The Best Kids (5–8) Activities in NYC

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Thursday May 15, 2025

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Various

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

Ages: 3 – 8
Theater

Long Island Children’s MuseumGarden City

Dreamland – Largo rides 1500×1000

All day

Westbury Carnival at Samanea

Samanea New YorkWestbury

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

Toddler Time: Little Movers

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings

53rd Street Library

11:30 am

Little Movers Storytime

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings

Mulberry Street Library

11:30 am

Little Movers Storytime: Toddlers and Tales

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings

Todt Hill-Westerleigh LibraryStaten Island

1 pm

Little Movers Storytime- Bronx Week

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings

Clason’s Point LibraryBronx

3 pm

Kid's Crafts – Zoo Bracelets

Ages: 5 – 12
Craft & DIY

Grand Concourse LibraryBronx

3 pm

Pippi at 80: Paper Dolls

Ages: 5 – 12
Craft & DIY

Spuyten Duyvil LibraryBronx

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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

Throwdown Thursday

Ages: 5 – 12
Craft & DIY

South Beach LibraryStaten Island

3:30 pm

Kids Crafternoon

Ages: 5 – 12
Craft & DIY

Kingsbridge LibraryBronx

3:30 pm

Bronx Week: Scavenger Hunt

Ages: 5 – 12
Books & Readings

Morrisania LibraryBronx

4 pm

A is for Artist

Ages: 5 – 12
Craft & DIY

Battery Park City Library

4 – 6 pm

Free Bird Storytime

The Corner BookstoreNew York City

4 pm

Bingo Dance Party!

Ages: 5 – 12
Caribbean
Music

Washington Heights Library

4 pm

Everybody Reads! A group reads aloud for emerging readers

Ages: 5 – 12
Books & Readings
Caribbean

Seward Park Library

4 pm

STEAM: LEGO’s

Ages: 5 – 12
Caribbean
Craft & DIY

Edenwald LibraryBronx

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5:30 – 6:30 pm

Goat and Alpaca Yoga

Ages: 5 and up
Animals
Health & Fitness

The Smithtown Historical SocietySmithtown

Friday May 16

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Various

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

Ages: 3 – 8
Theater

Long Island Children’s MuseumGarden City

Dreamland – Largo rides 1500×1000

All day

Westbury Carnival at Samanea

Samanea New YorkWestbury

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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3 – 4 pm

The Journey of Pura Belpré’s Tales

Ages: 3 – 12
Theater

Teatro SEALower East Side

3:30 pm

Pippi at 80: Paper Dolls

Ages: 5 – 12
Craft & DIY

Van Cortlandt LibraryBronx

3:30 pm

Painting Club

Ages: 3 – 12
Craft & DIY

Hunts Point LibraryBronx

Draft

5 – 8 pm

May Family Shabbat: Bring a Friend

Ages: 3 – 12
Community
Food & Drink

Temple Emanu-ElStaten Island

6 – 8:30 pm

OFVS & LTV Present Drag Bingo

Ages: 3 and up
Dance
Games

LTV StudiosWainscott

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7 – 8:30 pm

Backbone

Ages: 5 and up

Alice Tully HallManhattan

Saturday May 17

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Various

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

Ages: 3 – 8
Theater

Long Island Children’s MuseumGarden City

Dreamland – Largo rides 1500×1000

All day

Westbury Carnival at Samanea

Samanea New YorkWestbury

Walk This Way invitation(5)

9 am – 1 pm

The Felix Organization’s 5th Annual Walk This Way

Ages: 5 and up
Fundraisers

Pier 45 at Hudson River ParkChelsea

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