The Best Kids (5–8) Activities in Westchester

Things to do with kids in Westchester

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Monday Dec. 8, 2025

10am–9:30pm

Pop-Up Ice Skating Rink

Ages: 5 and up
Attractions

Cross County CenterYonkers

4–4:45pm

Reading Buddies

Ages: 5 – 8
Books & Readings
Free

Finkelstein Memorial LibrarySpring Valley

5–5:45pm

Reading Buddies

Ages: 5 – 8
Books & Readings
Free

Finkelstein Memorial LibrarySpring Valley

Tuesday Dec. 9

10am–9:30pm

Pop-Up Ice Skating Rink

Ages: 5 and up
Attractions

Cross County CenterYonkers

Pokemon

5–6pm

Pokemon Party

Ages: 5 – 12

Haverstraw King’s Daughters Public Library, Main BranchGarnerville

Wednesday Dec. 10

10am–9:30pm

Pop-Up Ice Skating Rink

Ages: 5 and up
Attractions

Cross County CenterYonkers

4–4:45pm

Reading Buddies

Ages: 5 – 8
Books & Readings
Free

Finkelstein Memorial LibrarySpring Valley

5–5:45pm

Reading Buddies

Ages: 5 – 8
Books & Readings
Free

Finkelstein Memorial LibrarySpring Valley

Builders Club

5–7pm

Builders Club

Ages: 5 – 12

Haverstraw King’s Daughters Public Library, Main BranchGarnerville

Thursday Dec. 11

10am–9:30pm

Pop-Up Ice Skating Rink

Ages: 5 and up
Attractions

Cross County CenterYonkers

Kids Coding

6–7pm

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Ages: 5 – 12

Haverstraw King’s Daughters Public Library, Main BranchGarnerville

Friday Dec. 12

10am–9:30pm

Pop-Up Ice Skating Rink

Ages: 5 and up
Attractions

Cross County CenterYonkers

Jenga

4–5pm

Giant Game Night @ the Village Branch

Ages: 5 – 12

Haverstraw King’s Daughters Public Library Village BranchHaverstraw

Saturday Dec. 13

10am–9:30pm

Pop-Up Ice Skating Rink

Ages: 5 and up
Attractions

Cross County CenterYonkers

10am–1pm

Around the World @ BxCM

Ages: 8 and under
Attractions

Bronx Children’s MuseumBronx

10:30am

Gingerbread Decorating Class

Ages: 5 and up
Christmas
Craft & DIY

Caramoor Center for Music and the ArtsKatonah

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11am–5pm

Holiday Bricktacular at LEGOLAND New York Resort

Ages: 3 – 12
Attractions
Christmas

LEGOLAND New York ResortGoshen

Santa-Main

11am–1pm

Selfies with Santa

Ages: 5 – 8

Bartow-Pell Mansion MuseumBronx

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Noon–2pm

ArtsWestchester Second Saturdays

Ages: 5 – 12
Craft & DIY
Free

ArtsWestchesterWhite Plains

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Noon

Westchester Ballet Company’s “The Nutcracker”

Ages: 5 and up
Art
Dance

Lehman Center for the Performing ArtsBronx

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1:30–9pm

Ride a Vintage Train to Visit Santa Claus – All Aboard “The Snow Clipper” for the First Gift Express

Ages: 3 – 12
Christmas
Fundraisers

Danbury Railway MuseumDanbury

2–5pm

Around the World @ BxCM

Ages: 8 and under
Attractions

Bronx Children’s MuseumBronx

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4pm

Westchester Ballet Company’s “The Nutcracker”

Ages: 5 and up
Art
Dance

Lehman Center for the Performing ArtsBronx

JCC-Havdalah Connection- Hanukkah

6–9pm

Hanukkah Havdalah Celebration

Ages: 12 and under
Art
Community

JCC Mid-WestchesterScarsdale

Sunday Dec. 14

11am–7pm

Pop-Up Ice Skating Rink

Ages: 5 and up
Attractions

Cross County CenterYonkers

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11am–5pm

Holiday Bricktacular at LEGOLAND New York Resort

Ages: 3 – 12
Attractions
Christmas

LEGOLAND New York ResortGoshen

Nutcracker Square no title

Noon

Westchester Ballet Company’s “The Nutcracker”

Ages: 5 and up
Art
Dance

Lehman Center for the Performing ArtsBronx

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1:30–9pm

Ride a Vintage Train to Visit Santa Claus – All Aboard “The Snow Clipper” for the First Gift Express

Ages: 3 – 12
Christmas
Fundraisers

Danbury Railway MuseumDanbury

Author Visit

2–3:30pm

Laurie Schulsinger Klein Makes an Author Visit!

Ages: 5 – 12

Haverstraw King’s Daughters Public Library, Main BranchGarnerville

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4pm

Westchester Ballet Company’s “The Nutcracker”

Ages: 5 and up
Art
Dance

Lehman Center for the Performing ArtsBronx

Monday Dec. 15

10am–9:30pm

Pop-Up Ice Skating Rink

Ages: 5 and up
Attractions

Cross County CenterYonkers

Homeschoolers

2–3pm

Homeschoolers of Haverstraw

Ages: 5 – 12

Haverstraw King’s Daughters Public Library, Main BranchGarnerville

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