The Best Kids (5–8) Activities in NYC

Things to do with kids in NYC

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Saturday May 17, 2025

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2 – 3 pm

Show Up, Kids! Interactive Family Comedy

Ages: 3 – 8
Comedy

The RATBrooklyn

Sunday May 18

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10 am – noon

Party on Wheels

Ages: All
Art
Attractions

New York Transit MuseumBrooklyn

10 am – 5 pm

Cradle-Con: A Comic, Collectible and Pop Culture Con

Ages: 5 and up
Expo
Festivals

Cradle of Aviation MuseumGarden City

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11 am – 3 pm

Guggenheim Museum Free Sunday Funday

Ages: 3 and up
Art
Community

GuggenheimUpper East Side

Release the Kraken Scavenger Hunt

11 am – 4 pm

Release the Kraken! Scavenger Hunt

Ages: 3 and up
Art
Attractions

The Whaling Museum & Education CenterCold Spring Harbor

Thursday May 22

Release the Kraken Scavenger Hunt

11 am – 4 pm

Release the Kraken! Scavenger Hunt

Ages: 3 and up
Art
Attractions

The Whaling Museum & Education CenterCold Spring Harbor

Friday May 23

Release the Kraken Scavenger Hunt

11 am – 4 pm

Release the Kraken! Scavenger Hunt

Ages: 3 and up
Art
Attractions

The Whaling Museum & Education CenterCold Spring Harbor

Saturday May 24

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10:30 am – 1 pm

Guggenheim Museum Wake & Make Art Studio

Ages: 5 – 12
Art
Community

GuggenheimUpper East Side

Release the Kraken Scavenger Hunt

11 am – 4 pm

Release the Kraken! Scavenger Hunt

Ages: 3 and up
Art
Attractions

The Whaling Museum & Education CenterCold Spring Harbor

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11 – 11:30 am

Bilingual Storytime

Ages: 8 and under

John Jermain Memorial LibrarySag Harbor

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2 – 3 pm

Show Up, Kids! Interactive Family Comedy

Ages: 3 – 8
Comedy

The RATBrooklyn

Sunday May 25

Release the Kraken Scavenger Hunt

11 am – 4 pm

Release the Kraken! Scavenger Hunt

Ages: 3 and up
Art
Attractions

The Whaling Museum & Education CenterCold Spring Harbor

Tuesday May 27

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2:30 – 4:30 pm

After School Art Explorers: Drop-In Programs

Ages: 3 – 8
Art
Free

The Jewish MuseumManhattan

Thursday May 29

Release the Kraken Scavenger Hunt

11 am – 4 pm

Release the Kraken! Scavenger Hunt

Ages: 3 and up
Art
Attractions

The Whaling Museum & Education CenterCold Spring Harbor

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3:30 – 5 pm

Cross Stitch Circle

Ages: 5 – 12
Art
Classes

The New York HistoricalUpper West Side

4 pm

Kid Flicks: Dog Man

Ages: 3 – 12
Film

Webster Library

4 pm

Karaoke Afternoon at West Farms!

Ages: 5 – 12
Music

West Farms LibraryBronx

Friday May 30

Release the Kraken Scavenger Hunt

11 am – 4 pm

Release the Kraken! Scavenger Hunt

Ages: 3 and up
Art
Attractions

The Whaling Museum & Education CenterCold Spring Harbor

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5 – 8 pm

Family Pajama Story Time at the Queens Zoo

Ages: 8 and under
Animals
Books & Readings

Queens ZooCorona

Saturday May 31

Release the Kraken Scavenger Hunt

11 am – 4 pm

Release the Kraken! Scavenger Hunt

Ages: 3 and up
Art
Attractions

The Whaling Museum & Education CenterCold Spring Harbor

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2 – 3 pm

Broadway Magic Hour

Ages: 5 and up
Comedy

Broadway Comedy Clubnew york

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2 – 3 pm

Show Up, Kids! Interactive Family Comedy

Ages: 3 – 8
Comedy

The RATBrooklyn

4 – 7:30 pm

Parent Date Night

Ages: 5 – 12

Sky Village Astoria ParkLong Island City

Friday June 6

1 – 8 pm

Famous Food Festival “Taste the World”

Ages: All
Art
Attractions

Tanger Outlets Deer ParkDeer Park

2 pm

Family Movie Day- Moana 2

Ages: 12 and under
Film

Clason’s Point LibraryBronx

2:30 pm

Fun Film Fridays

Ages: 3 – 12
Film

Throg’s Neck LibraryThroggs Neck

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3 – 6 pm

ACCESS JRM: Sensory-friendly hours at the Jackie Robinson Museum

Jackie Robinson MuseumTribeca

Saturday June 7

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10:30 am – 1 pm

Guggenheim Museum Wake & Make Art Studio

Ages: 5 – 12
Art
Community

GuggenheimUpper East Side

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10:30 – 11:15 am

K–5 Poetry Workshop

Ages: 3 – 8
Books & Readings
Classes

Church of the IncarnationBoreum Hill

11 am – 8 pm

Famous Food Festival “Taste the World”

Ages: All
Art
Attractions

Tanger Outlets Deer ParkDeer Park

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12:30 – 1:30 pm

Guggenheim Museum Family Tours

Ages: 3 and up
Art
Attractions

GuggenheimUpper East Side

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