Morgan Library & Museum: Spring Family Fair

To some youngsters, the man in the tall hat and whiskers might look like a cartoon character brought to life, but this real-life Abraham Lincoln is actually the comedian Peter Strauss dressed up as the 16th president of the United States. Those attending this fair, for children ages 6 through 12, will learn about Honest Abe, collaborate on the creation of a community quilt, and listen to music by the New York-based string band, the Ebony Hillbillies.

Family Art Workshops

The Drawing Center is offering free art workshops throughout the spring and this week’s program, “Portraits From the École des Beaux-Arts Paris,” focuses on making and experimenting with portraiture. A timely event in the age of the selfie, here, children from ages 7 to 12 can discuss the history of portrait drawings while they explore the collection of the École des Beaux-Arts Paris. Then they will turn their attention on themselves and draw portraits of one another.

National Museum of the American Indian: Annual Children’s Festival

Shawn Termin, the museum’s cultural arts manager, used the animal imagery found in many of the more than 160 objects in the museum’s new exhibition, “Cerámica de los Ancestros: Central America’s Past Revealed,” to build the festival’s activities. Here, children can design jaguar masks, weave bracelets and buttons, and decorate animal pendants. Traditional songs and dances will be performed by indigenous groups from the Colotenango community in Guatemala.

‘A Year With Children 2015’

Most of the artists whose work is displayed at the Guggenheim Museum are well known. But now the museum is showing pieces by young — very young — aspiring artists. These are the projects created by students in grades 2 through 6 who have taken part in the museum’s Learning Through Art program, which sends artists into public schools to teach skills and techniques. More than 100 works from 10 schools are in the show, including drawings, paintings, collages and sculptures.

‘The Flag With Fifty-Six Stars’

At this event, older children and their families can hear a firsthand account of the liberation of a concentration camp at the end of World War II. The program features Alan Moskin, an infantry combat soldier who helped free a subcamp of the Mauthausen complex, and Susan Goldman Rubin, the author of “The Flag With Fifty-Six Stars: A Gift From the Survivors of Mauthausen.” Her book tells the story of the prisoners at Mauthausen who stitched together an American flag as a gift for their liberators, and had erroneously added an extra row of stars.

‘A Band of Angels’

New York City Children’s Theater used to be called Making Books Sing, and 10 years ago, it first produced this musical, based on a book whose subject was also singing: “A Band of Angels,” by Deborah Hopkinson. The book relates the history of the Fisk Jubilee Singers, established in 1871 at Fisk University in Nashville, one of the first educational institutions for freed slaves. Written by Myla Churchill and recommended for ages 8 and older, this adaptation follows Ella, a contemporary teenager, as she goes back in time and meets the Fisk singers.

‘The Trials of Alice in Wonderland’

Imagine that Lewis Carroll had traded Britain for Brooklyn. In this new musical adaptation from Tada! Youth Theater, by William Brooke, Eric Rockwell and Joanne Bogart, Alice, a contemporary girl, doesn’t feel that she belongs with the crowd of kids on the Coney Island boardwalk. Her adventures begin when she runs off to a fun house there, and her peers, who follow her, become the rest of the Wonderland cast. Alice also finds herself on trial. The charge? Growing and changing.

‘Manxmouse: The Mouse Who Knew No Fear’

Manxmouse actually has plenty to be afraid of: namely, the Manx cat. He also looks peculiar, with blue fur, rabbitlike ears and, of course, no tail. Presented by Theatergroep Kwatta, a Dutch children’s theater troupe, this adaptation of Paul Gallico’s 1968 novel, recommended for ages 6 through 10, follows Manxmouse’s many adventures en route to meet his feline nemesis.

‘Jim Henson’s Dinosaur Train Live! — Buddy’s Big Adventure’

This is an adoption story with a prehistoric twist: Buddy is a Tyrannosaurus rex living happily with a family of pteranodons. Based on the PBS preschool series “Dinosaur Train,” this live show deals with Buddy’s questions about what will happen when he attains his full size. Combining paleontology with pure whimsy — these dinosaurs do ride a train — the production uses enormous puppets and special effects to tell Buddy’s tale.

Arbor Weekend at Wave Hill

How many public gardens actually invite children to climb a tree? Wave Hill in the Bronx will do just that on Saturday, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., when it will host a Junior Arborist Station: Visitors over 7 can put on helmets and tree-climbing harnesses to scale an old sugar maple with the help of experts from Almstead Tree, Shrub & Lawn Care. Arbor Weekend will also offer an activity for budding artists on both Saturday and Sunday from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.: “Buds, Buds, Buds,” a drop-in family project, will involve sketching a blossoming magnolia and then using natural materials to create a sculptural tree.

Brady Rymer and the Little Band That Could

Now it’s more like the Little Band That Did. Mr. Rymer’s American roots rock is a huge hit with children. And his former group, From Good Homes, once opened for Bob Dylan and toured with Dave Matthews, so he has a pedigree that will please parents, too. In this concert at the Jewish Museum, he and the band will play tunes from their Grammy-nominated 2014 album, “Just Say Hi!”

Prospect Park Audubon Center Nature Programs

Spring is about to bloom all over, and so are related activities sponsored by the Prospect Park Audubon Center. Starting this weekend, the center is expanding its open hours; it is also increasing its Pop-Up Audubon programs, weekends from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., to include two tents with themed nature investigations in different parts of the park. At the Eastwood tent, whose April theme is “Leaf Litter Critters,” children can learn about soil, fungus and decomposition; at the Peninsula tent, whose theme is “Animal Clues,” they can explore the lives of indigenous creatures. Both tents will feature nature walks, bird-watching and opportunities to help the environment. At the Audubon Center itself, the fun includes nature games, bird identification and, on Thursdays and Fridays, an animal encounter. Another new feature: discovery packs, kits for self-guided exploration that include activities like playing habitat bingo and designing a home for one of the park’s wild residents.

‘The Very Hungry Caterpillar and Other Eric Carle Favorites’

Children tend to devour the books of the author and illustrator Eric Carle with the same kind of enthusiasm that one of his famous characters, the Very Hungry Caterpillar, brings to munching all kinds of food. Now the Brooklyn Center for the Performing Arts is presenting this production, from the Mermaid Theater of Nova Scotia, which uses projections, puppetry, black light and other special effects to bring to life the caterpillar and Mr. Carle’s characters Little Cloud and the Mixed-Up Chameleon. Right after the performance, families can also enjoy the National Grid Earth Day Celebration on the plaza outside. This free event, with storytelling, yoga for children and live music, will emphasize environmental stewardship with demonstrations on fire prevention and making crafts and musical instruments from recycled materials.

Bindlestiff Family Cirkus Cabaret

Not everything that the Bindlestiff Family Cirkus does is family-friendly; this New York troupe blends vaudeville, circus and Wild West shows with its own aesthetic, which can be risqué. But its family matinees are certified wholesome, places to see all manner of circus arts, acrobatics and old-fashioned attractions like sword swallowing, fire eating and contortion.

Bob McGrath

Generations of children have enjoyed the music of Bob McGrath, one of the first residents of what became a famous address: “Sesame Street.” An original cast member in 1969, he’s now out to win the hearts of more little ones in this benefit concert for P.S. K280, one of the city’s new prekindergarten programs. The Brooklyn singer-songwriter Pete Sinjin and children from Park Slope Performing Arts will join him.

‘Samba With the Sea Lions’

Yes, you read it right. Beebe and Stella, the limber sea lions at the Prospect Park Zoo, will groove to a Latin beat at this event, featuring the music of Samba New York!, a Brazilian drum ensemble. And zoo visitors will be invited to join the samba line — on dry land, of course — at the celebration, part of the Central Brooklyn Jazz Festival.

‘A Taste of Magic’

Would you like a side of sleight of hand with that burger? This show, developed by Magnets, a collective of local magicians, brings wizardry to the dinner table. Taking place at various restaurants, the presentation includes acts like mind reading and card tricks, which professionals perform close-up for guests in between courses; there’s also a cabaret-style show. And the admission price includes a full meal.

MoMA Art Lab: Places and Spaces

What’s an art lab? These interactive spaces for children at the Museum of Modern Art help introduce the museum’s collection through activities related to a theme: this time it’s Places and Spaces. Young visitors can design, draw and build as they explore spaces both real and imagined — landscapes, cityscapes, seascapes — as they appear in Modern art.

‘Catch Me!’

Flip FabriQue is the French Canadian troupe performing this circus show at the New Victory Theater, and you’d better believe that its members do a lot of catching: They fly through the air as acrobats, aerialists and athletes. They also literally bounce off the walls: One of their signature acts combines a vertical surface and a trampoline.

‘Rapunzarella White: A Fairly Fractured Tale’

Yes, it’s fractured, but it’s also blended: In this creative musical retelling, by June Rachelson-Ospa and Daniel Neiden, Rapunzel, Cinderella and Snow White are infant triplets abducted by an ill-tempered witch. These heroines aren’t like their traditional selves — Snow White, for instance, is allergic to apples — and neither are their princes, who may be more clumsy than charming.

‘Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day’

A decade or so ago, Judith Viorst turned her children’s picture book classic “Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day” into a terrific, happy and really very good musical. (Shelly Markham wrote the score.) Now Theatreworks USA is bringing this production to the Queens Theater. The show focuses on the elementary school student of the title and the comical side of his misery-filled moments, from the gum in his hair in the morning to his broken nightlight at bedtime.

Family Programs at the Rubin Museum of Art

It’s time to explore the Himalayas. That region is the specialty of the Rubin Museum of Art, and children can investigate it in two programs this weekend. On Saturday, from 2 to 4 p.m., Family Art Lab will present “Traditional Tibetan Felting,” a workshop for ages 5 and older that will use the exhibition “Gateway to Himalayan Art” as a springboard. After examining the clothing and colors there, young participants will make felted crafts. On Sunday, from 1 to 4 p.m., the museum will host its continuing Family Sundays program, a series consisting of gallery exploration (there’s a guided tour at 2 p.m.) and art making. April’s theme is masks, and children can gain inspiration for their own creations in the show “Becoming Another: The Power of Masks.”

‘¡Viva Pinocho!’/’A Mexican Pinocchio!’

This Pinocchio is more than a wooden boy who longs to be human; he’s also a Mexican immigrant in search of his identity in a new land, the United States. Presented by Teatro Sea, which specializes in Latino theater for children, this show is the work of Manuel Antonio Morán, the company’s founder and director. Incorporating music, masks and several types of puppetry, it opens this weekend, running on Saturdays through May 23.

Hot Peas ‘N Butter

This serving is the kind that will please musical appetites. A band often seen on Nickelodeon and Noggin, Hot Peas ‘N Butter offers a blend of Latin tunes, Afro-Caribbean rhythms, jazz, folk and rock, all intended to get children 3 to 8 on their feet and dancing.

Witness Theater

The memories of Holocaust survivors risk dying with them, but now an unusual program is helping to give their experiences new life onstage. Witness Theater, introduced in New York City in 2012 by Selfhelp Community Services, a Jewish aid organization, pairs survivors with high school students, who work together to create a dramatic production. Those who experienced the Holocaust serve as narrators, while their young collaborators re-enact incidents from the survivors’ lives. The results will be displayed in a variety of free performances in different locations on Wednesday — Yom HaShoah, Holocaust Remembrance Day — and on Thursday.

Witness Theater

The memories of Holocaust survivors risk dying with them, but now an unusual program is helping to give their experiences new life onstage. Witness Theater, introduced in New York City in 2012 by Selfhelp Community Services, a Jewish aid organization, pairs survivors with high school students, who work together to create a dramatic production. Those who experienced the Holocaust serve as narrators, while their young collaborators re-enact incidents from the survivors’ lives. The results will be displayed in a variety of free performances in different locations on Wednesday — Yom HaShoah, Holocaust Remembrance Day — and on Thursday.

Witness Theater

The memories of Holocaust survivors risk dying with them, but now an unusual program is helping to give their experiences new life onstage. Witness Theater, introduced in New York City in 2012 by Selfhelp Community Services, a Jewish aid organization, pairs survivors with high school students, who work together to create a dramatic production. Those who experienced the Holocaust serve as narrators, while their young collaborators re-enact incidents from the survivors’ lives. The results will be displayed in a variety of free performances in different locations on Wednesday — Yom HaShoah, Holocaust Remembrance Day — and on Thursday.

Witness Theater

The memories of Holocaust survivors risk dying with them, but now an unusual program is helping to give their experiences new life onstage. Witness Theater, introduced in New York City in 2012 by Selfhelp Community Services, a Jewish aid organization, pairs survivors with high school students, who work together to create a dramatic production. Those who experienced the Holocaust serve as narrators, while their young collaborators re-enact incidents from the survivors’ lives. The results will be displayed in a variety of free performances in different locations on Wednesday — Yom HaShoah, Holocaust Remembrance Day — and on Thursday.

‘Fancy Nancy the Musical’

One of the arts’ youngest divas is about to leave the McGinn/Cazale Theater. This musical from Vital Theater Company, closing this weekend, focuses on a little girl who wants everything to be fancy — especially herself. Based on the book series written by Jane O’Connor and illustrated by Robin Preiss Glasser, the production explores the predicament that ensues when Nancy finds out that she hasn’t been cast as the glamorous mermaid she’d hoped to be in the coming dance show. With a book by Susan DiLallo, a score by Danny Abosch, and lyrics by both, the musical humorously follows Nancy’s attempts to cope with a most unfancy role: that of a tree.

‘Washeteria’

In “The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe,” children reach the enchanted realm of Narnia through a portal in a piece of furniture; where do you suppose a magical washing machine might lead? Young theatergoers can find out in one of the two 25-minute cycles in “Washeteria.” This site-specific play, SoHo Rep’s first production for families, takes place in a vacant Brooklyn storefront that’s been transformed by Louisa Thompson, the show’s creator and designer, into a wild realm intended to wash clothes and spin the imagination. Recommended for ages 7 and older, the play closes this weekend.

‘Dig! Plant! Grow!: Wake Up, Garden!’

No garden could stay asleep after all that exhortation. In the Ruth Rea Howell Family Garden at the New York Botanical Garden, children will help get things up and growing by sowing seeds, planting seedlings and spreading compost; they can also observe germinating seeds through magnifiers and microscopes. For a different take on outdoor exploration, the Bronx Arts Ensemble will present “Hansel and Gretel” on Saturday only. In this interactive concert, at noon and 1:30 p.m. in the Everett Children’s Adventure Garden, young visitors can become acquainted with the instruments of the orchestra at the same time that the piece’s hapless hero and heroine encounter the wicked witch.

‘The Amazing Max’

Max Darwin, a.k.a. the Amazing Max, may come across like the M.C. at a raucous bar mitzvah party, but he does know his craft. In this hourlong magic performance, back for a brief run, he performs feats like mind reading, making objects disappear and then reappear, and sending coins raining from various parts of the body. The show includes lots of audience participation.

Easter Egg Hunt

You don’t often find eggs in a museum, unless they’re made by Fabergé. But eggs can be discovered high and low this weekend at the Children’s Museum of Manhattan. Little visitors will search for them in the form of symbols inscribed with favorite museum characters. Those who record the locations in a scavenger hunt booklet will be able to claim prizes: plastic eggs filled with Easter stickers.