The Best Kids (5–8) Activities in Rockland

Things to do with kids in Rockland

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Friday Sep. 26, 2025

All day

Long Island History Hunt

Ages: 5 and up
Free
History & Culture

Sportime Pickleball YorktownYorktown Heights

10:30 – 11:30 am

Shigeru Ban Builds a Better World

Ages: 5 – 8
Free

The Skyscraper MuseumBattery Park

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11 am – 4 pm

Jolly Roger Scavenger Hunt

Ages: 3 and up
Attractions
Free

The Whaling Museum & Education CenterCold Spring Harbor

11 am

Bilingual Storytime / Hora de Cuentos Bilingues + Open Play

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings

Macomb’s Bridge Library

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11 am – 5 pm

Brick-or-Treat: Monster Party

Ages: 3 – 12
Attractions
Games

LEGOLAND Discovery Center WestchesterYonkers

2:30 – 4 pm

Gabby’s Dollhouse Kitty Ears

Ages: 3 – 8
Attractions
Craft & DIY

Long Island Children’s MuseumGarden City

3:30 pm

Preschool Stories & a Craft:Patchwork Pumpkins

Ages: 3 – 12
Craft & DIY

Kips Bay Library

3:30 pm

Just Crafting Around – Hispanic Heritage Month Edition

Ages: 3 – 12
Craft & DIY

Hunts Point LibraryBronx

3:30 pm

Craft Corner: Johnny Appleseed Day

Ages: 5 – 12
Craft & DIY

Morrisania LibraryBronx

3:30 pm

Create Your Own Buttons or Magnets

Ages: 5 and up
Craft & DIY

South Beach LibraryStaten Island

3:30 pm

Fairy-Tale Friday!

Ages: 5 – 12
Books & Readings

Roosevelt Island Library

Jenga

4 – 5 pm

Giant Game Night @ the Village Branch

Ages: 5 – 12

Haverstraw King’s Daughters Public Library Village BranchHaverstraw

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5:30 – 8 pm

Mystic Moon: A Spooktacular Experience at Harvest Moon Farm & Orchard

Ages: 3 and up
Food & Drink
Halloween

Harvest Moon Farm & OrchardNorth Salem

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6:30 – 11 pm

Illumination Light Art Festival

Ages: 5 and up
Art
Attractions

Wagner ParkBattery Park City

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7 pm

Let’s Sing Taylor – An Unofficial Live Tribute Show with Special Guest Let’s Sing Katy

Ages: All
Music

St. George TheatreSaint George

Saturday Sep. 27

All day

Long Island History Hunt

Ages: 5 and up
Free
History & Culture

Sportime Pickleball YorktownYorktown Heights

Girl Scout Programs

All day

Walt Whitman Birthplace Museum – Girl Scout Programs!

Ages: 5 – 12
Art
Classes

Walt Whitman BirthplaceHuntington Station

The Eugene “Geno” Goodrich Foundation Fighting Melanoma 5K RunWalk

9 am – noon

The Eugene “Geno” Goodrich Foundation Fighting Melanoma 5K Run/Walk

Ages: 5 and up
Fundraisers
Sports

Farmingdale High SchoolFarmingdale

9 am – 1 pm

Heritage Farm Stand Saturdays

Ages: All

Snug Harbor Cultural Center & Botanical GardenStaten Island

10 am – 1 pm

New York City Congenital Heart Walk

Ages: 3 – 8
Community
Fundraisers

Queens ZooCorona

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10 am – 5 pm

Gabby’s Dollhouse MEOWseum Discover Day’s Takeover

Ages: 3 – 8
Attractions

Children’s Museum of Manhattan

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10 am – 7 pm

Brick-or-Treat: Monster Party

Ages: 3 – 12
Attractions
Games

LEGOLAND Discovery Center WestchesterYonkers

10 am – 3 pm

Worldwide Day of Play

Ages: 3 – 8
Attractions
Music

Sugar Hill Children’s Museum of Art & StorytellingSugar Hill

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10 am – 5 pm

Healthy Start to the New Year

Ages: 12 and under
Community
Craft & DIY

Brooklyn Children’s MuseumBrooklyn

10:15 am

Sensory Friendly Storytime!

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings

Seward Park Library

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10:30 am – 12:30 pm

Watson Adventures’ Wild Wildlife Scavenger Hunt for Kids

Ages: 5 and up
Animals
Attractions

CornFest+

11 am – 5 pm

CornFest+

Ages: 8 and under
Animals
Attractions

Alley Pond ParkQueens Village

Tim Broom Making as a William Sidney Mount Painting

11 am – 3:30 pm

Broom Making Demonstrations

Ages: 5 and up
Free
History & Culture

Southampton History MuseumSouthampton

Jolly Roger Flag -Pic Only

11 am – 4 pm

Jolly Roger Scavenger Hunt

Ages: 3 and up
Attractions
Free

The Whaling Museum & Education CenterCold Spring Harbor

OEM square

11 am – 3 pm

FREE NYC Emergency Management Family Preparedness Day

Ages: 5 and up
Free

Staten Island Children’s MuseumStaten Island

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