Things to do with kids in NYC

Things to do with kids in NYC

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Saturday Aug. 2, 2025

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10am–5:30pm

Dinosaur Safari

Ages: All
Animals
Attractions

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10am–noon

Community Science Seining

Ages: All
Caribbean
Free

Brooklyn Bridge Park, Pier 4 BeachBrooklyn

Free Kayaking

10am–4pm

Free Kayaking

Ages: All
Free
Sports

Brooklyn Bridge Park, Pier 4 BeachBrooklyn

Untitled Artwork

10am–8pm

The Subway Doodle Experience

Ages: All
Art
Free

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10am–5pm

Seas the Play!

Ages: 8 and under
Art
Craft & DIY

The Tisch Building at CMOMUpper West Side

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10am–6pm

Van Gogh’s Flowers

New York Botanical GardenBronx

10am–5pm

Mysteries from the Deep: Exploring Underwater Archaeology

Ages: All
Attractions

Intrepid Museum

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10am–1pm

Family Art Project: Faces of Nature

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10am–8pm

Celebrate 10 Years of Miraculous® – Tales of Ladybug and Cat Noir

Ages: All
Free

FAO SchwarzMidtown

10–11am

Summer Kids: Snapology

Ages: 3 – 12
Free

Gantry Plaza State ParkLong Island City

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10:30am–1pm

Guggenheim Museum Wake & Make Art Studio

Ages: 5 – 12
Art
Community

GuggenheimUpper East Side

Face Value

10:30am–5:30pm

Face Value: Celebrity Press Photography

Ages: All
Art

The Museum of Modern Art

Watson Adventures Indoor Kids (S)

10:30am–12:30pm

Watson Adventures’ Wizard School Scavenger Hunt

Ages: 9 and up
Art
Attractions

Metropolitan Museum of ArtUpper East Side

10:30am

Family Storytime: Stories on a Saturday Morning

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings

Webster Library

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10:30–11:30am

Architecture For Animals

Ages: 5 – 8
Free

The Skyscraper MuseumBattery Park

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11am–noon

Broadway Magic Hour

Ages: 5 and up
Theater

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11am

Radical Rockaway Scavenger Hunt

Ages: All
Games

Bagel Barista StationRockaway Park

Laura and HCA Statue

11am–noon

Hans Christian Andersen Storytelling Series in Central Park

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11am–noon

Ready, Set, Kindergarten! at the Sheepshead Bay Library

Ages: 5 – 8
Free

Brooklyn Public Library Sheepshead BayBrooklyn

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11am

Esther Crow: Environmental Puppet Party

Sugar Hill Children’s Museum of Art & Storytelling

11am

Family Storytime

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings

Throg’s Neck LibraryThroggs Neck

11am

Saturday Family Storytime

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings

Riverdale LibraryBronx

11am

Saturday Family Storytime

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings

Ottendorfer Library

11am

Storytime with Nellie the Harp: The Hawk

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings

St. Agnes Library

11am

Saturday Family Storytime

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings

Kips Bay Library

11am–6pm

Jamaica Arts & Music Summer Festival

Ages: All
Community
Festivals

Jamaica Arts & Music Summer FestivalJamaica

11am–1pm

Make Your Own Hula Hoop

Ages: All
Craft & DIY
Free

Concrete Plant ParkBronx

11am

Lil Studio! with The Studio Museum in Harlem

Ages: 3 – 12
Craft & DIY

11am

Open Crafts

Ages: 3 – 12
Craft & DIY

Woodlawn Heights LibraryBronx

Ailey

Noon–1pm

Dance Workshop With Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater: Revelations Celebration Community Workshop

Ages: All
Dance
Free

Lincoln Center’s David Geffen Hall

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Noon–1:30pm

Revelations Celebration Community Workshop

Ages: All
Dance
Free

David Geffin Hall, Lincoln Center

Noon–1:30pm

Weekend Kids

Ages: All
Free

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