Things to Do With Kids in NYC

Things to do with kids in NYC

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Friday Jan. 16, 2026

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

2 – 5 pm

Empire Skate of Mind

Ages: 3 and up
Attractions
Community
Family

Brooklyn Children’s MuseumBrooklyn

Saturday Jan. 17

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

10 am – 1 pm

Martin Luther King Jr. “Dream” Buttons

Ages: 8 and under
Attractions
Craft & DIY
Family

Bronx Children’s MuseumBronx

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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

Weekly Storytime

Ages: 3 – 8
Family
Free

Barnes & Noble Staten IslandStaten Island

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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

Noon – 3 pm

Kwenda’s Winter Festival

Ages: 3 – 8
Family
Free
Holiday

Kwenda Collegiate Girls Charter SchoolBrooklyn

2 – 5 pm

Martin Luther King Jr. “Dream” Buttons

Ages: 8 and under
Attractions
Craft & DIY
Family

Bronx Children’s MuseumBronx

3 – 3:30 pm

Saturday Storytime: Muslim American Heritage Month

Ages: 4 and under
Books & Readings
Family
Free

Jamaica Bay LibraryBrooklyn NY

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4 – 5 pm

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

Ages: 3 – 8
Books & Readings
Family
Music

Atlantic Stage 2Chelsea

Sunday Jan. 18

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

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

10 – 10:45 am

Sunday Morning Family Jams with Musiquita

Ages: 8 and under
En Español
Family
Music

Learning LabForest Hills

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 am

Storytime with Torrey Maldonado: Just Right

Ages: 3 – 8
Books & Readings
Family
Free

Books Are Magic MontagueBrooklyn

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Noon – 1 pm

Theatresports: Family Improv

Ages: 3 – 12
Comedy
Family
Theater

The Gallery PlayersBrooklyn

2 – 4 pm

Books/Art/Play a Mindful Kids Series, Featuring Meditation/Author Sharon Salzberg & Her new Children’s Book “Kind Karl”

New York Insight Meditation CenterChelsea

Elephant.0543.2

4 – 5 pm

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

Ages: 3 – 8
Books & Readings
Family
Music

Atlantic Stage 2Chelsea

Monday Jan. 19

Child painting

10 am – 5 pm

MLK’s Peace Parade

Children’s Museum of ManhattanManhattan

10 am – noon

Brooklyn MLK Family Day of Service

Ages: 8 and under
Art
Books & Readings
Family

Hannah Senesh Community Day SchoolBrooklyn

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10 am – 5 pm

Celebrate Martin Luther King Jr.

Ages: 12 and under
Art
Attractions
Family

Brooklyn Children’s MuseumBrooklyn

11 am – 12:30 pm

14Y’s MLK Day of Service for Families

Ages: 3 – 12
Family
Free
Volunteering

14th Street YEast Village

Wednesday Jan. 21

10 – 10:45 am

Kindie Rock

Ages: 8 and under
Family
Free
Music

6 River TerraceBattery Park City

11 am – noon

Story Play

Ages: 3 – 4
Family
Free

Brooklyn Public Library Sheepshead BayBrooklyn

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

loved ones and me

6 – 6:45 pm

Loved Ones & Me: Inclusive Play Date

Ages: 3 – 8
Family

Build A DreamStaten Island

Thursday Jan. 22

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

Friday Jan. 23

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. 24

9:30 – 11:30 am

NY Preschool & Kids Club Summer Camp Preview Day

Ages: 8 and under
Family
Free
Open Houses

NY Preschool & Kids Club 22nd StreetManhattan

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