The Best Kids (5–8) Activities in NYC

Things to do with kids in NYC

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Tuesday Sep. 16, 2025

All day

Long Island History Hunt

Ages: 5 and up
Free
History & Culture

Sportime Pickleball YorktownYorktown Heights

Art is Alive Flyer

All day

ASASE YAA CULTURAL ARTS FOUNDATION ANNOUNCES ITS NINTH ANNUAL ART IS ALIVE FESTIVAL

Ages: 3 and up
Art
Classes

Asase Yaa Cultural Arts FoundationBrooklyn

10 am

Toddler Storytime (Registration Required)

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings

58th Street Library

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10:30 – 11:15 am

Young Sprouts Gardening

Rockefeller ParkManhattan

10:30 am

Little Movers Storytime

Ages: 3 – 12
Books & Readings

125th Street Library

10:30 am

Lapsit Storytime: Baby Storytime

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings

Mulberry Street Library

11 am

Urban Health-Bilingual Storytime

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings

Hunts Point LibraryBronx

11 am

Story & Craft: Art Exploration!

Ages: 12 and under
Craft & DIY

Macomb’s Bridge Library

11 am

Live Virtual Toddler Storytime

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings

11:15 am

Little Movers

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings

67th Street Library

Noon

Lapsit Storytime: Baby & Me

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings

Stapleton LibraryStaten Island

3 pm

Tuesday Craft Fun!

Ages: 12 and under
Craft & DIY

Huguenot Park LibraryStaten Island

3 pm

Arts & Crafts: Papel Picado for Hispanic Heritage Month

Ages: 5 – 12
Craft & DIY

Macomb’s Bridge Library

3:30 pm

Kids Ceramic Piggy Bank Painting!

Ages: 3 – 12
Craft & DIY

Richmondtown LibraryStaten Island

3:30 pm

Reading Adventures: Create A Flag

Ages: 3 – 12
Books & Readings

Morrisania LibraryBronx

4 pm

Family Storytime: Preschool Fun!

Ages: 3 – 12
Books & Readings

Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library (SNFL)

4 pm

Open House Week! Paint and Sip

Ages: 3 – 12
Craft & DIY

96th Street Library

4 pm

Tween Art Studio: Washi Tape Bookmarks

Ages: 5 – 12
Craft & DIY

Stapleton LibraryStaten Island

4 pm

Frog Origami: Story + STEAM

Ages: 5 – 12
Craft & DIY

West New Brighton LibraryStaten Island

4 pm

Celebrate Open House week with Crafternoons!

Ages: 5 – 12
Craft & DIY

West Farms LibraryBronx

4 pm

DIY & Doodle Art

Ages: 5 – 12
Craft & DIY

Charleston LibraryStaten Island

4 pm

PreK Storytime & Play

Ages: 3 – 12
Books & Readings

Webster Library

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