The Best Kids (5–8) Activities in NYC

Things to do with kids in NYC

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Wednesday April 2, 2025

3 pm

Get Your Game On!

Ages: 3 – 12
Games

125th Street Library

3:30 pm

Teen DIY

Ages: 5 and up
Craft & DIY

Morningside Heights Library

3:30 pm

STEAM Time: LEGO Lounge

Ages: 5 – 12
Games

Baychester LibraryBaychester

3:30 pm

Creative Construction Corner

Ages: 5 – 12
Games

Fort Washington Library

3:30 pm

Stories and a Craft

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings

Ottendorfer Library

4 pm

Games on the Wii

Ages: 5 and up
Games

Van Cortlandt LibraryBronx

4 pm

Board Game Bonanza!

Ages: 3 – 12
Games

Great Kills LibraryStaten Island

4 pm

Game On!: Video Games

Ages: 5 – 12
Games

George Bruce Library

4 pm

Little Movers Storytime

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings

Battery Park City Library

4 pm

Pajama Storytime

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings

Grand Concourse LibraryBronx

4 pm

Family Storytime

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings

Todt Hill-Westerleigh LibraryStaten Island

Thursday April 3

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 – 8 pm

ChickenKidz Children’s Consignment Event

Ages: 12 and under
Free

Riverhead Polish HallRiverhead

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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

10:15 am

Little Movers Storytime

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings

Hudson Park Library

10:15 am

Little Movers and Shakers

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings

Roosevelt Island Library

10:30 am

Lapsit Storytime

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings

Tottenville LibraryStaten Island

10:30 am

Family Storytime

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings

Sedgwick LibraryBronx

10:30 am

Little Movers Storytime

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings

Mulberry Street Library

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 am

Little Movers Storytime:Toddler Storytime

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings

St. George Library CenterStaten Island

11 am

Little Movers Storytime and Crafts

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings

Mosholu LibraryBronx

11 am

Family Storytime

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings

Fort Washington Library

11:15 am

Baby Lapsit Storytime

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings

Morningside Heights Library

11:15 am

Thursday Family Storytime at Seward Park Library

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings

Seward Park Library

11:30 am

FAMILY Storytime: Stories, Songs and Rhymes

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings

Harry Belafonte 115th Street Library

11:30 am

Toddler Time: Little Movers

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings

53rd Street Library

2:30 pm

Creative Play (Game Day)

Ages: 3 – 12
Games

Throg’s Neck LibraryThroggs Neck

3 pm

Read & Make

Ages: 5 – 12
Craft & DIY

125th Street Library

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