Things to do with kids in New York Metro Area

Things to do with kids in New York Metro Area

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Sunday Jan. 18, 2026

Girl Scout Programs

All day

Walt Whitman Birthplace Museum – Girl Scout Programs!

Ages: 5 – 12
Art
Classes

Walt Whitman BirthplaceHuntington Station

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All day

Helen Frankenthaler: A Grand Sweep

Ages: All
Art

The Museum of Modern Art

All day

PhysFest NYC – Physical Theater Family Shows & Free Kids Workshops

Ages: All
Comedy
Theater

Stella Adler Center for the ArtsFinancial District

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8am–10pm

Bank of America Winter Village at Bryant Park

Bank of America Winter Village at Bryant Park

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8am–11pm

The Rink at Bank of America Winter Village at Bryant Park

Ages: All
Attractions
Free

Bank of America Winter Village at Bryant Park

9am

The Rink at Rockefeller Center

Ages: All
Attractions

The Rink at Rockefeller Center

People enjoy Bumper Cars on Ice at Bryant Park’s Winter Village.

9:20am–5:20pm

Bumper Cars on Ice at Bank of America Winter Village at Bryant Park

Ages: All
Attractions

Bank of America Winter Village at Bryant Park

9:30am–noon

Girls Winter Softball Clinics

Ages: 5 and up
Free
Sports

Al Oerter Recreation CenterFlushing

10am–6pm

Blazing A Trail: Dorothy Waugh’s National Parks Posters

10am–7:30pm

Bear Mountain Ice Rink

Bear Mountain Ice RinkTomkins Cove

10am–10pm

Ice Skating at Roebling Rink

Ages: All
Attractions
Sports

Roebling RinkBrooklyn

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10am–1pm

Family Art Project: Freedom Quilters of Gee’s Bend

Ages: All
Art

Wave Hill HouseThe Bronx

Child painting

10am–5pm

MLK’s Peace Parade

Ages: 8 and under
Attractions
History & Culture

Children’s Museum of Manhattan

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10am–5pm

Space Glide at the New York Hall of Science

Ages: All
Attractions

New York Hall of ScienceCorona

Spa Sunday Science

10–11:30am

Sunday Science: Science Spa Jr.

Ages: 5 – 8
Craft & DIY

Center for Science Teaching and Learning-Tanglewood PreserveRockville Center

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10am–5pm

Celebrate Martin Luther King Jr.

Ages: 12 and under
Art
Attractions

Brooklyn Children’s MuseumBrooklyn

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10am–5pm

Empire Skate of Mind

Ages: 3 and up
Attractions
Community

Brooklyn Children’s MuseumBrooklyn

10–10:45am

Sunday Morning Family Jams with Musiquita

Ages: 8 and under
En Español
Music

Learning LabForest Hills

10am–5:30pm

Slime Studio

Jewish Children’s MuseumBrooklyn

10am

Puppetsburg Puppet Shows

Ages: 4 and under
Free
Theater

Time Out Market New YorkBrooklyn

Face Value

10:30am–5:30pm

Face Value: Celebrity Press Photography

Ages: All
Art

The Museum of Modern Art

10:30–11:15am

Music Explorers

Ages: All
Classes
Music

10:30am–12:30pm

Ramadan

Ages: 12 and under
Attractions
Holiday

Westchester Children’s MuseumRye

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11am–noon

Children’s Access Workshops

Ages: 5 – 12
Dance
Special Needs

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

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11am–noon

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

Ages: 3 – 8
Books & Readings
Music

Atlantic Stage 2Chelsea

11am

Storytime with Torrey Maldonado: Just Right

Ages: 3 – 8
Books & Readings
Free

Books Are Magic MontagueBrooklyn

Find the Yeti

11am–4pm

Find the Yeti

Ages: 3 and up
Attractions

The Whaling Museum & Education CenterCold Spring Harbor

Sea Survival Challenge – Navigator’s Necklace

11am–4pm

Museum Adventure Activity: Sea Survival Challenge

Ages: 3 and up
Attractions
Craft & DIY

The Whaling Museum & Education CenterCold Spring Harbor

11am

Pinkalicious The Musical

Ages: 5 – 8
Theater

Cm Performing Arts CenterOakdale

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11:30am–1:30pm

The Grandest Princess Ball Ever

Ages: 8 and under

Carmine’s – Time SquareTimes Square

11:30am–12:15pm

Music Explorers

Ages: All
Classes
Music

11:30am–2:30pm

Girls Winter Softball Clinics

Ages: 5 and up
Free
Sports

Al Oerter Recreation CenterFlushing

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