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

Things to do with kids on Staten Island

Find the best events happening today for kids (5–8)

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Saturday Oct. 18, 2025

Dyckman 5K RunWalk

9 am – noon

Dyckman 5K Run/Walk

Ages: 5 and up
Fundraisers
Sports

Quisqueya Plaza

9 am – 1 pm

Heritage Farm Stand Saturdays

Ages: All

Snug Harbor Cultural Center & Botanical Garden

Spooktacular St. Paul and St. Andrew 10:18

10:30 – 11:15 am

Spooktacular!

Ages: 8 and under
Dance
Halloween

St. Paul and St. Andrew ChurchUpper West Side

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11 am – 5 pm

Pumpkin Weekends

Ages: 8 and under
Animals
Attractions

Alley Pond Park

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11 am – 5 pm

Candy Hunt

Ages: 8 and under
Animals
Attractions

Alley Pond Park

11 am – 3 pm

Farmhouse Family Day: Putting the Farm to Sleep

Ages: 12 and under
Attractions
Free

Wyckoff House MuseumEast Flatbush

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11:30 am – 1 pm

Cinema at L’Alliance New York Presents Screening of The Illusionist

Ages: 5 – 12
Film

Florence Gould TheaterUpper East Side

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11:30 am – 1 pm

Move to the Music: Vogue

Ages: 5 – 8
Art
Community

Museum of the City of New YorkEast Harlem

Brooklyn Rock and Roll Playhouse

Noon

The Rock and Roll Playhouse plays the Music of Fleetwood Mac + More

Ages: 12 and under
Music

Noon – 3 pm

Swish & Skill at Faber: Free Instructional Basketball Clinic for Kids

Ages: 5 and up
Free
Sports

Faber ParkPort Richmond

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Noon – 4 pm

Van Alen Fall Fest 2025

Ages: 5 and up
Art
Community

Van Alen InstituteGowanus

12:30 pm

Rumpelstiltskin

Ages: 3 – 12
Theater

Puppetworks IncPark Slope

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1 – 3 pm

Rebel Stencil – Street Art Workshop at the Banksy Museum

Ages: 5 and up
Art
Classes

banksy museumDowntown Manhattan

1 – 2 pm

Hispanic Heritage Month: Wepa! Latin Dance

Ages: 5 – 12
Dance
Free

Peninsula, Queens Public LibraryRockaway Beach

Broadway Magic Hour with Jim Vines and Carl Mercurio

2 – 3 pm

Broadway Magic Hour

Ages: 3 and up
Theater

Broadway Comedy Club

2 pm

Kid's Movie Saturday

Ages: 3 – 12
Film

Baychester LibraryBaychester

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2 – 3 pm

Show Up, Kids! Interactive Family Comedy

Ages: 3 – 12
Comedy
Theater

The RATDUMBO

2:30 – 7:30 pm

Spooktacular 2025

Ages: All
Halloween
Holiday

Staten Island Zoo

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3 – 4:30 pm

Improv 4 Kids

Ages: 5 – 8
Comedy
Theater

Broadway Comedy Club

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3 – 4 pm

EVC Intergenerational Choir

Ages: 5 and up
Classes
Community

Union Theological SeminaryHarlem

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4 – 4:45 pm

The Mainstages Game Show: All For Won

Ages: 5 – 12
Games

Staten Island Children’s MuseumRandall Manor

4 – 8 pm

Harvest Festival

Ages: All
Festivals

Castleton Avenue Between Davis and Belmont Avenue

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