The Best Kids (5–8) Activities in Westchester

Things to do with kids in Westchester

Find the best events happening this weekend for kids (5–8)

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Saturday April 5, 2025

Various

Build the Thrill Event

Ages: 3 – 12
Attractions

LEGOLAND Discovery Center WestchesterYonkers

9–10:30am

Breakfast with the Easter Bunny

Ages: 5 – 8
Holiday

Club Fit Jefferson ValleyJefferson Valley

10am–6pm

The Orchid Show: Mexican Modernism

Ages: All

New York Botanical GardenBronx

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10am–1pm

Family Art Project: Blooming Tie Dyes

READ to a Dog

10:30am–noon

R.E.A.D. to a Dog

Ages: 5 – 12

Haverstraw King’s Daughters Public Library, Main BranchGarnerville

11am

Pete The Cat

Ages: 5 – 8
Theater

Emelin TheatreMamaroneck

11am

Open Crafts

Ages: 3 – 12
Craft & DIY

Woodlawn Heights LibraryBronx

11am

Movie Saturdays!

Ages: All
Film

Mott Haven LibraryBronx

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

Family Read Aloud

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings

Van Cortlandt LibraryBronx

Noon

Family Game Day

Ages: 5 – 12
Games

Tremont LibraryBronx

1pm

STEAM: Build & Play!

Ages: 5 – 12
Craft & DIY

Belmont Library and Enrico Fermi Cultural CenterBronx

1pm

Saturday Builder's Club

Ages: 5 – 12
Craft & DIY

Grand Concourse LibraryBronx

2pm

Pete The Cat

Ages: 5 – 8
Theater

Emelin TheatreMamaroneck

2pm

Board Games!

Ages: 5 – 12
Games

West Farms LibraryBronx

2pm

Family Movie: Aladdin (1992)

Ages: 12 and under
Film

Pelham Bay LibraryBronx

2pm

Family Playdate and Toys

Ages: 5 – 12
Film

Morrisania LibraryBronx

Sunday April 6

Various

Build the Thrill Event

Ages: 3 – 12
Attractions

LEGOLAND Discovery Center WestchesterYonkers

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8:30am–1pm

Burke’s Heels & Wheels 5K and Kids Fun Run

Ages: 3 and up
Community

Burke Rehabilitation HospitalWhite Plains

10am–6pm

The Orchid Show: Mexican Modernism

Ages: All

New York Botanical GardenBronx

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10am–1pm

Family Art Project: Blooming Tie Dyes

10:30am–noon

Mini Model Seder

Ages: 8 and under
Free
Holiday

First Hebrew CongregationPeekskill

JK River Boscobel

1–2pm

Imps of Donderberg: The Lore of Rockland County, with Jonathan Kruk

Ages: 5 and up

Historical Society of Rockland CountyNew City

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2–3:30pm

Laurie Schulsinger Klein makes an Author Visit!

Ages: 5 – 12

Haverstraw King’s Daughters Public Library, Main BranchGarnerville

2pm

Sunday Family Storytime

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings

Bronx Library CenterFordham Manor

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