The Best Kids (5–8) Activities in Westchester

Things to do with kids in Westchester

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Wednesday Nov. 19, 2025

10am–9:30pm

Pop-Up Ice Skating Rink

Ages: 5 and up
Attractions

Cross County CenterYonkers

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3–4pm

Faber Recreation Center Youth Drop-In Programs Seasonal Crafts

Ages: 5 and up
Art
Community

Faber ParkStaten Island

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3–6pm

Jennifer’s Playground Free Afterschool Program

Ages: 5 – 12
Community
Free

Jennifer’s PlaygroundStaten Island

4–4:45pm

Reading Buddies

Ages: 5 – 8
Books & Readings
Free

Finkelstein Memorial LibrarySpring Valley

4–5pm

CLDC: Origami Turkey

Ages: 5 – 12
Craft & DIY
Free

Central Library, Queens Public LibraryJamaica

5–5:45pm

Reading Buddies

Ages: 5 – 8
Books & Readings
Free

Finkelstein Memorial LibrarySpring Valley

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5–6pm

Faber Recreation Center Youth Drop-In Programs Game Zone

Ages: 5 and up
Community
Free

Faber ParkStaten Island

Builders Club

5–7pm

Builders Club

Ages: 5 – 12

Haverstraw King’s Daughters Public Library, Main BranchGarnerville

Thursday Nov. 20

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Various

The Very Hungry Caterpillar Interactive Holiday Show

Ages: 8 and under
Holiday
Theater

Manhattan Movement & Arts CenterUpper West Side

10–11am

Rockness Music Parent and Me Music Class

Ages: 5 – 8
Music

Under Minerva Art GalleryBrooklyn

10am–9:30pm

Pop-Up Ice Skating Rink

Ages: 5 and up
Attractions

Cross County CenterYonkers

10:15am

Lavender Blues: Little Learners

Ages: 12 and under
Music

Riverdale LibraryBronx

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3–6pm

Jennifer’s Playground Free Afterschool Program

Ages: 5 – 12
Community
Free

Jennifer’s PlaygroundStaten Island

3–4pm

Kid’s Crafts: Handprint Turkey

Ages: 3 – 12
Craft & DIY
Free

Grand Concourse LibraryBronx

4pm

Karaoke at West Farms!

Ages: 5 – 12
Music

West Farms LibraryBronx

5:30–7pm

Drive-In Movie Night

Ages: 5 – 12
Free

Haverstraw King’s Daughters Public Library, Main BranchGarnerville

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5:30–7pm

14th Street Y Y Parent 2nd Parent L’Chaim: Mindfulness

Ages: 8 and under
Holiday
Jewish

14th Street YEast Village

Friday Nov. 21

NY-FamilyEvent-2025

Various

The Very Hungry Caterpillar Interactive Holiday Show

Ages: 8 and under
Holiday
Theater

Manhattan Movement & Arts CenterUpper West Side

10am–9:30pm

Pop-Up Ice Skating Rink

Ages: 5 and up
Attractions

Cross County CenterYonkers

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3–6pm

Jennifer’s Playground Free Afterschool Program

Ages: 5 – 12
Community
Free

Jennifer’s PlaygroundStaten Island

3:30–4:30pm

Little New-Yorkers: Balloons Over Broadway: The True Story of the Puppeteer of Macy’s Parade

Ages: 3 – 8
Books & Readings
Holiday

New-York Historical Society

3:30–4:30pm

Thanksgiving Gratitude Hour

Ages: 5 – 12
Free
Holiday

Tottenville LibraryStaten Island

4–4:30pm

Book Adventures: Thanksgiving Craft

Ages: 8 and under
Books & Readings
Craft & DIY

Adams Street LibraryBrooklyn

4:30–9pm

Gingerbread House Painting

Ages: All
Art
Community

COLOR ME MINE UPPER WEST SIDEUpper West Side

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5–6pm

Faber Recreation Center Youth Drop-In Programs Game Zone

Ages: 5 and up
Community
Free

Faber ParkStaten Island

5–8:30pm

Thanksgiving Kids Night

Ages: 5 – 12
Craft & DIY
Holiday

Mud GeniusBayside

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7–9:30pm

The Three Musketeers

Ages: 5 and up
Comedy
Theater

Eastchester High SchoolEastchester

Saturday Nov. 22

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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Various

The Very Hungry Caterpillar Interactive Holiday Show

Ages: 8 and under
Holiday
Theater

Manhattan Movement & Arts CenterUpper West Side

The EisnerAmper 5K Turkey Trot to Feed Long Island & In Memory of Neil Chadderton

9am–noon

The EisnerAmper 5K Turkey Trot to Feed Long Island & In Memory of Neil Chadderton

Ages: 5 and up
Fundraisers
Sports

Eisenhower Park

10am–9:30pm

Pop-Up Ice Skating Rink

Ages: 5 and up
Attractions

Cross County CenterYonkers

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