids (5–8) Activities in NYC

Things to do with kids in NYC

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Friday May 30, 2025

3:30 pm

Color & Chat for Kids

Ages: 5 – 12
Craft & DIY

Mariners Harbor LibraryStaten Island

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5 – 8 pm

Family Pajama Story Time at the Queens Zoo

Ages: 8 and under
Animals
Books & Readings

Queens ZooCorona

Saturday May 31

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Various

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

Ages: 3 – 8
Theater

Long Island Children’s MuseumGarden City

YAI Central Park Challenge 2024

8 am – noon

Central Park Challenge

Ages: 5 – 8
Community
Free

Central Park – Naumburg BandshellManhattan

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10 am – 1 pm

Family Art Project: Barking up a Wave Hill Tree

Ages: All
Art
Craft & DIY

10 am – noon

Super Seedlings

Ages: 3 – 8
Free

Van Cortlandt Park Alliance Garden & Compost SiteBronx

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

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10 am – noon

8th Annual Block Party at CMEE

Ages: 8 and under

CMEEBridgehampton

10:15 am

Sensory Friendly Storytime!

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings

Seward Park Library

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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Noon – 2 pm

OPEN SPACES at The Watermill Center

Ages: 3 – 8
Art
Environment

The Watermill CenterWater Mill

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Noon – 5 pm

Performathon 2025

Ages: 5 – 8
Community
Craft & DIY

Bloomingdale School of MusicUpper West Side

12:30 pm

The Wizard of Oz

Ages: 3 – 8
Theater

Puppetworks IncBrooklyn

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

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2 – 3 pm

Show Up, Kids! Interactive Family Comedy

Ages: 3 – 8
Comedy

The RATBrooklyn

2 pm

DIY Art Afternoon

Ages: 3 – 12
Craft & DIY

Charleston LibraryStaten Island

2:30 pm

The Wizard of Oz

Ages: 3 – 8
Theater

Puppetworks IncBrooklyn

3 – 4 pm

The Journey of Pura Belpré’s Tales

Ages: 5 – 12
Theater

Teatro LATEALower 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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4 – 4:45 pm

DJ Got Me Fit Dance Party

Ages: 3 – 8
Dance

Staten Island Children’s MuseumStaten Island

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7 pm

The Canine Stars: Stunt Dog Show

Ages: All
Animals
Theater

St. George TheatreSaint George

Sunday June 1

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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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10 am – 1 pm

Family Art Project: Barking up a Wave Hill Tree

Ages: All
Art
Craft & DIY

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11 – 11:45 am

Show Up, Little Kids!

Ages: 8 and under
Comedy
Theater

Rose Hill Montessori School, 484 2nd Ave, New York, NY 10016Gramercy

11 am – 2 pm

Kayaking at Conference House Park

Ages: All
Free

Page Avenue BeachStaten Island

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Noon – 12:30 pm

The Rock and Roll Playhouse Plays the Music of Fleetwood Mac + More for Kids

Ages: 8 and under
Music

Brooklyn Bowl: BrooklynWilliamsburg

12:30 pm

The Wizard of Oz

Ages: 3 – 8
Theater

Puppetworks IncBrooklyn

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1 – 2 pm

Eldridge Arts & Learning: Stained Glass

Ages: 5 – 8
Art
Craft & DIY

Museum at Eldridge StreetLower East Side

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