‘Evergreen Express’

There’s a lot of locomotion going on in the Everett Children’s Adventure Garden at the New York Botanical Garden, and it’s all centered on trees. In this celebration, part of the botanical garden’s Holiday Train Show, children can investigate trails in search of evergreen trees and shrubs. At the Discovery Center Depot, they can investigate evergreen plant parts, make pressings of a conifer specimen and create a miniature pine sachet. Other activities include making an evergreen puppet, patterned after the work of the master artisan Ralph Lee, and putting on puppet shows in the Woodland Theater.

‘The Discovery of King Tut’

The Egyptian pharaoh Tutankhamen died when he was only a teenager, but the magnificent riches of his tomb have made him immortal in the public imagination. This touring show at Premier Exhibitions 5th Avenue recreates Tut’s tomb as it was when the British archaeologist Howard Carter discovered it in 1922. The display includes reconstructions of the tomb’s three chambers and reproductions of more than 1,000 treasures and ritual objects, accompanied by video documentaries and texts.

Backstage Tours at ‘The Fantasticks’

The producers of “The Fantasticks” think it’s time to introduce the next generation of theatergoers to their show, the longest-running musical in the world. They have initiated a program for young audiences that after performances will take them behind the scenes, where they can tour the backstage area, meet cast members (Aaron Carter is in the show, and John Davidson has  returned), learn how the production is put on and take pictures. And, of course, have their first experience with Tom Jones and Harvey Schmidt’s fable about love.

‘Jean-Michel Cousteau’s Secret Ocean’

Ever encounter a goby or a blenny? How about a Christmas tree worm? These small marine species, often unnoticed and uncelebrated, are among the stars of this new Imax movie at the American Museum of Natural History. Filmed by Jean-Michel Cousteau, son of the ocean explorer Jacques Cousteau, and Holly Lohuis, a marine biologist, the film captures 30 species that are among the tiniest to inhabit the seas.