The Best Kids (5–8) Activities in Westchester

Things to do with kids in Westchester

Find the best upcoming events & activities for kids (5–8)

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Saturday July 26, 2025

All day

Long Island History Hunt

Ages: 5 and up
Free
History & Culture

Oyster Bay

Comic Con

10am–4pm

King Con

Ages: 5 and up

Haverstraw King’s Daughters Public Library, Main BranchGarnerville

10am–5pm

Kids Creative Corner

Ages: 5 – 8
Free

10:15am

Sensory Friendly Storytime!

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings

Seward Park Library

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10:30am–1pm

Guggenheim Museum Wake & Make Art Studio

Ages: 5 – 12
Art
Community

GuggenheimUpper East Side

10:30am–11:30pm

Family Program: Mapping the City

Ages: 5 – 8
Free

The Skyscraper MuseumBattery Park

Dino Dig

10:30am–3pm

Dino Dig

Ages: 3 – 8

The Nature Center at GreenburghScarsdale

10:30am

Family Storytime: Stories, Songs and Rhymes for Little Ones

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings

Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library (SNFL)

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11am–noon

Broadway Magic Hour

Ages: 5 and up
Theater

Broadway Comedy Clubnew york

The Wizard’s Quest Potion Bottles

11am–4pm

The Wizard’s Quest

Ages: 5 and up
Art
Attractions

The Whaling Museum & Education CenterCold Spring Harbor

JAWS-some Scavenger Hunt

11am–4pm

Jaws-Some Scavenger Hunt

Ages: 5 – 12
Attractions

The Whaling Museum & Education CenterCold Spring Harbor

RSK picture

11am–noon

Ready, Set, Kindergarten! at the Sheepshead Bay Library

Ages: 5 – 8
Free

Brooklyn Public Library Sheepshead BayBrooklyn

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Noon–4pm

ShopRite Kidz Cook: Berry Parfaits

Ages: 3 – 8
Classes
Food & Drink

Staten Island Children’s MuseumStaten Island

12:30pm

The Wizard of Oz

Ages: 3 – 8
Theater

Puppetworks IncBrooklyn

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12:30–1:30pm

Magic Tree House: Space Mission (Planetarium Show)

Ages: 3 – 8
Attractions
Film

Hudson River MuseumYonkers

1pm

Family Movie Matinee — Big Hero 6

Ages: 5 – 12
Film

Port Richmond LibraryStaten Island

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2–3pm

Broadway Magic Hour

Ages: 5 and up
Comedy

Broadway Comedy Clubnew york

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2–3pm

Public Gallery Tour

Ages: All
Art
Community

2:30pm

The Wizard of Oz

Ages: 3 – 8
Theater

Puppetworks IncBrooklyn

3pm

Cuentos y Juegos en Español

Ages: 5 – 12
Books & Readings

Hunts Point LibraryBronx

Sunday July 27

All day

Long Island History Hunt

Ages: 5 and up
Free
History & Culture

Oyster Bay

10–11:30am

Sunday Science: Shark Week

Ages: 5 – 12
Animals

Center for Science Teaching and Learning-Tanglewood PreserveRockville Center

10am–5pm

Kids Creative Corner

Ages: 5 – 8
Free

Dino Dig

10:30am–3pm

Dino Dig

Ages: 3 – 8

The Nature Center at GreenburghScarsdale

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11am–noon

Broadway Magic Hour

Ages: 5 and up
Theater

Broadway Comedy Clubnew york

The Wizard’s Quest Potion Bottles

11am–4pm

The Wizard’s Quest

Ages: 5 and up
Art
Attractions

The Whaling Museum & Education CenterCold Spring Harbor

JAWS-some Scavenger Hunt

11am–4pm

Jaws-Some Scavenger Hunt

Ages: 5 – 12
Attractions

The Whaling Museum & Education CenterCold Spring Harbor

12:30pm

The Wizard of Oz

Ages: 3 – 8
Theater

Puppetworks IncBrooklyn

planetarium-shows-treehouse

12:30–1:30pm

Magic Tree House: Space Mission (Planetarium Show)

Ages: 3 – 8
Attractions
Film

Hudson River MuseumYonkers

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2–3pm

Broadway Magic Hour

Ages: 5 and up
Comedy

Broadway Comedy Clubnew york

2:30pm

The Wizard of Oz

Ages: 3 – 8
Theater

Puppetworks IncBrooklyn

3–5pm

Puppy Pals Live- The Action-Packed Comedic Stunt Dog Show

Ages: 3 – 8
Animals

Paramount Hudson Valley TheaterPeekskill

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