The Best Kids (5–8) Activities in NYC

Things to do with kids in NYC

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Monday July 28, 2025

All day

Long Island History Hunt

Ages: 5 and up
Free
History & Culture

Oyster Bay

3:30 am

Summer Adventure : Emotion Poetry

Ages: 5 – 12
Craft & DIY

Dongan Hills LibraryStaten Island

10 am – 5 pm

Kids Creative Corner

Ages: 5 – 8
Free

Bryant ParkManhattan

Kosher Wonderland a Big Eats and Jumbo Treats Journey 1

10 am – 5 pm

Kosher Wonderland at the Jewish Children’s Museum

Ages: 8 and under
Attractions
History & Culture

Jewish Children’s MuseumBrooklyn

10:30 am

Lapsit Storytime: Baby and Me

Ages: 5 – 12
Books & Readings

Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library (SNFL)

11:30 am

Lapsit Storytime: Books and Babies!

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings

Todt Hill-Westerleigh LibraryStaten Island

Noon

Family Storytime: Fairytale Tea Party

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings

Francis Martin LibraryBronx

Noon

Movies at the Bridge: Finding Dory

Ages: 3 – 12
Film

Macomb’s Bridge Library

Sandsational Sculpture Contest BN

1 – 5:30 pm

Sandsational Sculpture Showdown

Ages: 5 – 8
Outdoors

Ponquogue BeachHampton Bays

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2 – 4 pm

MoMA Family Art Making: Nature Drawings

Ages: 5 and up
Art
Attractions

The Museum of Modern ArtManhattan

2 pm

Summer Adventure: Arts & Crafts

Ages: 5 – 12
Craft & DIY

Bronx Library CenterFordham Manor

3 pm

Summer Adventure for Kids: Kaleidoscope Wonder

Ages: 5 – 12
Craft & DIY

Morris Park LibraryBronx

3 pm

Air Dry Clay Modelling (July 2025)

Ages: 5 and up
Craft & DIY

Ottendorfer Library

3 pm

Guided Canvas Painting (Registration Required- WAITLIST ONLY)

Ages: 5 – 12
Craft & DIY

Charleston LibraryStaten Island

3 pm

Summer Adventure: Sticky Structures

Ages: 5 – 12
Craft & DIY

Grand Concourse LibraryBronx

3:15 pm

Movie Monday – The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie: Sponge Out of Water (2015)

Ages: 3 – 12
Film

Riverside LibraryNew York, NY

3:30 pm

Perler Bead Art

Ages: 5 – 12
Craft & DIY

St. Agnes Library

4 pm

Bingo!

Ages: 5 – 12
Craft & DIY

Mott Haven LibraryBronx

Pool Nights Flyer 2025

5 – 8 pm

Pool Nights at SYS

Ages: 5 – 8
Free

Southampton Youth ServicesSouthampton

5 – 7 pm

Family Night at Duck Creek

Ages: 5 – 8
Art
Community

The Arts Center at Duck CreekEast Hampton

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