The Best Kids (5–8) Activities in NYC

Things to do with kids in NYC

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Tuesday June 17, 2025

Dreamland – Largo rides 1500×1000

All day

Hicksville Summer Carnival at Broadway Commons

Broadway CommonsHicksville

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10 am – 4:30 pm

We are the Rainbow: Underwater and Dance

Ages: 8 and under
Art
Books & Readings

The Tisch Building at CMOMUpper West Side

10 am

The Tangram Jam

Ages: 3 – 12
Craft & DIY

Huguenot Park LibraryStaten Island

10 am

Toddler Storytime (Registration Required)

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings

58th Street Library

10:30 am

Summer Reading Kickoff: Animal Adventures with Araceli Poma

Ages: 12 and under
Music

Tremont LibraryBronx

10:30 am

Lapsit Storytime: Baby Storytime

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings

Mulberry Street Library

11 am

Preschool Picassos

Ages: 12 and under
Craft & DIY
Free

Great Kills LibraryStaten Island

11 am

Story & Craft: Juneteenth Sponge Painting

Ages: 12 and under
Craft & DIY

Macomb’s Bridge Library

11 am

Voices in Clay with The Studio Museum in Harlem

Ages: 5 – 12
Craft & DIY

Countee Cullen Library

11 am

Live Virtual Toddler Storytime

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings

11:15 am

Lapsit Storytime: Baby Time!

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings

Mariners Harbor LibraryStaten Island

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2:30 – 4:30 pm

Cortelyou Library Kids Book Giveaway

Ages: 5 – 8
Books & Readings
Free

Cortelyou LibraryBrooklyn

Queens Pride Rainbow Cloud Chain

3 – 3:45 pm

Pride: Rainbow Cloud Chain

Ages: 5 – 12
Craft & DIY
Free

North Forest Park LibraryForest Hills

3:30 – 4:30 pm

Little New-Yorkers: A Flag for Juneteenth

New-York Historical SocietyManhattan

3:30 pm

Kids Crafternoon

Ages: 5 – 12
Craft & DIY

Ottendorfer Library

3:30 pm

Kids Make & Take Craft

Ages: 5 – 12
Craft & DIY

Tompkins Square Library

3:30 pm

Summer Adventure 2025

Ages: 5 – 12
Craft & DIY

Hunts Point LibraryBronx

3:30 pm

Story + Frog Craft: Caribbean American Heritage Month

Ages: 5 – 12
Craft & DIY

West New Brighton LibraryStaten Island

4 pm

Crafternoons!

Ages: 3 – 12
Craft & DIY

Washington Heights Library

4 pm

Summer Learning Kickoff: Wow Party Presents Bubble Show

Ages: 12 and under
Music

West Farms LibraryBronx

4 pm

Tween Art Studio!

Ages: 5 – 12
Craft & DIY

Stapleton LibraryStaten Island

4 pm

Family Movie: Honey, I Shrunk the Kids

Ages: 5 and up
Film

St. Agnes Library

4 pm

Family Storytime: Preschool Fun!

Ages: 3 – 12
Books & Readings

Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library (SNFL)

4:30 – 5:30 pm

Juneteenth Celebration with BK Music Learning

Ages: 5 – 12
Free
History & Culture

South Jamaica LibraryJamaica

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5 – 7 pm

Free Youth Basketball Clinics

Ages: 5 and up
Classes
Free

Brooklyn Bridge ParkBrooklyn

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