Posts tagged Design
Minni featured on Chronicle!

Minni is thrilled to have been a selected as a local Boston business to be featured in a segment titled, “Exploring family fun in Massachusetts for all ages”. The placement shares Minni’s mission to provide access to art and design classes for little artists in the Boston area, shows a recent Messmaker class, and includes an interview with our founder Kelly!

Thank you to the Chronicle for featuring Minni, and thinking of us as a top destination for family fun in Boston!

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Minni x Charlestown Public Library - Pop-up Explorers Classes

Charlestown Public Library is partnering with Minni to expand access for Boston families to hands-on, design and art education throughout the Fall on select dates. We will be offering Minni Explorers classes as a pop-up at the Charlestown Public Library on select Fridays from 10:30am-11:15am.

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Minni x MIT MAD - Fashionino

Calling all little designers! Create your perfect sci-fi outfit and star in your own fashion show.

Minni and MIT MAD, invite you and your little artist(s) to join our FREE design workshop at the Cambridge Science Fair! Children (K–2) will be taken through the entire design process to create and model their very own sci-fi themed fashion wearable.

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Parent's Night Out with Minni & Crush Boutique and Whitney + Winston

Join Minni and Crush Boutique & Whitney + Winston on Thursday, November 30th from 6:00–8:00pm for fall-themed activities for little artists, ages 4–10! Drop your kiddos off at Minni where they will be making seasonal splendid works of art as they dive into all things autumn!

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Yarn Workshops with Boston Fiber Company!

Join 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!

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Minni Community Drop-In with Everyday Deeds to benefit Haley House

Join 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.

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Mom's Night Out at Follain Boston and Minni Beacon Hill

Join Minni and Follain Beacon Hill on Monday, November 14th from 4:30–6:30pm for a fall-themed activity for little artists, ages 4–10! Drop the kids off at Minni where they will be making spooky, spicy, and splendid works of art as we reflect on autumn and the cornucopia of colors it offers!

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Growing Community through Creativity

Minni is growing! Since opening, Minni has collaborated with a number of school partners. Now, we’re ready to bring Minni’s method of early art and design education into even more Boston schools. Through a percentage of retail sales and foundation grants—and our crowdfunding campaign—we are working to grow a scholarship fund to support programming to hundreds of children annually in underserved local communities.

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Southie Family Fun Day

You are invited to join Minni instructors for a colorful art-making extravaganza this Saturday, June 4 from 11-4pm. We are thrilled to join Southie Family Fun Day featuring musical and theater performances, face painting, bubbles and more in the beautiful oceanside DCR Marine Park. We will be creating sand castle prints and mixed media rainbow painting, perfect for artists of all ages! Join us for an afternoon of art-making under the sun!

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The *NEW* Minni Beacon Hill

We are thrilled to announce Minni is opening a second location this summer! Located in historic Beacon Hill, at 70 Charles Street, this new studio will allow us offer all things Minni to a whole new community! The new location will also create more space to host even more classes, workshops, parties, and vacation programs. Schedules for classes and summer programming at Minni Beacon Hill are now live. Sign up today to explore our new space!

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UPPAbaby at Minni

This innovative American company’s mission is to make high-quality baby products that fit parents’ needs, with attention to modern and sleek design. Additionally, the Uppababy Gives Back program supports non-profit organizations. Minni is kicking off our partnership by hosting an Uppababy event during the SoWa Winter Festival! Join us to create some fun art projects, including coloring sheets and snowflake-making. You can even snap an instant photo in front of our winter forest back drop and create an ornament or frame with MT washi tape and recycled materials!

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Brand Highlight: Write Sketch &

Write Sketch & began as a design studio in Milan founded in 2004 by Matteo Carrubba and Angela Tomasoni. Their products feature an avant-garde aesthetic and are produced in Italy and France with the only highest quality materials. It’s clear from their bright and refreshing designs Carrubba and Tomasoni and still having fun creating products together! Check out a few of our favorites from this special brand.

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