The Best Kids (5–8) Activities in NYC

Things to do with kids in NYC

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Wednesday April 23, 2025

10:30 am

Family Storytime

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings

53rd Street Library

10:30 am

Online Little Movers Storytime

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings

Hudson Park LibraryOnline

11:15 am

Little Movers Storytime: Tea Party & Dress Up!

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings

Mariners Harbor LibraryStaten Island

11:15 am

Little Movers Storytime: Pets

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings

Mariners Harbor LibraryStaten Island

3 pm

Let's Play! Gaming for kids

Ages: 5 – 12
Games

Riverside LibraryNew York, NY

3:30 pm

Craft Club

Ages: 3 – 12
Craft & DIY

New Amsterdam Library

3:30 pm

Design Your Own Baseball hat

Ages: 5 – 12
Craft & DIY

St. George Library CenterStaten Island

3:30 pm

Paint Party!

Ages: 3 – 12
Craft & DIY

Sedgwick LibraryBronx

4 pm

Family Storytime

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings

Todt Hill-Westerleigh LibraryStaten Island

Terrestrials Event

4:30 – 6 pm

“Terrestrials” Launch Party

Ages: 3 – 8
Free

Old Stone House & Washington ParkBrooklyn

4:30 pm

Crafternoons

Ages: 5 – 12
Craft & DIY

Parkchester LibraryBronx

Thursday April 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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9 am – 6 pm

Bluey x CAMP

Ages: 3 – 8
Attractions

CAMP 5th AvenueManhattan

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10 am – 5 pm

Moon to Mars

Ages: 8 and under
Attractions

Long Island Children’s MuseumGarden City

10 am – 6 pm

The Orchid Show: Mexican Modernism

Ages: All

New York Botanical GardenBronx

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10 am – 4 pm

Tulip Festival at Heritage Farm & Garden

Ages: 3 and up
Craft & DIY
Environment

Heritage Farm and GardenMuttontown

10:45 am

Little Movers: Toddler Time

Ages: 5 – 12
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

11:30 am

Little Movers Storytime: Toddlers and Tales

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings

Todt Hill-Westerleigh LibraryStaten Island

11:30 am

Toddler Time: Little Movers

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings

53rd Street Library

2:30 pm

SWITCH it Up!

Ages: 5 – 12
Games

Throg’s Neck LibraryThroggs Neck

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4 – 5 pm

Graphic Novel Club

Ages: 5 – 12

John Jermain Memorial LibrarySag Harbor

4 pm

Everybody Reads! A group read aloud for emerging readers.

Ages: 5 – 12
Books & Readings

Seward Park Library

4 pm

Safety & Prevention + Color with an Officer!

Ages: 12 and under
Craft & DIY

Mott Haven LibraryBronx

4 pm

The Painter's Club!

Ages: 5 – 12
Craft & DIY

Hamilton Grange Library

4 pm

Kid Flicks

Ages: 3 – 12
Film

Yorkville Library

4 pm

Kid Flicks: Inside Out 2

Ages: 3 – 12
Film

Webster Library

Friday April 25

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All day

Earth Day Weekend

Ages: All
Animals
Art

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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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9 am – 7 pm

Bluey x CAMP

Ages: 3 – 8
Attractions

CAMP 5th AvenueManhattan

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10 am – 5 pm

Moon to Mars

Ages: 8 and under
Attractions

Long Island Children’s MuseumGarden City

10 am – 6 pm

The Orchid Show: Mexican Modernism

Ages: All

New York Botanical GardenBronx

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