Things to do with kids in New York Metro Area

Things to do with kids in New York Metro Area

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Saturday Jan. 17, 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–5pm

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

Ages: All
Art

The Museum of Modern Art

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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

9:30–10:45am

Lilo & Stitch Hawaiian Beach Bash

Ages: 3 – 8
Craft & DIY

Shake It OffScarsdale

9:30–11am

Winter Waterfowl Watching

Ages: All
Environment
Free

Edith Read Wildlife SanctuaryRye

10am–6pm

Blazing A Trail: Dorothy Waugh’s National Parks Posters

10am–9:30pm

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

The History of the Brooklyn Bridge & Guided Walk

10–11:30am

The History of the Brooklyn Bridge & Guided Walk

Brooklyn Bridge Park Environmental Education CenterBrooklyn

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10am–5pm

Space Glide at the New York Hall of Science

Ages: All
Attractions

New York Hall of ScienceCorona

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10am–5pm

Empire Skate of Mind

Ages: 3 and up
Attractions
Community

Brooklyn Children’s MuseumBrooklyn

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10am–noon

Preschool Fair (for parents & caregivers looking for preschools for their child)

Ages: 4 and under
Community
Free

Emma Clark LibrarySetauket

10am–1pm

Martin Luther King Jr. “Dream” Buttons

Ages: 8 and under
Attractions
Craft & DIY

Bronx Children’s MuseumBronx

Face Value

10:30am–5:30pm

Face Value: Celebrity Press Photography

Ages: All
Art

The Museum of Modern Art

Watson Adventures 2014-25 (S)

10:30am–12:30pm

Watson Adventures’ Grand Central Scramble Scavenger Hunt For Families

Ages: 9 and up
Attractions
Games

Grand Central TerminalNew York City

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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–1pm

Animal Care Trainee

Ages: 5 – 12
Animals

Alley Pond Environmental CenterDouglaston

11am–noon

Sensory Saturday Storytime!

Ages: All
Free

Stapleton LibraryStaten Island

Caregiver + Me Ballet

11–11:45am

Caregiver + Me Ballet

Ages: 4 and under
Classes
Dance

The Studio on MainEast Hampton

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

Weekly Storytime

Ages: 3 – 8
Free

Barnes & Noble Staten IslandStaten Island

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11am

Disney On Ice presents Mickey’s Search Party

Ages: All
Theater

UBS ArenaElmont

11am–5:30pm

Drop-In Workshops: Life at Sea

Ages: All
Art

Brooklyn MuseumBrooklyn

11am–noon

Birding: Owls and Owl Pellet Discovery

Ages: All

Blue Heron Nature CenterStaten Island

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