‘Wintertime Wonders’

Gardens may look bleak in winter, but there’s a lot going on beneath the surface. The New York Botanical Garden is inviting children to celebrate that activity in this program at its Everett Children’s Adventure Garden. Indoors, at the Discovery Center, young visitors can make bark rubbings, count tree rings and create necklaces made of buds. Outdoors, they can use field notebooks to investigate and record what’s taking place in those hidden layers. This week, for winter break, the Garden is hosing a science camp from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. where kids can learn how plants survive in the chilly weather, explore the garden’s tropical and desert collections and participate in various games, crafts and activities. (Through March 20.) Weekdays 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.; weekends, 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.; Bronx River Parkway (Exit 7W) and Fordham Road, the Bronx, 718-817-8700, nybg.org.