The Best Kids (5–8) Activities in NYC

Things to do with kids in NYC

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Thursday May 29, 2025

10 am

Little Movers: Toddler Time

Ages: 5 – 12
Books & Readings

Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library (SNFL)

10:30 am

Little Movers Storytime

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings

Mulberry Street Library

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

Toddler Time: Little Movers

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings

53rd Street Library

11:30 am

Little Movers Storytime: Toddlers and Tales

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings

Todt Hill-Westerleigh LibraryStaten Island

11:30 am

FAMILY Storytime: Stories, Songs and Rhymes

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings

Harry Belafonte 115th Street Library

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3:30 – 5 pm

Cross Stitch Circle

Ages: 5 – 12
Art
Classes

The New York HistoricalUpper West Side

3:30 pm

DIY Paper Spinners

Ages: 3 – 12
Craft & DIY

West New Brighton LibraryStaten Island

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4 – 5 pm

Graphic Novel Club

Ages: 5 – 12

John Jermain Memorial LibrarySag Harbor

4 pm

Paint a Ceramic Bug!

Ages: 5 – 12
Craft & DIY

Allerton LibraryBronx

4 pm

Kid Flicks: Dog Man

Ages: 3 – 12
Film

Webster Library

4 pm

Kid Flicks

Ages: 3 – 12
Film

Yorkville Library

4 pm

Karaoke Afternoon at West Farms!

Ages: 5 – 12
Music

West Farms LibraryBronx

4 pm

A is for Artist: Special Edition with BPCA!

Ages: 5 – 12
Craft & DIY

Battery Park City Library

4:30 pm

Pippi at 80: Paper Dolls

Ages: 5 – 12
Craft & DIY

Parkchester LibraryBronx

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5 – 6 pm

Child’s Play NY Presents: Frozen Kids

Ages: 3 – 8
Theater

First Unitarian Congregational Society in BrooklynBrooklyn, NY

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5 – 6:30 pm

Nuasin Next Generation Charter School Presents: Nuasin Squeeze

Ages: 5 and up
Caribbean
Community

Brooklyn

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5 – 6 pm

Child’s Play NY Presents: Alliance Academy

Ages: 3 – 8
Caribbean
Theater

First Unitarian Congregational Society in BrooklynBrooklyn, NY

Friday May 30

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Various

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

Ages: 3 – 8
Theater

Long Island Children’s MuseumGarden City

10 am

Little Picasso Art Hour

Ages: 12 and under
Craft & DIY

Tottenville LibraryStaten Island

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

Bilingual Storytime / Hora de Cuentos Bilingues + Open Play

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings

Macomb’s Bridge Library

11:30 am

ONLINE FAMILY STORYTIME: Brother READS!

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings

Harry Belafonte 115th Street LibraryOnline Only

3:30 pm

Color & Chat for Kids

Ages: 5 – 12
Craft & DIY

Mariners Harbor LibraryStaten Island

3:30 pm

Just Crafting Around: Collage Fun

Ages: 5 – 12
Craft & DIY

Hunts Point LibraryBronx

3:30 pm

Preschool Storytime & Craft

Ages: 3 – 12
Craft & DIY

Kips Bay Library

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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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