Things to Do With Kids in NYC

Things to do with kids in NYC

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Saturday May 17, 2025

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9 am – 1 pm

The Felix Organization’s 5th Annual Walk This Way

Ages: 5 and up
Family
Fundraisers

Pier 45 at Hudson River ParkChelsea

5:17 Jazzical! Hello, Mandarin

10 – 11 am

Jazzical!

Ages: 12 and under
Dance
Family
Music

Hello, Mandarin!Manhattan

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10:30 am – 1 pm

Guggenheim Museum Wake & Make Art Studio

Ages: 5 – 12
Art
Community
Family

GuggenheimUpper East Side

10:30 am

Family Storytime: Stories, Songs and Rhymes for Little Ones

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings
Family

Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library (SNFL)

Granny Goose

11 am – noon

Story Hour with Wendy & DB

Ages: 3 – 8
Family
Music

Sugar Hill Children’s Museum of Art & StorytellingSugar Hill/ West Harlem

Family Program May 2025 – Design Around Town Game

11 am – 3 pm

Family Program | Design Around Town

Ages: 5 – 12
Family
Games

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design MuseumUpper East Side

Family Day

11 am – 4 pm

Family Day at Hudson Yards

Ages: 5 – 8
Art
Family
Free

Backyard at Hudson Yards, Public Square & GardensManhattan

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Noon – 3 pm

Big Truck Day!

Ages: 5 – 8
Attractions
Community
Family

Randall’s Island ParkBronx

5:17 Family Day HY

1 – 2 pm

Resonant Minds Family Concert

Ages: 12 and under
Dance
Family
Free

Backyard at Hudson Yards, Public Square & GardensManhattan

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1 – 4 pm

Family Program | Storytelling and Sea Adventures

Ages: 3 – 12
Art
Books & Readings
Family

The Morgan Library & MuseumMurray Hill

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2 – 3:30 pm

Backbone

Ages: 5 and up
Family

Alice Tully HallManhattan

3 – 4 pm

The Journey of Pura Belpré’s Tales

Ages: 5 – 12
Family
Theater

Teatro LATEALower East Side

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7 – 8:30 pm

Backbone

Ages: 5 and up
Family

Alice Tully HallManhattan

Sunday May 18

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11 am – 3 pm

Guggenheim Museum Free Sunday Funday

Ages: 3 and up
Art
Community
Family

GuggenheimUpper East Side

11 am – 1 pm

Printmaking Workshop

Ages: 3 – 8
Art
Family

Sugar Hill Children’s Museum of Art & StorytellingSugar Hill

11 am

日本語ストーリータイム Family Storytime in Japanese

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings
Family

Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library (SNFL)

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11:30 am – 12:30 pm

Family Concert – Dan + Claudia Zanes

Ages: 3 – 8
Art
Family
Music

The Jewish MuseumUpper East Side

Monday May 19

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7:30 am – 9:30 pm

Children’s Orchestra Society 31st Discovery Gala Concert

Alice Tully HallNew York, NY

10 am

Baby Storytime (Registration Required)

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings
Family

58th Street Library

10:30 am

Lapsit Storytime: Baby and Me

Ages: 5 – 12
Books & Readings
Family

Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library (SNFL)

3 pm

After School Arts & Crafts: Color Craze

Ages: 5 and up
Craft & DIY
Family

Epiphany Library

3:15 pm

Movie Monday – Raya and the Last Dragon (2021)

Ages: 3 – 12
Family
Film

Riverside LibraryNew York, NY

4 pm

Multilingual Time

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings
Family

Battery Park City Library

Tuesday May 20

10 am

Toddler Storytime (Registration Required)

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings
Family

58th Street Library

11 am

Live Virtual Toddler Storytime

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings
Family

11 am

Story & Craft: Calming Playdough Play for Mental Health Awareness Month

Ages: 12 and under
Craft & DIY
Family

Macomb’s Bridge Library

3:30 pm

Let's Craft: Friendship Bracelets

Ages: 5 – 12
Craft & DIY
Family

Ottendorfer Library

4 pm

Family Storytime: Preschool Fun!

Ages: 3 – 12
Books & Readings
Family

Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library (SNFL)

4 pm

Pippi at 80: Paper Dolls

Ages: 5 – 12
Craft & DIY
Family

St. Agnes Library

4:15 pm

Storytime for ages 3, 4, and 5

Ages: 3 – 12
Books & Readings
Family

Battery Park City Library

Wednesday May 21

10:30 am

Family Storytime

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings
Family

53rd Street Library

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