Things to Do With Kids in NYC

Things to do with kids in NYC

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Thursday Aug. 21, 2025

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10 – 11 am

Stories in the Garden

Ages: 8 and under
Books & Readings
Classes
Family

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10 am – 5 pm

Animals of the Water at CMOM

Ages: 8 and under
Animals
Art
Family

The Tisch Building at CMOMUpper West Side

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10 am – 5 pm

Kosher Wonderland at the Jewish Children’s Museum

Jewish Children’s MuseumBrooklyn

10 am

Paint Parade

Ages: 3 – 12
Craft & DIY
Family

Huguenot Park LibraryStaten Island

10:30 am

Summer Reading Celebration: The Bubble, Comedy, and Music Show with Turtle Dance Music

Ages: 12 and under
Family
Music

Tremont LibraryBronx

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10:30 am – noon

Poster Tots: Block by Block

Ages: 3 – 4
Art
Family
Free

Poster HouseChelsea

10:30 am

Summer Reading Celebration: The Bubble Show with Wow Party

Ages: 12 and under
Family
Music

Tremont LibraryBronx

10:30 am

Little Movers Storytime

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings
Family

Sedgwick LibraryBronx

11 am

Little Movers Storytime!

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings
Family

Hunts Point LibraryBronx

11:30 am

Cuentos para niños de cuna en español | Spanish Lapsit Storytime

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings
Family

Washington Heights Library

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2 – 3 pm

Public Gallery Tour

Ages: All
Art
Community
Family

Diabetes 3 servlet

2 – 5:30 pm

Diabetes Wellness Day

Ages: All
Beauty
Classes
Family

Neighborhood Care Fordham RdFordham Heights

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2 – 5 pm

🎊 Field Day with BCM

Ages: 12 and under
Art
Community
Family

Brooklyn Children’s MuseumBrooklyn

3 pm

Summer Celebration–Magical Matt: Family Style Magic Show

Ages: 12 and under
Craft & DIY
Family

Pelham Bay LibraryBronx

3 pm

Kid Flicks: Paddington in Peru

Ages: 3 – 12
Family
Film

Webster Library

3:30 pm

Family Puzzle Night

Ages: 3 and up
Craft & DIY
Family

Belmont Library and Enrico Fermi Cultural CenterBronx

3:30 pm

Campfire Story at Morrisania Library

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings
Family

Morrisania LibraryBronx

Friday Aug. 22

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10 am – 5 pm

Animals of the Water at CMOM

Ages: 8 and under
Animals
Art
Family

The Tisch Building at CMOMUpper West Side

Broadway Magic Hour with Jim Vines and Carl Mercurio

2 – 3 pm

Broadway Magic Hour

Ages: 3 and up
Family
Theater

Broadway Comedy Clubnew york

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2 – 5 pm

Back to School Giveaway

Ages: 3 and up
Family
Free

Neighborhood Care Fordham RdBelmont

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3 – 8 pm

Summer Festival

Ages: 8 and under
Family
Free
Open Houses

NY Kids Club Park Slope-GowanusBrooklyn

3 pm

Multilingual Time

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings
Family

Battery Park City Library

4 – 9 pm

Summer Fridays

Ages: All
Family
Free

Historic Richmond TownStaten Island

Saturday Aug. 23

8:30 – 10 am

Birding in Bucks Hollow

Ages: All
Family
Free

Greenbelt Nature CenterStaten Island

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9:30 am – 8 pm

Summer Festival

Ages: 8 and under
Family
Free
Open Houses

NY Kids Club Park Slope-GowanusBrooklyn

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10 am – 5 pm

Animals of the Water at CMOM

Ages: 8 and under
Animals
Art
Family

The Tisch Building at CMOMUpper West Side

10:30 am – 12:30 pm

Pride Center of SI Back To School Event

Ages: All
Family
Free

Pride Center of Staten IslandStaten Island

10:30 am

Family Storytime: Stories, Songs and Rhymes for Little Ones

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings
Family

Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library (SNFL)

Broadway Magic Hour with Jim Vines and Carl Mercurio

11 am – noon

Broadway Magic Hour

Ages: 3 and up
Family
Theater

Broadway Comedy Clubnew york

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11 am – 4 pm

Back to School Festival

Major R Owens Community Center, 1561 Bedford Ave Brooklyn, NYBrooklyn

11 am

Process Art: Read & Make

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings
Family

Throg’s Neck LibraryThroggs Neck

Noon – 6 pm

CREA Drop off Adventure

Ages: 3 – 8
Family
Games

Industry CityBrooklyn

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