The Best Kids (5–8) Activities in NYC

Things to do with kids in NYC

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Wednesday July 30, 2025

All day

Long Island History Hunt

Ages: 5 and up
Free
History & Culture

Oyster Bay

10 am – 5 pm

Kids Creative Corner

Ages: 5 – 8
Free

Bryant ParkManhattan

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10 am – noon

Touch-A-Truck

Ages: 12 and under
Community
Free

Emma Clark LibrarySetauket

10 – 11 am

Summer Kids: Yogi Beans Children’s Yoga

Ages: 3 – 8
Free

Hunter’s Point South ParkLong Island City

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10 am – noon

Young Naturalists

Ages: 5 – 12
Environment
Free

Clay Pit Ponds State Park Preserve, Nature Interpretive CenterStaten Island

10 am

Little Movers Music and Bubbles Hour: Session 1

Ages: 12 and under
Craft & DIY

Pelham Bay LibraryBronx

Sands-Willets House

10:30 – 11:30 am

Tour the Historic Sands-Willets House, c. 1735/1845

Ages: 5 and up
History & Culture
Tours

Sands-Willets HousePort Washington

10:30 am

Online Little Movers Storytime

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings

Hudson Park LibraryOnline

10:30 am

Family Storytime

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings

St. Agnes Library

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

7:30 Across the Strings Migrant Kitchen

11 – 11:45 am

Across the Strings

Ages: 12 and under
Dance
Music

The Migrant KitchenMidtown West

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11 am

Unbox a Saurus For Us

Ages: 3 – 8
Theater

Long Island Children’s MuseumGarden City

11 am

Little Movers Music and Bubbles Hour: Session 2

Ages: 12 and under
Craft & DIY

Pelham Bay LibraryBronx

11 am

Theater Storytime With James McMullan

Ages: 5 – 12
Books & Readings

Karen and Richard LeFrak Lobby

11:15 am

Little Movers Storytime: Pool Party!

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings

Mariners Harbor LibraryStaten Island

11:30 am

Family Storytime

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings

53rd Street Library

11:30 am

Little Movers Storytime!

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings

Ottendorfer Library

Noon

Movies at the Bridge: Matilda

Ages: 3 – 12
Film

Macomb’s Bridge Library

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1 pm

Unbox a Saurus For Us

Ages: 3 – 8
Theater

Long Island Children’s MuseumGarden City

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2 – 4 pm

Family Program | Block Printing Placemats

Ages: 5 – 12
Art

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design MuseumUpper East Side

3 pm

Summer Adventure: Spill the Paint!

Ages: 5 – 12
Craft & DIY

Stapleton LibraryStaten Island

3 pm

Kids Coloring Club

Ages: 3 – 12
Craft & DIY

Bloomingdale Library

3 pm

Summer Adventure: Marvelous Matisse

Ages: 5 – 12
Craft & DIY

Grand Concourse LibraryBronx

3 – 6 pm

Ellie Day Skills & Drills Youth Basketball Clinic

Ages: 5 – 8
Community
Free

Jackie Robinson Park PlaygroundBrooklyn

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3:30 – 4:15 pm

Zumba Kids

Ages: 5 – 8
Dance

Staten Island Childrens MuseumStaten Island

4 pm

Family Storytime

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings

Todt Hill-Westerleigh LibraryStaten Island

4 pm

Summer Adventure: Make Some Noise

Ages: 3 – 12
Craft & DIY

West New Brighton LibraryStaten Island

4 pm

Family Film Screening

Ages: 5 and up
Film

4 pm

Little Movers Storytime

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings

Battery Park City Library

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7 – 10 pm

Music and Astronomy Under the Stars

Ages: 5 and up
Environment
Music

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