Things to Do With Kids in NYC

Things to do with kids in NYC

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Friday Jan. 16, 2026

P1040305

All day

The Chocolate Makery @ The Jewish Children’s Museum

Ages: 3 – 12
Family
Festivals
Food & Drink

Jewish Children’s MuseumBrooklyn

Child painting

10 am – 5 pm

MLK’s Peace Parade

Children’s Museum of ManhattanManhattan

childrens access pic

11 am – noon

Children’s Access Workshops

Ages: 5 – 12
Dance
Family
Special Needs

New York City Ballet Rehearsal Studios Samuel B. & David Rose BuildingUpper West Side

Little girl wearing a neon green helmet, black dress, and yellow tights, holding on to a skate assist on a roller rink

2 – 5 pm

Empire Skate of Mind

Ages: 3 and up
Attractions
Community
Family

Brooklyn Children’s MuseumBrooklyn

Saturday Jan. 17

P1040305

All day

The Chocolate Makery @ The Jewish Children’s Museum

Ages: 3 – 12
Family
Festivals
Food & Drink

Jewish Children’s MuseumBrooklyn

Child painting

10 am – 5 pm

MLK’s Peace Parade

Children’s Museum of ManhattanManhattan

Little girl wearing a neon green helmet, black dress, and yellow tights, holding on to a skate assist on a roller rink

10 am – 5 pm

Empire Skate of Mind

Ages: 3 and up
Attractions
Community
Family

Brooklyn Children’s MuseumBrooklyn

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11 am – noon

Elephant & Piggie’s “We Are In A Play!”

Ages: 3 – 8
Books & Readings
Family
Music

Atlantic Stage 2Chelsea

11 am – 1 pm

Animal Care Trainee

Ages: 5 – 12
Animals
Family

Alley Pond Environmental CenterDouglaston

11 am

Weekly Storytime

Ages: 3 – 8
Family
Free

Barnes & Noble Staten IslandStaten Island

childrens access pic

11 am – noon

Children’s Access Workshops

Ages: 5 – 12
Dance
Family
Special Needs

New York City Ballet Rehearsal Studios Samuel B. & David Rose BuildingUpper West Side

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11:30 am – 1:30 pm

The Grandest Princess Ball Ever

Ages: 8 and under
Family

Carmine’s – Time SquareTimes Square

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11:30 am – 1 pm

Hablemos: New York, New York

Ages: 3 – 12
Art
Craft & DIY
Family

The New York HistoricalUpper West Side

Family Concert: My City, My Song

Noon – 1 pm

Musical Explorers Family Concert

Ages: 5 – 8
Family
Music

Carnegie HallMidtown Manhattan

Noon – 3 pm

Kwenda’s Winter Festival

Ages: 3 – 8
Family
Free
Holiday

Kwenda Collegiate Girls Charter SchoolBrooklyn

Broadway Magic Hour with Jim Vines and Carl Mercurio

2 – 3 pm

Broadway Magic Hour

Ages: 5 and up
Comedy
Family
Theater

Broadway Comedy Clubnew york

Family Films – WOLF AND CUB – 1-17-26

2 – 3 pm

MoMA Family Films: Caring Community

Ages: 5 – 12
Art
Community
Family

Cullman Education Center MoMAMidtown

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2 – 4 pm

ICP Family Art Hour

Ages: 5 – 8
Art
Family

International Center of Photography (ICP)Lower East Side

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3 – 4 pm

EVC Intergenerational Choir

Ages: 5 and up
Classes
Community
Family

Union Theological SeminaryHarlem

Family Concert: My City, My Song

3 – 4 pm

Musical Explorers Family Concert

Ages: 5 – 8
Family
Music

Carnegie HallMidtown Manhattan

Elephant.0543.2

4 – 5 pm

Elephant & Piggie’s “We Are In A Play!”

Ages: 3 – 8
Books & Readings
Family
Music

Atlantic Stage 2Chelsea

Sunday Jan. 18

P1040305

All day

The Chocolate Makery @ The Jewish Children’s Museum

Ages: 3 – 12
Family
Festivals
Food & Drink

Jewish Children’s MuseumBrooklyn

9:30 am – noon

Girl’s Winter Softball Clinics

Ages: 5 and up
Family
Free
Sports

Al Oerter Recreation CenterFlushing

Little girl wearing a neon green helmet, black dress, and yellow tights, holding on to a skate assist on a roller rink

10 am – 5 pm

Empire Skate of Mind

Ages: 3 and up
Attractions
Community
Family

Brooklyn Children’s MuseumBrooklyn

Child painting

10 am – 5 pm

MLK’s Peace Parade

Children’s Museum of ManhattanManhattan

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10 am – 5 pm

Celebrate Martin Luther King Jr.

Ages: 12 and under
Art
Attractions
Family

Brooklyn Children’s MuseumBrooklyn

10 – 10:45 am

Sunday Morning Family Jams with Musiquita

Ages: 8 and under
En Español
Family
Music

Learning LabForest Hills

11 am

Storytime with Torrey Maldonado: Just Right

Ages: 3 – 8
Books & Readings
Family
Free

Books Are Magic MontagueBrooklyn

childrens access pic

11 am – noon

Children’s Access Workshops

Ages: 5 – 12
Dance
Family
Special Needs

New York City Ballet Rehearsal Studios Samuel B. & David Rose BuildingUpper West Side

Elephant.0543.2

11 am – noon

Elephant & Piggie’s “We Are In A Play!”

Ages: 3 – 8
Books & Readings
Family
Music

Atlantic Stage 2Chelsea

11:30 am – 2:30 pm

Girl’s Winter Softball Clinics

Ages: 5 and up
Family
Free
Sports

Al Oerter Recreation CenterFlushing

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11:30 am – 1:30 pm

The Grandest Princess Ball Ever

Ages: 8 and under
Family

Carmine’s – Time SquareTimes Square

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