Things to Do With Kids in Brooklyn

Things to do with kids in Brooklyn

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Friday Aug. 15, 2025

10 – 11 am

Summer Kids Wonderspark Puppets Puppet Show

Ages: All
Family
Free

Hunter’s Point South ParkLong Island City

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10 am

Dinosaur Express

Catskill Mountain RailroadKingston

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10 am – 9:30 pm

Back to School at Cross County Center

Ages: All
Family

Cross County Center

10 – 10:30 am

How Does Your Heart Work? Art & Read Aloud

Westchester Children’s MuseumRye

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10 am – 6 pm

Van Gogh’s Flowers

New York Botanical Garden

Face Value

10:30 am – 8:30 pm

Face Value: Celebrity Press Photography

Ages: All
Art
Family

The Museum of Modern Art

10:30 am – 3 pm

Live Butterfly Tours

The Nature Center at GreenburghGreenburgh

Dino Dig

10:30 am – 3 pm

Dino Dig

Ages: 3 – 8
Family

The Nature Center at GreenburghGreenburgh

11 am

Radical Rockaway Scavenger Hunt

Ages: All
Family
Games

Bagel Barista Station

The Wizard’s Quest Potion Bottles

11 am – 4 pm

The Wizard’s Quest

Ages: 5 and up
Art
Attractions
Family

The Whaling Museum & Education Center

JAWS-some Scavenger Hunt

11 am – 4 pm

Jaws-Some Scavenger Hunt

Ages: 5 – 12
Attractions
Family

The Whaling Museum & Education Center

Photo – Build-A-Boat

11 am – 1 pm

Build-a-Boat

Ages: All
Art
Attractions
Family

The Whaling Museum & Education Center

Westchester Park & Read with Rosie on the Boardwalk

11:30 am – 12:30 pm

Park & Read with Rosie on the Boardwalk

Westchester Children’s MuseumRye

8. Goat on a Boat – small

Noon – 1 pm

Goat on a Boat Puppet Show: The Princess, the Frog & the Pea

Ages: 8 and under
Art
Family
Free

The Nathaniel Rogers HouseBridgehampton

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Noon – 3 pm

Back to School Giveaway

Ages: 3 and up
Family
Free

Neighborhood Care East New York, 101 Pennsylvania Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11207, United StatesEast New York

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Noon – 3 pm

Junior Rangers

Ages: 9 and up
Environment
Family
Free

Clay Pit Ponds State Park Preserve, Nature Interpretive CenterCharleston

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Noon – 7 pm

Jeni’s x Cj Hendry: The OPAQUE Pop-Up Experience

Ages: All
Art
Family
Food & Drink

Jeni’s x Cj Hendry: The OPAQUE Pop-Up Experience

Dave-and-Puppet-scaled

12:30 pm

Dinosaur Express

Catskill Mountain RailroadKingston

1 pm

Teen Makerspace

Ages: 13 and up
Craft & DIY
Family

Belmont Library and Enrico Fermi Cultural Center

2 pm

Radical Rockaway Scavenger Hunt

Ages: All
Family
Games

Bagel Barista Station

Broadway Magic Hour with Jim Vines and Carl Mercurio

2 – 3 pm

Broadway Magic Hour

Ages: 3 and up
Family
Theater

Broadway Comedy Club

Westchester The Miracle Bean And The Chocolate Machine – Show Photo

2 – 6 pm

The Miracle Bean And The Chocolate Machine: An Immersive Experience

Ages: All
Family
Theater

Harvest Moon Farm & OrchardNorth Salem

2 pm

Books on Film: Curious George

Ages: 5 – 12
Family
Film

Washington Heights Library

2 – 6 pm

Back-to-School Supplies Giveaway

Ages: All
Community
Family
Free

The Mall at Bay Plaza

2:30 pm

Teens Create!: Ceramics

Ages: 13 and up
Craft & DIY
Family

Great Kills Library

2:45 pm

Summer Film Series: A Little Princess (1995)

Ages: All
Family
Film

Roosevelt Island Library

Fishing

3 – 7 pm

Fishing Trip for Charity

Captree State Park

3 pm

Summer Adventure: Geometric Shapes

Ages: 5 – 12
Craft & DIY
Family

Soundview Library

Dave-and-Puppet-scaled

3 pm

Dinosaur Express

Catskill Mountain RailroadKingston

3 pm

Teen Movie Night

Ages: 13 and up
Family
Film

George Bruce Library

3 pm

Friday Feature Films: Bring it On

Ages: 13 and up
Family
Film

Hamilton Grange Library

3 pm

Summer Adventure: Wearable Arts Parade

Ages: 5 – 12
Craft & DIY
Family

Dongan Hills Library

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