The Best Kids (5–8) Activities on Staten Island

Things to do with kids on Staten Island

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Wednesday Aug. 6, 2025

All day

Long Island History Hunt

Ages: 5 and up
Free
History & Culture

Oyster Bay

Sands-Willets House

10:30 – 11:30 am

Tour the Historic Sands-Willets House, c. 1735/1845

Ages: 3 and up
History & Culture
Tours

Sands-Willets HousePORT WASHINGTON

The Wizard’s Quest Potion Bottles

11 am – 4 pm

The Wizard’s Quest

Ages: 5 and up
Art
Attractions

The Whaling Museum & Education Center

JAWS-some Scavenger Hunt

11 am – 4 pm

Jaws-Some Scavenger Hunt

Ages: 5 – 12
Attractions

The Whaling Museum & Education Center

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11 am

Unbox a Saurus For Us

Ages: 3 – 8
Theater

Long Island Children’s MuseumGarden City

Waterplay Wednesday (2)

11 am – 1 pm

Waterplay Wednesdays

Ages: 8 and under
Attractions
Free

mineola memorial libraryMineola

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Noon – 1 pm

KIDFEST FOR CAMPS: THE LITTLE MERMEN—THE ULTIMATE DISNEY TRIBUTE BAND

Ages: 5 – 12

Guild HallEast Hampton

1 pm

Adventures in Keyboarding

Ages: 5 – 12

Westhampton Free Library

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1 pm

Unbox a Saurus For Us

Ages: 3 – 8
Theater

Long Island Children’s MuseumGarden City

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4:30 – 5:30 pm

KIDFEST: THE LITTLE MERMEN—THE ULTIMATE DISNEY TRIBUTE BAND

Ages: 3 – 12

Guild HallEast Hampton

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4:30 – 5:30 pm

KIDFEST AFTERNOON SHOW: THE LITTLE MERMEN—THE ULTIMATE DISNEY TRIBUTE BAND

Ages: 3 – 8

Guild HallEast Hampton

abc carpet & home, Southampton Pop Up cocktail

5 – 7 pm

The Magic Hour presented by ABC Carpet & Home

Ages: 5 – 12
Craft & DIY
Free

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