The Best Kids (5–8) Activities in NYC

Things to do with kids in NYC

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Thursday Aug. 28, 2025

JAWS-some Scavenger Hunt

11 am – 4 pm

Jaws-Some Scavenger Hunt

Ages: 5 – 12
Attractions

The Whaling Museum & Education CenterCold Spring Harbor

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2 – 3 pm

Public Gallery Tour

Ages: All
Art
Community

2:30 pm

Summer Movie Series : Charlotte's Web

Ages: 5 – 12
Film

Roosevelt Island Library

3 pm

End of Summer Celebration with Flor Bromley

Ages: 3 – 12
Music

Francis Martin LibraryBronx

4 pm

Karaoke at West Farms!

Ages: 5 – 12
Music

West Farms LibraryBronx

Friday Aug. 29

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10 am – 5 pm

Splashy Finale at CMOM

Ages: 8 and under
Art
Craft & DIY

The Tisch Building at CMOMUpper West Side

The Wizard’s Quest Potion Bottles

11 am – 4 pm

The Wizard’s Quest

Ages: 5 and up
Art
Attractions

The Whaling Museum & Education CenterCold Spring Harbor

JAWS-some Scavenger Hunt

11 am – 4 pm

Jaws-Some Scavenger Hunt

Ages: 5 – 12
Attractions

The Whaling Museum & Education CenterCold Spring Harbor

Saturday Aug. 30

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10:30 am – 1 pm

Guggenheim Museum Wake & Make Art Studio

Ages: 5 – 12
Art
Community

GuggenheimUpper East Side

The Wizard’s Quest Potion Bottles

11 am – 4 pm

The Wizard’s Quest

Ages: 5 and up
Art
Attractions

The Whaling Museum & Education CenterCold Spring Harbor

JAWS-some Scavenger Hunt

11 am – 4 pm

Jaws-Some Scavenger Hunt

Ages: 5 – 12
Attractions

The Whaling Museum & Education CenterCold Spring Harbor

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Noon – 4 pm

Fire Island Sand Castle Competition

Ages: 5 and up
Festivals
Free

Beach at Robins RestRobins Rest

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2 – 3 pm

Public Gallery Tour

Ages: All
Art
Community

Sunday Aug. 31

The Wizard’s Quest Potion Bottles

11 am – 4 pm

The Wizard’s Quest

Ages: 5 and up
Art
Attractions

The Whaling Museum & Education CenterCold Spring Harbor

JAWS-some Scavenger Hunt

11 am – 4 pm

Jaws-Some Scavenger Hunt

Ages: 5 – 12
Attractions

The Whaling Museum & Education CenterCold Spring Harbor

Monday Sep. 1

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10 am – 5 pm

Riverdale’s Annual Labor Day Street Fair

Ages: 3 and up
Community
Festivals

Held Along Newark Pompton TurnpikeRiverdale

Friday Sep. 5

2:30 pm

Fun Film Fridays

Ages: 3 – 12
Film

Throg’s Neck LibraryThroggs Neck

Thursday Sep. 11

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5:30 – 6:30 pm

Goat and Alpaca Yoga

Ages: 5 and up
Animals
Health & Fitness

The Smithtown Historical SocietySmithtown

Sunday Sep. 14

Eldridge Arts & Learning

10 – 11 am

Eldridge Arts & Learning: Stained Glass

Ages: 5 – 8
Art
Craft & DIY

Museum at Eldridge StreetLower East Side

Walking Tour: All-of-a-Kind Family

1:30 – 2:30 pm

Walking Tour: “All-of-a-Kind Family”

Museum at Eldridge StreetLower East Side

Saturday Oct. 4

2 – 3:30 pm

CoComelon: Sing-A-Long LIVE

Ages: 8 and under
Music

United PalaceUpstate NY

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