Things to Do With Kids in NYC

Things to do with kids in NYC

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Sunday Jan. 11, 2026

10 am – 6 pm

Blazing A Trail: Dorothy Waugh’s National Parks Posters

Poster HouseManhattan

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10 am – 4 pm

Jewish Children’s Book Festival

Ages: 8 and under
Books & Readings
Community
Family

The 92nd Street Y, New YorkUpper East Side

10 am

Sunday FamJam with Debbie Brukman

Ages: All
Family
Music

ShapeShifter PlusBrooklyn

10 am – 10 pm

Ice Skating at Roebling Rink

Roebling RinkBrooklyn

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10:30 am – 5:30 pm

Face Value: Celebrity Press Photography

Ages: All
Art
Family

The Museum of Modern ArtManhattan

10:30 am – noon

Choose Your 2026: Craft A Vision Board or Start a Junk Journal

Ages: All
Family
Free

Greenbelt Nature CenterStaten Island

10:30 – 11:15 am

Music Explorers

Ages: All
Classes
Family
Music

11 am

Winter Wander Nature Walk

Ages: All
Environment
Family
Free

Jamaica Bay Wildlife RefugeBroad Channel

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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

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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 am – 12:15 pm

Bug Buddies: Centipedes & Millipedes

Ages: All
Animals
Family

Queens County Farm MuseumFloral Park

11:30 am – 12:15 pm

Music Explorers

Ages: All
Classes
Family
Music

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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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Noon – 7 pm

SUBMERGE: Beyond the Render

Ages: All
Art
Family

ARTECHOUSE NYCChelsea

Noon – 5 pm

Shuffleboard for The Shorter Set

Ages: 9 and up
Family
Food & Drink
Games

The Royal Palms Shuffleboard ClubBrooklyn

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Noon – 10 pm

PhysFest – NYC’s Only Physical Theater Festival Returns!

Ages: All
Comedy
Dance
Family

Stella Adler Center for the ArtsFiDi

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12:30 – 1:30 pm

In Motion Workshops: For children ages 8-12

Ages: 9 – 12
Dance
Family

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

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12:30 pm

The Tortoise & the Hare

Ages: All
Family
Theater

Puppetworks IncBrooklyn

1 – 5 pm

Open Hours at Environmental Education Center

Ages: All
Environment
Family
Free

Brooklyn Bridge Park Conservancy Environmental Education CenterBrooklyn

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1 – 7 pm

Kids Class! Ice Cream Sundae Decorating

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Portia Playhouse 1

1:30 – 3:30 pm

Portia’s Pajama Party

Ages: 3 – 12
Art
Dance
Family

Staten Island Childrens MuseumStaten Island

Walking Tour: All-of-a-Kind Family

1:30 – 2:30 pm

Walking Tour: “All-of-a-Kind Family”

Museum at Eldridge StreetLower East Side

Broadway Magic Hour with Jim Vines and Carl Mercurio

2 – 3 pm

Broadway Magic Hour

Ages: 5 and up
Comedy
Family
Theater

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2 – 3:30 pm

Compagnie Hervé KOUBI at The Joyce Theater

Ages: All
Art
Community
Family

The Joyce TheaterChelsea

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2 – 6 pm

Staten Island’s Newest Immersive Playground, RECESS!!

Ages: All
Attractions
Family

Empire OutletsSaint George

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2 – 3 pm

Jim Vines and Carl Mercurio Broadway Magic Hour January Shows

Ages: All
Family

Broadway Comedy Clubnew york

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2:30 pm

The Tortoise & the Hare

Ages: All
Family
Theater

Puppetworks IncBrooklyn

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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

4 – 5 pm

The Big Niko & GiGi Puppet Singalong

Ages: 4 and under
Family
Music

ShapeShifter LabNYC

Monday Jan. 12

All day

PhysFest NYC – Physical Theater Family Shows & Free Kids Workshops

Ages: All
Comedy
Family
Theater

Stella Adler Center for the ArtsFinancial District

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All day

Helen Frankenthaler: A Grand Sweep

Ages: All
Art
Family

The Museum of Modern ArtManhattan

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8 am – 10 pm

Bank of America Winter Village at Bryant Park

Bank of America Winter Village at Bryant ParkManhattan

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