At Minni we pride ourselves on steering clear of plastics, whenever possible, and consciously creating with natural and recycled materials. We often incorporate recycled materials into all our curriculum for our classes, vacation programs, and workshops. We also actively work to partner with like minded artists and brands who incorporate recycled materials or make sustainability efforts within their work.
Read MoreIn an effort to familiarize our community with our full team at Minni, we are starting a new blog series highlighting one team member and diving into what makes them unique. From their creative experience and background to their favorite Minni projects, we hope you will read through our ‘minni’ interview.
Read MoreThis month Minni will be hosting a Community Drop-in at Beacon Hill on Saturday, December 16th from 11–3pm to support our partners at Room to Grow!
Room to Grow’s innovative three-year program provides families with structured coaching, material goods, and community connections to support parents as they activate natural strengths, gain confidence and knowledge, and ensure their babies have the social, emotional and language skills they need to thrive from the start.
Read MoreJoin us for an day of inspiration in the flourishing SoWa Art + Design District. Sign up for engaging panel discussions and stop by the many participating showrooms and businesses. Open to trade professionals and design enthusiasts alike.
Read MoreJoin us for our Open House collaboration with local dance studio Urbanity to participate in art-making, tour the Minni South End studio, and dance! Urbanity will run a 20 min dance class at the top of each hour!
Read MoreMeet @blackmominboston otherwise known as JaVonica! Minni was lucky enough to partner with JaVonica recently by hosting a collaborative Community Drop-In event at our South End studio to celebrate creativity, diversity and community engagement. But we wanted to dive a little deeper into all that JaVonica does for community, why she started her Instagram account, what drives hers, and more!
Read MoreMinni is proud to be partnered with Room to Grow as a donation drop box location, where we accept specific items appropriate for children under the age of three in new or excellent condition.
Read MoreRecently Kelly caught up with Canvas Rebel for a chat on all things Minni. From initial ideas to challenges along the way, and growing a business during Covid, Kelly shared all her insights and tips.
Read MoreWe have an amazing fashion workshop coming up with the talented Alyssa Tang-Bortnyk! Read all about this talented woman and what inspires her to create gorgeous pieces and a one-of-a-kind story below!
Read MoreJoin us for a special two part, yarn-tastic workshop with Sara Ingle of Boston Fiber! Using vegetables, flowers, and materials you keep in your kitchen, students will work to naturally dye wool yarn. Participants, ages 4–10, will take home their yarn to dry along with instructions for future yarn-dying projects, like weaving, making pompoms or knit wearables! Following our Yarn Workshop Part 1, participants will join our Yarn Workshop Part 2 and create a final woven art piece!
Read MoreDon’t forget to enter our GIVEAWAY on Instagram! One lucky winner will receive this fun planter by the @_thecollab along with a tote bag and four other winners will win a limited edition tote bag that we created in collaboration with @_thecollab and @moopshop! All you need to do is tag a friend on our post who you are grateful for and we will pick winners this Tuesday!
Read MoreJoin us for an extra special Community Drop-In with Everyday Deeds to benefit Haley House! Spread some holiday cheer by block printing festive gift wrap and bags to wrap wish list items for Haley House guests (and to bring home!). An alarming one-third of adults in Massachusetts face food insecurity and Haley House has been at the forefront of providing food, clothing and services for those in need in Boston.
Read MoreJoin us this December for workshops with Juliana Farina! On the nights and weekends, you can find Juliana running her skincare company Amherst Soaps, while her days are spent teaching middle school science! She loves the energy young kids bring to the arts and sciences, considers herself a kid at heart, and feels the best way to open eyes to the world is to be involved in things! She’s dedicated to making artisan skin care goods that are not only fun to make but feel good to use.
Read MoreUrbanity is a dance studio in the South End, providing classes for tiny dancers to adults. Located in three locations in the South End, Urbanity is fun, engaging, and full of movement of all types!
Read MoreCelebrate Father’s Day by gifting a child with the power of play! As we know at Minni, play is an essential component of motor and social skills, as well as imagination and cognitive development. At Minni we work with amazing local organizations Room to Grow to collect donations year round, but now is the perfect time to donate!
From now til Father’s Day (June 19th) Room to Grow’s board will match every toy donation! That’s twice as many toys for growing families and forming minds. We could not be more proud to work with this amazing organization!
Read MoreComing to the studio and witnessing the pure joy that comes with kids creating something new gives me so much hope for our future. Now, let’s celebrate!
Read MoreJoin us for a fundraiser supporting our partners at Room to Grow! This amazing organization offers structured coaching, material goods, and community connections to support new parents of low income families as they activate their natural strengths and expand their knowledge, so children thrive from the start. We’re proud to offer three ways to show your support!
Read MoreI’m sure you can relate to this: Just when I thought there was a clear path forward into the fall, I’m finding myself rethinking and rebuilding how we do things at Minni. Again.
Read MoreVisit SoWa’s Open Market on Sunday, July 25 (11am-3pm) and bring your new and gently used baby items to donate to Room to Grow. They'll be hosting a table to collect your high-quality clothing (sizes newborn-5T), books, toys, and more!
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