The Best Kids (5–8) Activities in NYC

Things to do with kids in NYC

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Sunday June 1, 2025

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Noon – 12:30 pm

The Rock and Roll Playhouse Plays the Music of Fleetwood Mac + More for Kids

Ages: 8 and under
Music

Brooklyn Bowl: BrooklynWilliamsburg

12:30 pm

The Wizard of Oz

Ages: 3 – 8
Theater

Puppetworks IncBrooklyn

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1 – 2 pm

Eldridge Arts & Learning: Stained Glass

Ages: 5 – 8
Art
Craft & DIY

Museum at Eldridge StreetLower East Side

2 pm

Sunday Family Storytime

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings

Bronx Library CenterFordham Manor

2:30 pm

The Wizard of Oz

Ages: 3 – 8
Theater

Puppetworks IncBrooklyn

2:30 pm

Sunday Family Storytime

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings

Grand Concourse LibraryBronx

3:30 pm

Sunday Story Time

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings

Todt Hill-Westerleigh LibraryStaten Island

Monday June 2

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Various

Elephant & Piggie’s “We Are in a Play!”

Ages: 3 – 8
Theater

Long Island Children’s MuseumGarden City

10:30 am

Little Movers Storytime

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings

Countee Cullen Library

10:30 am

Lapsit Storytime: Baby and Me

Ages: 5 – 12
Books & Readings

Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library (SNFL)

11 am

Baby and Toddler Storytime

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings

Kips Bay Library

11 am

Little Movers Storytime

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings

Great Kills LibraryStaten Island

11:30 am

Lapsit Storytime: Books and Babies!

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings

Todt Hill-Westerleigh LibraryStaten Island

3 pm

Coloring Time

Ages: 3 – 12
Craft & DIY

Van Cortlandt LibraryBronx

3 pm

Kids STEAM: Storytime STEAM

Ages: 5 – 12
Books & Readings

Riverdale LibraryBronx

4 pm

Arts & Processes (ages 3-7)

Ages: 3 – 12
Craft & DIY

67th Street Library

4 pm

Arts & Crafts / Arte y manualidades

Ages: 5 – 12
Craft & DIY

Melrose LibraryBronx

4 pm

Family Storytime!

Ages: 5 – 12
Books & Readings

Bronx Library CenterFordham Manor

4:30 pm

Popsicle Stick Picture Frames

Ages: 5 – 12
Craft & DIY

Parkchester LibraryBronx

4:30 pm

The Art Lab!

Ages: 5 – 12
Books & Readings

Bronx Library CenterFordham Manor

Tuesday June 3

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Various

Elephant & Piggie’s “We Are in a Play!”

Ages: 3 – 8
Theater

Long Island Children’s MuseumGarden City

pride artwork

10 am – 4:30 pm

We are the Rainbow: Artwork

Ages: 8 and under
Art
Books & Readings

The Tisch Building at CMOMUpper West Side

10:30 am

Bilingual Storytime Plus

Ages: 3 – 12
Books & Readings

Bronx Library CenterFordham Manor

10:30 am

Family Storytime

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings

Countee Cullen Library

11 am

Preschool Picassos

Ages: 12 and under
Craft & DIY

Great Kills LibraryStaten Island

11 am

Little Movers Storytime

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings

Parkchester LibraryBronx

11 am

Family Storytime @ City Island

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings

City Island LibraryBronx

4 pm

Family Storytime: Preschool Fun!

Ages: 3 – 12
Books & Readings

Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library (SNFL)

antigone

5:30 – 6:30 pm

Child’s Play NY presents: Hamlet

Ages: 5 – 12
Caribbean
Theater

First Unitarian Congregational Society in BrooklynBrooklyn, NY

Wednesday June 4

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Various

Elephant & Piggie’s “We Are in a Play!”

Ages: 3 – 8
Theater

Long Island Children’s MuseumGarden City

pride artwork

10 am – 4:30 pm

We are the Rainbow: Artwork

Ages: 8 and under
Art
Books & Readings

The Tisch Building at CMOMUpper West Side

10:15 am

Family Storytime

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings

Riverdale LibraryBronx

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