‘Alice in Wonderland’

Literally Alive Theater, which adapts books into children’s productions, has followed the White Rabbit to Greenwich Village, where it has revived this musical — using video projections and over 30 instruments — based on Alice’s adventures. Written by Michael Sgouros and Brenda Bell, the show is preceded by a workshop in which young theatergoers learn about Lewis Carroll’s work and make a story-related craft to take home.

Jazz for Kids

Every Sunday during most of the school year, Jazz Standard presents not just jazz for kids, but also jazz by kids: The featured players at its Sunday brunches are the members of the Jazz Standard Youth Orchestra, a group of talented young people ages 11 to 18. In this free series (donations are requested for the Jazz Standard Discovery Program, an initiative that brings musical performances to city schools), beginning its 14th season this weekend, the musicians play new arrangements of big-band classics while listeners enjoy barbecue offerings purchased from a menu that includes children’s fare. (Through mid-May.)

Children’s Potions and Pumpkin Tea Parties

If children haven’t received their invitations yet to study at Hogwarts, this may be the next-best thing. Gallow Green, the rooftop restaurant at the McKittrick Hotel, has revived this series, welcoming children ages 6 through 11 to learn all about herbal potions and plantings. An English tea — with pink lemonade for young guests — will be served, and each participant may bring a favorite stuffed animal or doll. (Each adult attending must be accompanied by at least one and no more than three children; each child should bring a recyclable bottle for concoctions.)

Teens Take the Met!

This isn’t a youthful sit-in, but it is a youthful art-in. In this twice-a-year program, the Metropolitan Museum of Art turns over its galleries — free of charge — for three hours to all teenage visitors with a middle school or high school ID. The plans, this time formulated with more than 55 cultural and youth organizations, include opportunities to make zines, compose digital music, take drama and dance workshops and conduct gallery talks, not to mention meet friends, eat snacks and join in a giant dance party. One special highlight: a youth performance of poetry inspired by representations of Africans in art.

Family Saturday at the French Institute Alliance Française

Whether you think of it as Family Saturday or Samedi en Famille, this program offers fun, with no mastery of French required. And the day’s theme is one that easily translates across cultures: toys. The toy historian Dorothée Charles will offer two workshops: one at 11:30 a.m., for ages 3 through 6, in which little ones will make their own Playmobil creations, and one at 3:30 p.m., for ages 6 through 9, in which participants will play with classic favorites, like Barbie and Etch A Sketch. The day will also include a 1:30 p.m. screening of what you might call the French version of “Toy Story”: “Panique au Village” (“A Town Called Panic”), a 2009 film, in French with English subtitles, that follows three playthings — a cowboy, an Indian and a horse — on a wild adventure.

‘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 Manhattan 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.

‘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 Manhattan 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.

‘One Wild Ride’

This would seem to be an apt title, since one of the stories in this hourlong show is about a subway car with extraordinary powers. But an even wilder ride may be provided by the young audience members themselves, who will be involved, along with the adult cast, in an adventure of their own choosing. The presenting company, BKBXKids!, is a division of Broken Box Mime Theater, and will do this production with a talking M.C. After each performance, the cast will also give a children’s workshop in mime.

General Mischief Dance Theater: ‘Up and Away — Dances for All Hours’

(Sunday) What child could resist a company with a name like this? General Mischief aims to lure all generations with dance that incorporates games, playfulness and humor. This weekend it presents the world premiere of ‘Up and Away,’ which includes a collaboration with the actor and artist Kevin Reese, who has designed a mobile that the company will assemble and raise overhead during the performance. Among the program’s other pieces is “Suite Shel,” a series of dances inspired by Shel Silverstein’s poetry.

Family Programs at the Museum of the City of New York

Workshops at the museum, for ages 6 through 12, usually combine looking, learning and making. On Saturday “Print Power” will encourage young participants to make a statement. After drawing inspiration from the museum shows “Activist New York” and “Everything Is Design: The Work of Paul Rand,” they’ll create graphic posters to express their own ideas. On Sunday “Finger Knitting Fun” will include instruction in this craft and exposure to the ways New Yorkers have used it. (Yarn will be provided.) And Columbus Day will be all about collage, as young visitors learn about the crops the Lenape Indians harvested here centuries ago and then make their own mosaics using materials like corn.

‘Gone Batty!’ Live Bat Encounter

Bats may be malevolent symbols in fiction, but they’re strictly benevolent in real-world ecosystems, something the New York Botanical Garden will demonstrate in this program. Children can see a variety of species close-up, including the endangered Rodrigues bat and the magnificent Malayan flying fox, and learn about the key role these creatures play in pollination, particularly in Mexico.

‘Sleepy Hollow’

Ichabod Crane and the Headless Horseman are off and riding again in this musical from Be Bold! Productions, revived for the Halloween season. Inspired by Washington Irving’s “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow” and recommended for theatergoers older than 8, this show, by Michael Sgouros and Brenda Bell, focuses on the love triangle and the mystery inherent in Irving’s tale. It also explores a darkness beyond the story’s fearsome woods: that of the human heart.

‘The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe’

(Saturday) If the children of the Pevensie family could travel to the magical land of Narnia through something as simple as a wardrobe, why shouldn’t two hard-working actors be able to play them and all the characters found there? That’s what Chris Boerner and Erin Layton, who recently stepped into the roles, are attempting in the Off Broadway Family Theater’s first production, le Clanché du Rand’s adaptation of C. S. Lewis’s classic novel.