The Best Kids (5–8) Activities in NYC

Things to do with kids in NYC

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Saturday April 5, 2025

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2 – 3 pm

Show Up, Kids! Interactive Family Comedy

Ages: 3 – 8
Comedy

The RATBrooklyn

2 pm

Upper West Side Kids' Club!

Ages: 5 – 12
Craft & DIY

St. Agnes Library

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2:30 pm

Alice in Wonderland

Ages: 3 – 8
Theater

Puppetworks IncBrooklyn

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2:30 – 4 pm

Magic Show For the Whole Family at NFCT!

Ages: 3 and up
Attractions
Comedy

North Fork Community TheatreMattituck

3 pm

STEAM Saturdays

Ages: 5 – 12
Craft & DIY

Todt Hill-Westerleigh LibraryStaten Island

5 – 5:55 pm

The Magic City

Ages: 5 – 8
Art
Theater

The New Victory TheaterManhattan

5:30 – 8 pm

OFVS Kids’ Night Out

Ages: 5 and up

LTV StudiosWainscott

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7:30 – 9 pm

Magic Show For the Whole Family at NFCT!

Ages: 3 and up
Attractions
Comedy

North Fork Community TheatreMattituck

Sunday April 6

Various

Photos with the Bunny at Kings Plaza

Ages: All
Easter
Holiday

Kings Plaza Shopping CenterBrooklyn

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9 am – 6 pm

Bluey x CAMP

Ages: 3 – 8
Attractions

CAMP 5th AvenueManhattan

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9 am – 5 pm

ChickenKidz Children’s Consignment Event

Ages: 12 and under
Free

Riverhead Polish HallRiverhead

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9:30 – 11 am

Little Explorers Drop-Off Program (Grades K-5)

Ages: 5 – 12
Animals
Environment

Queens ZooCorona

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10 am – 5 pm

Moon to Mars

Ages: 8 and under
Attractions

Long Island Children’s MuseumGarden City

10 – 11:30 am

SMLI Family Workshop – Junkbot Wars

Ages: 5 – 12
Craft & DIY

Science Museum Of Long IslandManhasset

10 am – 6 pm

The Orchid Show: Mexican Modernism

Ages: All

New York Botanical GardenBronx

10 am – 5:30 pm

Model Matzah Bakery

Ages: 12 and under
Attractions
Community

Jewish Children’s MuseumBrooklyn

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10 am – 1 pm

Family Art Project: Blooming Tie Dyes

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10 – 11 am

FREE LEGO Creativity Workshop Celebrating Friendship

Ages: 5 – 12
Classes
Free

LEGO Store Staten Island MallStaten Island

10 – 11 am

FREE LEGO Creativity Workshop Celebrating Friendship!

Ages: 5 – 12
Classes
Craft & DIY

LEGO Flatiron DistrictManhattan

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10 – 11 am

FREE LEGO Creativity Workshop Celebrating Friendship!

Ages: 5 – 12
Classes
Community

The LEGO Store Fifth AvenueManhattan

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10:30 am – noon

Discovery Playdate at Usdan Summer Camp for the Arts

Ages: 5 – 8
Classes
Community

USDAN Summer Camp for the ArtsWheatley Heights

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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11 am – 6 pm

FAD Market: Brooklyn Creates

Ages: 8 and under
Art
Attractions

Empire StoresBrooklyn

11 am – 6 pm

Photos with the Bunny at Queens Center

Ages: 12 and under
Easter
Holiday

Queens CenterQueens

11 – 11:55 am

The Magic City

Ages: 5 – 8
Art
Theater

The New Victory TheaterManhattan

11 am – 4 pm

Milleridge Inn Pop Up Vendor Market

Ages: 5 – 8
Festivals
Food & Drink

The Milleridge InnJericho

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Noon – 2 pm

Reading into History

Ages: 5 and up
Art
Books & Readings

The New York HistoricalUpper West Side

Brooklyn Rock and Roll Playhouse

Noon – 1 pm

The Rock and Roll Playhouse plays the Music of The Beatles + More

Ages: 8 and under
Music

Brooklyn BowlBrooklyn

Keylab Sienna’s Class

Noon – 3 pm

Brooklyn Music Factory Songwriting Camp Open House

Ages: 3 – 8
Classes
Community

Brooklyn Music Factory Carroll GardensBrooklyn

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12:30 pm

Alice in Wonderland

Ages: 3 – 8
Theater

Puppetworks IncBrooklyn

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1 pm

Pete the Cat

Ages: 5 – 8
Theater

Queens TheaterCorona

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