Things to do with kids in Manhattan

Things to do with kids in Manhattan

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Thursday Sep. 18, 2025

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1–3pm

Liu Shiming Art Foundation Clay & Craft Series at Bryant Park Art Cart

Ages: All
Art
Craft & DIY

DIY and kids creativity Step by step instruction: Drawing greeting card using bubble wrap. Step3 paint heart from bubble wrap with gold paint. Children Craft for valentines, womens and mothers day.

3:30–5pm

Paintbrush Possibilities

Ages: 9 – 12
Art
Free

Art on the Block NYCUpper West Side

4pm

Teen Crafting Hour: Bead Bracelet Crafting

Ages: 13 and up
Craft & DIY

96th Street Library

4pm

The Painter's Club!

Ages: 5 – 12
Craft & DIY

Hamilton Grange Library

4pm

Open House Week: Teen Crafting Hour: Bead Bracelet Crafting

Ages: 13 and up
Craft & DIY

96th Street Library

6:30–8pm

Double Dutch

Ages: All
Free
Sports

Garibaldi Plaza at Washington Square Park

8pm

Movie Nights on the Overlook

Ages: All
Film
Free

Central Park Wollman Rink

Friday Sep. 19

All day

The Feast of San Gennaro

Ages: All
Food & Drink
Free

Manhattan Haunted Hues

Various

Color Factory NYC Haunted Hues

Color Factory New York

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8am–5pm

The Museum of Modern Art Presents New Photography 2025: Lines of Belonging

Ages: All
Art

The Museum of Modern Art

Anne Frank (1)

9:30am–3:30pm

Anne Frank The Exhibition

Center for Jewish History

10–11am

Le Carrousel Extravaganza

Ages: All
Free

10am–5pm

Mysteries from the Deep: Exploring Underwater Archaeology

Ages: All
Attractions

Intrepid Museum

Face Value

10:30am–8:30pm

Face Value: Celebrity Press Photography

Ages: All
Art

The Museum of Modern Art

3pm

Friday Feature Films: The Karate Kid

Ages: 13 and up
Film

Hamilton Grange Library

3pm

Teen Movie Afternoon

Ages: 13 and up
Film

George Bruce Library

3:30pm

Preschool Stories & a Craft: I Love the Library

Ages: 3 – 12
Craft & DIY

Kips Bay Library

3:30pm

Open House Week! Makers' Station

Ages: 3 – 12
Craft & DIY

96th Street Library

4pm

Open House Button Making

Ages: 13 and up
Craft & DIY

Hamilton Grange Library

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5–8pm

Men Having Babies 2025 New York Surrogacy Conference & Expo

Ages: All
Classes
Community

The Westin Hotel in Times Square

6–8pm

Free Movie Nights at Hudson Yards

Ages: All
Film
Free

Backyard at Hudson Yards, Public Square & Gardens

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6–8pm

Free Movie Nights at Hudson Yards – Fashion and Film Night with CLUELESS

Ages: All
Free

Backyard at Hudson Yards, Public Square & GardensHudson Yards

Saturday Sep. 20

All day

The Feast of San Gennaro

Ages: All
Food & Drink
Free

Manhattan Haunted Hues

Various

Color Factory NYC Haunted Hues

Color Factory New York

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8am–5pm

Family Program | ‘The Book of Morgan’

Ages: 3 – 8
Art
Books & Readings

The Morgan Library & MuseumMurray Hill

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8am–5pm

The Museum of Modern Art Presents New Photography 2025: Lines of Belonging

Ages: All
Art

The Museum of Modern Art

10am–5pm

Mysteries from the Deep: Exploring Underwater Archaeology

Ages: All
Attractions

Intrepid Museum

10am–2pm

Cj Hendry’s Flower Market: Kids Art Workshop

Ages: 5 – 12
Craft & DIY

Cj Hendry’s Flower Market

Evoto

10:15am

Climate Film Festival – Kids & Family Programs

Ages: 5 – 12
Community
Environment

Regal Essex Crossing CinemaNew York City

WA GV kids outdoor (1) (S)

10:30am–12:30pm

Watson Adventures’ Secrets of Central Park Scavenger Hunt for Families

Ages: 5 and up
Attractions
Tours

Central ParkUpper East Side

Face Value

10:30am–5:30pm

Face Value: Celebrity Press Photography

Ages: All
Art

The Museum of Modern Art

10:30am

Family Storytime: Stories, Songs and Rhymes for Little Ones

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings

Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library (SNFL)

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