The Best Kids (5–8) Activities in NYC

Things to do with kids in NYC

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Monday June 9, 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

Lap Sit Storytime

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings

Hunts Point LibraryBronx

11 am

Baby Lapsit

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings

Pelham Bay LibraryBronx

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

2:30 pm

Summer Adventure: Teen Zine Making Workshop

Ages: 5 and up
Craft & DIY

Morningside Heights Library

3:15 pm

Movie Monday – Dog Man (2025)

Ages: 3 – 12
Film

Riverside LibraryNew York, NY

3:30 pm

Crafternoon: Father's Day Craft

Ages: 5 – 12
Craft & DIY

Sedgwick LibraryBronx

3:30 pm

Process Art: Kid's Paint and Snack

Ages: 5 – 12
Craft & DIY

Baychester LibraryBaychester

4 pm

Summer Adventure Kick Off : Bubble Show

Ages: 5 – 12
Caribbean
Music

Grand Concourse LibraryBronx

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5:30 – 6:30 pm

Child’s Play NY Presents: Beetlejuice Jr

Ages: 5 – 12
Theater

First Unitarian Congregational Society in BrooklynBrooklyn, NY

Tuesday June 10

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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

10:30 am

Baby Lapsit Storytime

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings

11 am

Urban Health Plan Baby Fun

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings

Hunts Point LibraryBronx

11 am

Preschool Picassos

Ages: 12 and under
Craft & DIY
Free

Great Kills LibraryStaten Island

11 am

Little Movers Storytime and Craft

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings

Baychester LibraryBaychester

11 am

Little Movers Storytime

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings

Belmont Library and Enrico Fermi Cultural CenterBronx

11 am

Live Virtual Toddler Storytime

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings

11:15 am

Baby Storytime

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings

Roosevelt Island Library

11:30 am

Bilingual Storytime Plus

Ages: 3 – 12
Books & Readings

Bronx Library CenterFordham Manor

3:30 pm

Playdough Playtime

Ages: 5 – 12
Craft & DIY

South Beach LibraryStaten Island

3:30 pm

Art Club

Ages: 5 – 12
Craft & DIY

Children’s roomStaten Island

4 pm

Tween Art Studio!

Ages: 5 – 12
Craft & DIY

Stapleton LibraryStaten Island

4 pm

Family Storytime: Preschool Fun!

Ages: 3 – 12
Books & Readings

Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library (SNFL)

4 pm

Crafternoons

Ages: 5 – 12
Craft & DIY

West Farms LibraryBronx

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5 – 7 pm

Free Youth Basketball Clinics

Ages: 5 and up
Classes
Free

Brooklyn Bridge ParkBrooklyn

Wednesday June 11

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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

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