The Best Kids (5–8) Activities in NYC

Things to do with kids in NYC

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Thursday Oct. 2, 2025

Adult Bird Walk 2

10 – 11:15 am

Family Bird Walk

Ages: 5 – 8

Alley Pond Environmental CenterDouglaston

10 – 11 am

Rockness Music Parent and Me Music Class

Ages: 5 – 8
Music

Under Minerva Art GalleryBrooklyn

10:45 am

Little Movers: Toddler Time

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings

Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library (SNFL)

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11 am – 4 pm

Jolly Roger Scavenger Hunt

Ages: 3 and up
Attractions
Free

The Whaling Museum & Education CenterCold Spring Harbor

IKEA Secret Room Brooklyn

11 am – 7 pm

Discover the Secret Room at IKEA Brooklyn

Ages: 5 and up
Attractions
Free

IKEA BrooklynBrooklyn

2 pm

Hispanic Heritage Month-Family Movie

Ages: 12 and under
Film

Clason’s Point LibraryBronx

3 – 4 pm

Faber Recreation Center Youth Drop-In Programs Teen Weightlifting

Ages: 5 and up
Community
Free

Faber ParkStaten Island

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3 – 4 pm

Faber Recreation Center Youth Drop-In Programs Youth Fitness

Ages: 5 and up
Community
Free

Faber ParkStaten Island

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4 – 5 pm

Faber Recreation Center Youth Drop-In Programs S.T.E.A.M

Ages: 5 and up
Art
Community

Faber ParkStaten Island

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4:30 – 5:30 pm

Kids Yoga @One Ocean Yoga

Ages: 5 – 8
Health & Fitness

One Ocean YogaBridgehampton

Friday Oct. 3

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11 am – 4 pm

Jolly Roger Scavenger Hunt

Ages: 3 and up
Attractions
Free

The Whaling Museum & Education CenterCold Spring Harbor

2:30 pm

Fun Film Fridays

Ages: 3 – 12
Film

Throg’s Neck LibraryThroggs Neck

4 pm

Friday Flicks: Family Movie Time

Ages: 5 – 12
Film

Bronx Library CenterFordham Manor

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5 – 6 pm

Faber Recreation Center Youth Drop-In Programs Game Zone

Ages: 5 and up
Community
Free

Faber ParkStaten Island

Saturday Oct. 4

Girl Scout Programs

All day

Walt Whitman Birthplace Museum – Girl Scout Programs!

Ages: 5 – 12
Art
Classes

Walt Whitman BirthplaceHuntington Station

8:30 am – noon

Weekend FunRun Suffolk County 5K Run/Walk

Ages: 5 and up
Fundraisers
Sports

Blydenburgh County Park Campground PlaygroundHauppauge

CrimsonRise Waterfront 5K and 1M RunRollWalk

8:30 – 11:30 am

CrimsonRise Waterfront 5K and 1M Run/Roll/Walk

Ages: 5 and up
Fundraisers
Sports

Wolfe’s Pond BeachStaten Island

9 am – 1 pm

Heritage Farm Stand Saturdays

Ages: All

Snug Harbor Cultural Center & Botanical GardenStaten Island

Bill G. Werner Memorial 5k Run

9 am – noon

Bill G. Werner Memorial 5K+ Run

Ages: 5 and up
Fundraisers
Sports

NYIT The Riland BuildingOld Westbury

Anthony’s Red Shoe FUNd Run 5K RunWalk

9:30 am – 12:30 pm

Anthony’s Red Shoe FUNd Run 5K Run/Walk

Ages: 5 and up
Fundraisers
Sports

Stony Brook University Student Activity CenterStony Brook

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10 – 11:30 am

Wake Up & Dance with Suzi Shelton

Ages: 8 and under
Community
Music

ShapeShifter LabBrooklyn

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10 – 10:45 am

All Things Apples at CMEE

Ages: 3 – 8

Children’s Museum of the East EndBridgehampton

MoMA Oct Fam Day

10:30 am – 5 pm

UNIQLO Family Day at MoMA

Ages: 3 and up
Art
Attractions

Museum of Modern ArtManhattan

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10:30 – 11:30 am

Flowers for Skyscrapers

Ages: 5 – 8
Free

Wagner ParkBattery Park

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11 am – noon

Family First Saturdays: Storytime at the Morgan

Ages: 3 – 8
Art
Books & Readings

The Morgan Library & MuseumManhattan

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11 am – 5 pm

Pumpkin Weekends

Ages: 8 and under
Animals
Attractions

Alley Pond ParkQueens Village

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11 am – 4 pm

Jolly Roger Scavenger Hunt

Ages: 3 and up
Attractions
Free

The Whaling Museum & Education CenterCold Spring Harbor

11 am – noon

New York Family Program: Cosmic Campfire presented by Star Forest

Ages: 5 – 12
Music

National SawdustBrooklyn

11 am – 4 pm

Scout Fest 2025

Ages: 3 – 12
Community
Free

Immanuel Union ChurchStaten Island

11:30 am – 1:30 pm

The Grandest Princess Ball Ever at Carmine’s

Ages: 8 and under

Carmine’s Italian Restaurant – Times SquareNew York City

Brown Rice Family

Noon – 1 pm

Family Concert: Brown Rice Family

Ages: 5 – 8
Free
Music

Carnegie HallMidtown Manhattan

Noon – 8 pm

The Staten Island Oktoberfest

Ages: All

SIUH Community Park Staten Island Ferry Hawk StadiumStaten island

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