The Best Kids (5–8) Activities in Westchester

Things to do with kids in Westchester

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Wednesday Sep. 3, 2025

11am

Little Movers Storytime

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings

Belmont Library and Enrico Fermi Cultural CenterBronx

Noon

Baby Lapsit Storytime

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings

Spuyten Duyvil LibraryBronx

3pm

Lapsit and Little Movers Storytime: Hispanic and Latinx Heritage Month

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings

Clason’s Point LibraryBronx

3:30pm

Paint Party!

Ages: 5 – 12
Craft & DIY

Sedgwick LibraryBronx

3:30pm

Process Art: Paint Your World

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings

Clason’s Point LibraryBronx

4pm

Kids Crafternoon

Ages: 3 – 12
Craft & DIY

Tremont LibraryBronx

4pm

Board Games for Kids /Juegos de mesa para niños

Ages: 5 – 12
Craft & DIY

Melrose LibraryBronx

Builders Club

5–7pm

Builders Club

Ages: 5 – 12

Haverstraw King’s Daughters Public Library, Main BranchGarnerville

Thursday Sep. 4

10am

Farm-to-Fable

Ages: 3 – 8
Books & Readings

Hilltop Hanover Farm & Environmental CenterYorktown Heights

10:30am

Family Storytime

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings

Sedgwick LibraryBronx

11am

Little Movers Storytime!

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings

Hunts Point LibraryBronx

11am

Lapsit/Little Movers Storytime

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings

Woodlawn Heights LibraryBronx

1pm

Lapsit Storytime

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings

Riverdale LibraryBronx

3pm

Kids STEAM

Ages: 5 – 12
Craft & DIY

Pelham Bay LibraryBronx

3pm

Process Art: Fine Motor Skills

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings

Clason’s Point LibraryBronx

3:30pm

Imagination Station!

Ages: 5 – 12
Craft & DIY

Jerome Park LibraryBronx

4pm

Stay Calm and Color

Ages: 5 – 12
Craft & DIY

Wakefield LibraryWakefield

Friday Sep. 5

10:15am

Family Storytime

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings

Riverdale LibraryBronx

2:30pm

Fun Film Fridays

Ages: 3 – 12
Film

Throg’s Neck LibraryThroggs Neck

3pm

Arts & Crafts

Ages: 5 – 12
Craft & DIY

Soundview LibraryBronx

3pm

Process Art: Coloring Club

Ages: 5 – 12
Craft & DIY

Baychester LibraryBaychester

3:30pm

Craft Corner: Create Your Own Felt Pizza

Ages: 5 – 12
Craft & DIY

Morrisania LibraryBronx

Jenga

4–5pm

Giant Game Night @ the Village Branch

Ages: 5 – 12

Haverstraw King’s Daughters Public Library Village BranchHaverstraw

7pm

Movie Nights at the Nature Center on the Great Lawn

Ages: 5 – 12
Community
Film

Greenburgh Nature CenterScarsdale

Saturday Sep. 6

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10am–1pm

Family Art Project: Such Are Snakes

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

Open Crafts

Ages: 3 – 12
Craft & DIY

Woodlawn Heights LibraryBronx

11am

Saturday Family Storytime

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings

Riverdale LibraryBronx

11am

Family Storytime

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings

Throg’s Neck LibraryThroggs Neck

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11:30am–4pm

“Hike the Hudson” Backpack Activity

Ages: 5 – 8
Attractions
Free

Hudson River MuseumYonkers

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Noon–4pm

Family Science Workshop: Summer Thunder

Ages: 5 – 8
Environment

Hudson River MuseumYonkers

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Noon–4pm

Family Art Workshop: Back to School Keychains

Ages: 5 – 8
Classes
Craft & DIY

Hudson River MuseumYonkers

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