The Best Kids (5–8) Activities in NYC

Things to do with kids in NYC

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Saturday Jan. 31, 2026

Girl Scout Programs

All day

Walt Whitman Birthplace Museum – Girl Scout Programs!

Ages: 5 – 12
Art
Classes

Walt Whitman BirthplaceHuntington Station

bowling

9 am – 10 pm

Bowling During Winter Break

Ages: 5 and up
Sports

jib lanesFlushing

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10 am – 5 pm

Empire Skate of Mind

Ages: 3 and up
Attractions
Community

Brooklyn Children’s MuseumBrooklyn

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10 – 11 am

Tin Smithing with Suffolk County Farms

Ages: 5 – 12

Children’s Museum of the East EndBridgehampton,

10 am – 1 pm

Math Day with Fordham Code

Ages: 3 – 12
Attractions

Bronx Children’s MuseumBronx

10:30 – 11:30 am

Family Program: Rosie Revere, Engineer!

Ages: 5 – 8
Free

The Skyscraper MuseumBattery Park

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11 am – noon

Children’s Access Workshops

Ages: 5 – 12
Dance
Special Needs

New York City Ballet Rehearsal Studios Samuel B. & David Rose BuildingUpper West Side

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11 am – noon

Elephant & Piggie’s “We Are In A Play!”

Ages: 3 – 8
Books & Readings
Music

Atlantic Stage 2Chelsea

Find the Yeti

11 am – 4 pm

Find the Yeti

Ages: 3 and up
Attractions

The Whaling Museum & Education CenterCold Spring Harbor

Sea Survival Challenge – Navigator’s Necklace

11 am – 4 pm

Museum Adventure Activity: Sea Survival Challenge

Ages: 3 and up
Attractions
Craft & DIY

The Whaling Museum & Education CenterCold Spring Harbor

11 am

Weekly Storytime

Ages: 3 – 8
Free

Barnes & Noble Staten IslandStaten Island

11 am

Pinkalicious The Musical

Ages: 5 – 8
Theater

Cm Performing Arts CenterOakdale

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11:30 am – 1:30 pm

The Grandest Princess Ball Ever

Ages: 8 and under

Carmine’s – Time SquareTimes Square

Taiko Workshop © Daphne Youree

11:30 am – 3:30 pm

Oshogatsu: New Year’s Celebration

Ages: 3 – 8
Art
Craft & DIY

Japan SocietyMidtown East

Kpop

Noon – 1 pm

TTC KPop Workshop

Ages: 5 – 8
Classes
Dance

The Studio on MainEast Hampton

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Noon – 6 pm

Celebrate 45 Years of PAC-MAN at The Paley Museum

Ages: 5 and up
Attractions
Games

The Paley Museum, 25 West 52 Street, NYCNY

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Noon – 1 pm

Ice Cream Sundae Decorating Class- Kips Bay

Ages: 3 – 12
Classes
Food & Drink

Tipsy Scoop ManhattanManhattan

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Noon – 1 pm

Ice Cream Sundae Decorating Class- Williamsburg

Ages: 3 – 12
Classes
Food & Drink

Tipsy Scoop BrooklynBrooklyn

12:30 pm

Aladdin & the Wonderful Lamp

Ages: 3 – 12
Theater

Puppetworks IncBrooklyn

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1 – 2 pm

Autism-Friendly Access Workshops

Ages: 5 – 12
Dance
Special Needs

New York City Ballet Rehearsal Studios Samuel B. & David Rose BuildingUpper West Side

1 – 3 pm

Abe’s Muffins’ Brooklyn Birthday Bash!

Ages: 3 – 8
Dance
Food & Drink

Brooklyn Public Library — Central LibraryBrooklyn

Broadway Magic Hour with Jim Vines and Carl Mercurio

2 – 3 pm

Broadway Magic Hour

Ages: 5 and up
Comedy
Theater

Broadway Comedy Clubnew york

2 – 5 pm

Math Day with Fordham Code

Ages: 3 – 12
Attractions

Bronx Children’s MuseumBronx

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3 – 4 pm

EVC Intergenerational Choir

Ages: 5 and up
Classes
Community

Union Theological SeminaryHarlem

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4 – 5 pm

Elephant & Piggie’s “We Are In A Play!”

Ages: 3 – 8
Books & Readings
Music

Atlantic Stage 2Chelsea

Sunday Feb. 1

Girl Scout Programs

All day

Walt Whitman Birthplace Museum – Girl Scout Programs!

Ages: 5 – 12
Art
Classes

Walt Whitman BirthplaceHuntington Station

bowling

9 am – 10 pm

Bowling During Winter Break

Ages: 5 and up
Sports

jib lanesFlushing

Hot Cocoa Crush 5K & 10K Queens

9:30 am – noon

Hot Cocoa Crush 5K & 10K Queens

Ages: 5 and up
Fundraisers
Sports

Flushing Meadows Corona ParkFlushing

9:30 am – noon

Girls Winter Softball Clinics

Ages: 5 and up
Free
Sports

Al Oerter Recreation CenterFlushing

Little girl wearing a neon green helmet, black dress, and yellow tights, holding on to a skate assist on a roller rink

10 am – 5 pm

Empire Skate of Mind

Ages: 3 and up
Attractions
Community

Brooklyn Children’s MuseumBrooklyn

10 – 10:45 am

Sunday Morning Family Jams with Musiquita

Ages: 8 and under
En Español
Music

Learning LabForest Hills

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