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Things to do with kids in Brooklyn, this week

Outings and places for kids up to age 6 in Brooklyn, NY, taken from our New York City list by the town in each address. This week has 10 dated outings, and 1 more is coming up. There are also 3 places to go any week.

Last checked · 14 listings · Every listing links to its official page. How we choose

This week

This week in Brooklyn

Dated outings from this week’s list, soonest first.

Coming up

Coming up in Brooklyn

From our holiday and seasonal lists, each checked on the organizer’s page.

More in NYCThis week’s NYC list has every dated outing we checked.This week’s list

Any week

Places for little kids in Brooklyn

Check hours on the official site before you go, since they change with the season.

Brooklyn Children’s Museum

145 Brooklyn Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11213

Indoor play
Ages
6 months–10
Price
$15 per person; free Thursdays 2–5pm
Official site ↗Checked

LeFrak Center at Lakeside

Prospect Park · 171 East Drive, Brooklyn, NY 11225

Ice rink
Price
$10 Tue–Fri daytime, $5 Mondays; $15 evenings, weekends and holidays (cash prices; card slightly more)
Hours
Covered rink daily from noon (to 4:45pm most days); open-air rink from Nov 15, daily 9am–6pm; Fri–Sat evening sessions
Official site ↗Checked

Short drive

More this week around NYC

Picks from this week’s New York City list.

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Other towns near NYC

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Good questions

Brooklyn with kids: the FAQ

Haunted Carousel in Prospect Park (Fri Oct 30, Sat Oct 31 and Sun Nov 1), Early Childhood Pumpkin Patch in Coney Island (Fri Oct 30) and Haunted House and Hallow Gala at Shirley Chisholm Rec Center (Fri Oct 30), plus 7 more outings below. Each one links to its official page with times and prices.

Sunday with Santa at Our Lady of the Snow on Dec 6.

Yes. Early Childhood Pumpkin Patch in Coney Island, Haunted House and Hallow Gala at Shirley Chisholm Rec Center, Greenpoint Children’s Halloween Parade and Urban Meadow Halloween Parade and Party are free, going by the official pages. Parking and extras can still cost money.

We go by the town in each listing’s own address, or the library branch for storytimes. Anything with a different town in its address stays on the New York City pages. Every listing links to the venue’s or organizer’s page, and we only show a date, time or price when that page does. Last checked Oct 28, 2026.

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