We are adding new brands weekly to our Minni Shop! This week, we have back-to-school products stocked. From backpacks to pencils, Minni has what you need for whatever this school year is bringing for you and your family. Check out this week’s product highlights below.
Read MoreMinni’s Founder and Creative Director, Kelly Harris Smith, is excited to introduce the Up Collection, a new assortment of textiles inspired by urban living. When she’s not running our community art center, Kelly uses Minni as her design studio and draws her inspiration from walking around the bustling city. HBF was kind enough to document Kelly talking proudly about Minni and blending her two passions.
Read MorePlanToys designs and produces sustainable educational toys for children made with natural rubberwood and colored with safe, organic pigments. PlanToys beautifully integrates eco-conscious design with child development. We love plan toys for their approach to natural materials, sustainability and focus on sensory and building of fine motor skills.
Read MoreInk, Roll, Print, Repeat. Let’s get printing with online print workshops! Minni online workshops are designed to keep little ones ages 1.5–10 creating from the comfort of home. Each themed workshop focuses on skill development, simple repurposed materials and unique ways to engage with our environments.
Read MoreCheck out some of our *NEW* products on our shop! We are ramping up for back-to-school with new products in our Minni Shop. On select Sundays, we are open during SoWa’s Farmers Market. Stop by and shop safely!
Read MoreMinni Private Classes offer personal instruction and thoughtful lessons that respond to the unique needs of individuals and small groups. Private Classes are perfect for little ones with a love for art + design, homeschool groups seeking structured class times, and parents in need of a (much-deserved) break.
Read MoreYour Home Studio Guide for At-Home Projects – Fill up your home studio with our favorite materials and keep reading for our secrets to making your art space special! Recycled and repurposed materials you may already have: cardboard, bubble wrap, food coloring, wine corks, egg cartons, TP rolls, newspapers and magazines.
Read MoreSupereditions is an independent publishing house in Paris, France that manufactures quality paper products, stationary and art supplies for all ages. See our favorite products below from Supereditions! We have included Supereditions in our newest Creative Kits. Color onto black and white coloring cards or try your hand at illustrating a story!
Read MoreMust-haves for your little artist: Creative Kits + Online Drawing Workshops! Create from the comfort of your own home with Minni online workshops! We use simple repurposed materials (often found in your recycling) and focus on engagement and skill development. Looking for some useful drawing tools for your little one? Here are some of our favorites!
Read MoreClasses at Minni are designed with current health and safety protocols in mind, utilizing our outdoor patio space (weather permitting) and limiting each session to eight students. Ages 1.5–3 will be limited to four students and four caregivers.
Read MoreWe’re painting up a storm this weekend with two online workshops! Minni online workshops are designed to keep little ones ages 1.5–10 creating from the comfort of home. Each themed workshop focuses on skill development, simple repurposed materials and unique ways to engage with our environments.
Read MoreWe are elated to receive the Best of Boston® 2020 by Boston magazine for Best Kids’ Art Classes. Our classes (virtual and in-studio) offer little ones ages 1.5–10, hands-on art activities taught by professional artists, designers and educators. Each week builds upon the last, emphasizing a progression of skills and techniques.
Read MoreRecycled robots for little engineers + inventors! Bleep! Bloop! Bleep! Get your gears turning for this robotic project. Using a range of recycled materials, participants will use building skills to invent their very own robot. Gather your hardware and equipment and let’s get making!
Read MoreColor Stitch - Dash connects five storefronts with a rainbow of colors and repetitious pattern, signifying unity, strength and forward movement while businesses were closed during the COVID-19 pandemic. The storefronts appear to be stitched together by a moving band of tape, a simple material used to fix and connect. This colorful work of art was made with small pieces of MT washi tape and influenced by her 25-foot watercolor landscape "Color Stitch - Break."
Read MoreTurn your kitchen into a slime shop this week and line up for one of our most popular projects! Little ones will unleash their inner scientist as they create their own creamy concoctions from just a few ingredients.
Read MoreShop our store outdoors! Mark your calendar for the Outdoor Minni Market! We will be popping up right outside the studio with a variety of art supplies, puzzles, games and creative kits to keep the kids creating all summer long. Swing by and shop safely this Sunday July 12th from 10am to 4pm during the SoWa Farmers Market.
Read MoreSpark up some art this weekend with you and your little one(s). With a few recycled materials and the rest likely in your art bin or in the recycling, this Fourth of July project is colorful and great for all ages! If you’re ready to jump into more at-home fun, check out our blog for more projects.
Read MoreOur fellow artist and friend Elodie Blanchard @elodieblanchardstudio (who exhibited “Feeling Feelings” at Minni last summer) is now teaching online workshops! Elodie and her husband have created @treehouseartsnyc to teach online art and music + movement classes. They are offering a FREE class this Sunday June 28th at 10am.
Read MoreMinni Creative Kits are here! These curated boxes are filled with our favorite in-studio materials and quality supplies from brands we love. They are perfect for little artists and adults! Kit varieties include slime, stitch, marbling, weaving and more!
Read MoreCake Sculpture – Get messy, mix your own pastel “frosting” and make a cake! Cardboard. Inexpensive, plentiful and for some reason, fascinating for every child…ever. As we turn to the internet for our daily needs, boxes are bound to take over our kitchens and recycling bins.
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