The Best Kids (5–8) Activities in NYC

Things to do with kids in NYC

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Monday May 12, 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

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

11:30 am

Lapsit Storytime: Books and Babies!

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings

Todt Hill-Westerleigh LibraryStaten Island

3 pm

Kids Crafternoons

Ages: 5 – 12
Craft & DIY

Morris Park LibraryBronx

3 pm

City Visions Celebrating Bronx Week

Ages: 5 and up
Craft & DIY

Wakefield LibraryWakefield

3:15 pm

Movie Monday – Transformers One (2024)

Ages: 3 – 12
Film

Riverside LibraryNew York, NY

3:30 pm

Process Art: Kid's Paint and Snack

Ages: 5 – 12
Craft & DIY

Baychester LibraryBaychester

3:30 pm

Graffiti Craft (BRONX WEEK)

Ages: 5 – 12
Craft & DIY

Woodstock LibraryBronx

3:30 pm

Craft Club (BRONX WEEK)

Ages: 5 – 12
Craft & DIY

Woodstock LibraryBronx

3:30 pm

ARTS & CRAFTS

Ages: 12 and under
Craft & DIY

Wakefield LibraryWakefield

4 pm

Arts & Processes (ages 3-7)

Ages: 3 – 12
Craft & DIY

67th Street Library

4 pm

Family Storytime!

Ages: 5 – 12
Books & Readings

Bronx Library CenterFordham Manor

4:30 pm

Doodle Dynasty: Bronx Landmarks

Ages: 5 – 12
Craft & DIY

Parkchester LibraryBronx

4:30 pm

The Art Lab!

Ages: 5 – 12
Books & Readings

Bronx Library CenterFordham Manor

Tuesday May 13

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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

Toddler Storytime (Registration Required)

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings

58th Street Library

10:30 am

Lapsit Storytime: Baby Storytime

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings

Mulberry Street Library

11 am

Little Movers Go (BRONX WEEK)

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings

Woodstock LibraryBronx

11 am

Story & Craft: Bonsai Tree Art for AAPI Month

Ages: 12 and under
Craft & DIY

Macomb’s Bridge Library

11 am

Baby Lapsit: Storytime

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings

96th Street 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

11:30 am

Baby Lapsit Storytime

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings

Webster Library

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2:30 – 4:30 pm

After School Art Explorers: Drop-In Programs

Ages: 3 – 8
Art
Free

The Jewish MuseumManhattan

3:30 pm

Bronx Week: The Bronx is My Home Read Aloud

Ages: 5 – 12
Books & Readings

Morrisania LibraryBronx

3:30 – 4:30 pm

Asian American, Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander Heritage Month: Sensory Moon Art

Ages: 5 – 8
Free
History & Culture

West New Brighton LibraryStaten Island

3:30 pm

Spring Bead Crafts

Ages: 5 – 12
Craft & DIY

Tottenville LibraryStaten Island

3:30 pm

Bronx Week: Make Your Own Subway Line

Ages: 5 – 12
Craft & DIY

Hunts Point LibraryBronx

3:30 pm

Process Art Adventures!

Ages: 5 – 12
Craft & DIY

South Beach LibraryStaten Island

3:30 pm

Art Club

Ages: 5 – 12
Craft & DIY

Children’s roomStaten Island

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