TODAY
HOUSE PARTY: There’s more than music at every “House of Kids” concert. In this one, expect Big Apple Circus performers, raffles of musical instruments, storytelling — and rap, reggae and roots music from Father Goose and Dan Zanes. 10 a.m., doors open at 9:15 a.m., $20. The Fillmore, Irving Place at East 15th Street; 800-745-3000.
GOTTA DANCE: Not ready to crack “The Nutcracker”? No worries. An “Ailey Day of Dance” for kids ages 5 and older combines African-influenced performances with movement workshops led by the dancers. Workshops at 2 and 3:15 p.m.; shows at 2:35 and 3:50 p.m., free with admission ($10 per person). Children’s Museum of Manhattan, 212 W. 83rd St., between Broadway and Amsterdam Avenue; 212-721-1223.
TOMORROW
MELLOW YELLOW: One of the most original experiences on the kid-entertainment scene, illustrator-songwriter Morgan Taylor’s “Gustafer Yellowgold” uses music and animation to tell the story of what happens when a friendly little alien from the sun moves to a cabin in Minnesota. 2 p.m., $16 for adults, $11 for kids. The Jewish Museum, 1109 Fifth Ave., at 92nd Street; 212-423-3337.
PASSAGE TO INDIA: Meet the music (and the Lincoln Center Chamber Society) in “Drumming a Dream,” an Indian dance and rhythm fest based on a folktale about a servant girl who meets a talking drum in her dreams. 1 and 3 p.m., $15. 10th Floor, the Rose Building, 70 Lincoln Center Plaza, Columbus Avenue at 63rd Street; 212-875-5788.
STILL TO COME
PETER, THE PREQUEL: It’s never too late to start anew. The British theater company In the Wings prefaces its production of “Peter and the Wolf” (picture) with a musical first chapter that seamlessly leads into Prokofiev’s original score. Friday at 7 p.m., Nov. 21 and 22, at noon and 5 p.m. $12.50 to $35. New Victory Theater, 209 W. 42nd St., west of Broadway; 646-223-3010.