The Best Kids (5–8) Activities in NYC

Things to do with kids in NYC

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Monday June 2, 2025

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Various

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

Ages: 3 – 8
Theater

Long Island Children’s MuseumGarden City

10 am

Baby Storytime (Registration Required)

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings

58th Street Library

10:30 am

Little Movers Storytime

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings

Countee Cullen Library

10:30 am

Bilingual Storytime: English/Spanish

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings

96th Street Library

10:30 am

Lapsit Storytime: Baby and Me

Ages: 5 – 12
Books & Readings

Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library (SNFL)

11 am

Huguenot Park Kidz Craft Club

Ages: 12 and under
Craft & DIY

Huguenot Park LibraryIn-person I On-siteStaten Island

11 am

Little Movers Storytime

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings

Great Kills LibraryStaten Island

11 am

Baby and Toddler Storytime

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings

Kips Bay Library

11:15 am

Lapsit Storytime

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings

Hudson Park Library

11:30 am

Lapsit Storytime: Books and Babies!

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings

Todt Hill-Westerleigh LibraryStaten Island

11:30 am

Lapsit Storytime

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings

Ottendorfer Library

11:30 am

Baby Lapsit Storytime

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings

Yorkville Library

Noon

Baby Lapsit Storytime for Newborns/Crawlers/Pre-walkers

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings

South Beach LibraryStaten Island

3 pm

Coloring Time

Ages: 3 – 12
Craft & DIY

Van Cortlandt LibraryBronx

3 pm

Kids STEAM: Storytime STEAM

Ages: 5 – 12
Books & Readings

Riverdale LibraryBronx

3:15 pm

Movie Monday – Finding Dory (2016)

Ages: 3 – 12
Film

Riverside LibraryNew York, NY

4 pm

Arts & Processes (ages 3-7)

Ages: 3 – 12
Craft & DIY

67th Street Library

4 pm

Arts & Crafts / Arte y manualidades

Ages: 5 – 12
Craft & DIY

Melrose LibraryBronx

4 pm

Petite Picasso: Arts & Crafts

Ages: 3 – 12
Craft & DIY

96th Street Library

4 pm

Crafternoon

Ages: 5 – 12
Craft & DIY

Seward Park Library

4 pm

S.T.E.A.M. Mondays

Ages: 3 – 12
Craft & DIY

125th Street Library

4 pm

Family Storytime!

Ages: 5 – 12
Books & Readings

Bronx Library CenterFordham Manor

4:30 pm

Popsicle Stick Picture Frames

Ages: 5 – 12
Craft & DIY

Parkchester LibraryBronx

4:30 pm

The Art Lab!

Ages: 5 – 12
Books & Readings

Bronx Library CenterFordham Manor

Tuesday June 3

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Various

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

Ages: 3 – 8
Theater

Long Island Children’s MuseumGarden City

pride artwork

10 am – 4:30 pm

We are the Rainbow: Artwork

Ages: 8 and under
Art
Books & Readings

The Tisch Building at CMOMUpper West Side

10 am

Toddler Storytime (Registration Required)

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings

58th Street Library

10:15 am

Baby Lapsit: Storytime

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings

96th Street Library

10:30 am

Bilingual Storytime Plus

Ages: 3 – 12
Books & Readings

Bronx Library CenterFordham Manor

10:30 am

Little Movers Storytime

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings

Yorkville Library

10:30 am

Family Storytime

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings

Countee Cullen Library

10:30 am

Little Movers Storytime

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings

125th Street Library

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