Join us for a hands-on fiber art adventure at the Boston Athenaeum! Explore soft and textured materials through creative projects and sensory stations, perfect for little hands and big imaginations. This workshop is for children aged 18 months to 5 years alongside their caregivers.

Join Minni and CoDesign Collaborative to design and create your very own table decor in time to celebrate Thanksgiving! Little artist(s) will get into the Thanksgiving spirit with table placemat creations, and warm hued lanterns using recycled materials! This is a FREE event funded by the City of Boston Nightlife Economy Department’s grant program.

Join us for our Community Drop-In event to participate in art-making and tour the Minni studio!

Minni Community Drop-Ins are designed for the entire family to enjoy creative play and messy materials in our spacious studio. Rotating themed projects focus on open-ended play, material exploration, and a variety of art processes. Minni Community Drop-Ins are free or pay-what-you-can to give back to our community, one creative project at a time. 

Slime scientists will be lining up for our spookiest and gooiest workshop yet! Grab your cauldrons and join us to create creepy concoctions in our Halloween slime workshop! Students will make the most of three different slimy interpretations of everything Halloween, beginning with fluffy pumpkin slime and concluding with a bubbly witches brew. Let your little one unleash their inner scientist; we’ll take care of the mess as students enjoy the rest.

Join us for a spooky take on architecture in this Minni workshop! Students will use an exciting medley of recycled and craft materials to design their own facades complete with towering turrets and ghastly gargoyles. Perfect for the spooky season!

In our Minni Family Workshop- Fall Fest, students and caregivers will enjoy creative fall festivities right in the studio! Students will explore all the crunchy textures and warm hues of fall through a selection of sensory activities inspired by our favorite season. The festivities will kick off with pumpkin painting and wrap up with messy apple printing and leaf collaging. Join us for the most colorful celebration of the season!

Plop, hiss, fizz! Grab your cauldrons and witch hats for a magical adventure in creating spooky soaps and b(oo)tiful bath bombs! Join our Minni instructor as you learn to craft bath bombs and melt-and-pour soaps, adding vibrant colors and enchanting fragrances to create the perfect witches’ brew. Plus, students will get to design eye-catching packaging for their creations—perfect for gifting or keeping! 

Get ready for a ghoulishly fun time filled with creativity and a sprinkle of magic! 🧙‍♀️✨

In our Minni Family Workshop- Fall Fest, students and caregivers will enjoy creative fall festivities right in the studio! Students will explore all the crunchy textures and warm hues of fall through a selection of sensory activities inspired by our favorite season. The festivities will kick off with pumpkin painting and wrap up with messy apple printing and leaf collaging. Join us for the most colorful celebration of the season!

Join Minni and CoDesign Collaborative on Tuesday, October 1, from 5-7pm ET for a city-builders workshop. Kids and families will decorate cardboard buildings with donated materials from actual design projects. Kids can add their building to a growing city or take their piece home with them! Coloring sheets are always available so kids of all ages can participate in the making.

In our Minni Family Workshop – City Builders little architects and caregivers will learn all about cities while exploring a variety of multi-sensory 2D and 3D art processes. Join our Minni instructor as we design and construct our own city blocks, explore printmaking, a construction themed sensory station, and enjoy a special book reading. This creative morning of family-friendly fun is not to be missed!

Calling all little designers! Minni and MIT MAD, invite you and your little artist(s) to join our FREE design workshop at the Cambridge Science Fair! Little designers (K–2) will be taken through the entire design process to create and model their very own sci-fi themed fashion wearable. From mood boards to styling, participants will explore colors and materials to assemble imaginative futuristic fashion.

Did someone say sharpies?! Artists ages 8 to 12 are invited to Minni to draw and design on canvas materials with fabric markers, and everyone’s favorite permanent marker! A Minni instructor will inspire students to explore surface design by looking at patterns, graffiti, and artists from the Pop Art movent such as Basquiat and Keith Haring. Join us to design your own one-of-a-kind accessory! Workshop participants will take home a one-of-a-kind pencil case, pencil & sketchbook (up to 2 per participant).

Join 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! 

Join us for our Community Drop-In event to participate in art-making and tour the Minni studios! Minni Community Drop-Ins are designed for the entire family to enjoy creative play and messy materials in our spacious studio. Rotating themed projects focus on open-ended play, material exploration, and a variety of art processes. Minni Community Drop-Ins are free or pay-what-you-can to give back to our community, one creative project at a time. 

Join us for our Community Drop-In event to participate in art-making and tour the Minni studio!

Minni Community Drop-Ins are designed for the entire family to enjoy creative play and messy materials in our spacious studio. Rotating themed projects focus on open-ended play, material exploration, and a variety of art processes. Minni Community Drop-Ins are free or pay-what-you-can to give back to our community, one creative project at a time. 

Slime scientists and ice cream lovers will be lining up for this sweet spin on our most popular workshop! Join us at our studio-turned-ice-cream-shop to create creamy concoctions with a Minni instructor! Students will make the most of three different slimey interpretations of everyone’s favorite sweet treat, including swirly soft-serve ice cream and even ice cream cake. Let your little one unleash their inner scientist; we’ll take care of the mess as students enjoy the rest.

In this special family workshop participants will gather to make the most colorful compositions and paint their very own playsilks provided by Sarah's Silks. What are Playsilks? Playsilks are open-ended toys for a creative childhood. An opened-ended toy has multiple uses, encouraging children to imagine, create, and problem solve without limitations are just a few of them. Grab your loved ones and make your own playful playsilk masterpiece! Each registered child will take home one Sarah's Silks playsilk.

In collaboration with local artist Alex Adamo also known as known as AlexMakesArt, artists of all ages can come together to participate in our community weaving project! Alex and the Minni team will provide gentle guidance on how to contribute to our large-scale community weaving using all types of up-cycled materials. Participants will also have the chance to work on their own personal weaving project to take home! Join us for a Sunday of creative fun, no weaving experience necessary!

Come join us for this special collaboration between Minni and Anderson Yezerski Gallery celebrating their new show Along The Way, paintings by Siddharth Choudhary!

In this special Community Drop-In participants will first visit Anderson Yezerski Gallery (460 Harrison Ave., A16, open from 11am–1pm) to view Choudhary's playful portraits before heading to the Minni South End studio to take inspiration and create their own imaginary portraits using recycled materials!

Our Minni Family Workshop - Sandy Sculptures workshop will bring the beach to the studio as students explore all the textures of the ocean. A Minni instructor will guide students through the process of sticking and smooshing together sandy, textured towers. Playful activities on the side will include shell fossil making and a sensory station. Join us for a creative beach day!

In this Family Workshop, participants will have so much farm fun! A Minni instructor will show participants how to work together to create a barn that they will decorate and fill with farm animals! Create cute and cuddly farm animals using a variety of methods and materials. In addition, students will delight in a farm-themed sensory bin. Grab your loved ones and come spend a creative morning on Minni's farm! 

Join us for our first ever Student Art Showcase to celebrate the end of the school year and all the fantastic art that students have crafted this semester! Open to family and friends, studios will be open for the showcase during our First Fridays in the South End and during our Community Drop-Ins over the weekend.

Join us for our first ever Student Art Showcase to celebrate the end of the school year and all the fantastic art that students have crafted this semester! Open to family and friends, studios will be open for the showcase during our First Fridays in the South End and during our Community Drop-Ins over the weekend.

In our Minni Family Workshop – Mixing Rainbows workshop, color-loving kiddos will work on identifying all the colors of the rainbow, and then turn to creating bright rainbows of their very own. A Minni instructor will guide the group through a variety of vibrant activities including the mixing and matching of a host of hues, fun with fluffy rainbow cloud dough, and the ultimate production of fuzzy rainbow sculptures! 

In collaboration with local mosaic tile company Artaic, artists ages 4–10 will take upcycling to the next level in this fun mosaic coasters workshop! Using post-industrial / pre-consumer remnant material, a Minni instructor will guide students through the process of decorating their own drink coasters. Students will work with porcelain and glass mosaic tiles to create something special for themselves, or to gift to someone else!

Minni is excited to be once again participating in this year's Duckling Day celebrations! Hosted by The Friends of the Public Garden, in association with the City of Boston Parks and Recreation Department, Duckling Day is a beloved tradition of more than 30 years, celebrating the classic children's book, "Make Way for Ducklings" by Robert McCloskey.

Spend the day with the ones you love and learn how to create an everlasting flower bouquet with our Minni Family Workshop - Mother's Day Edition! A Minni instructor will guide families through the process of creating, painting, and gluing their own small bouquet of gorgeous up-cycled flowers using egg cartons! 

Young jewelry designers are welcomed to a bracelet adventure all about winding, looping and stringing together unique beaded creations! A Minni instructor will guide participants through the basics of beading with extra special beads provided by our friends, Names for Good. Bring your bestie along and create memorable friendship bracelets! 

Join us for our 6th Birthday Celebration + Community Drop-In event to participate in art-making, and celebrate SIX fabulous years of Minni! Minni Community Drop-Ins are designed for the entire family to enjoy creative play and messy materials in our spacious studio. Rotating themed projects focus on open-ended play, material exploration, and a variety of art processes. Minni Community Drop-Ins are free or pay-what-you-can to give back to our community, one creative project at a time.

Join us for our 6th Birthday Celebration + Community Drop-In event to participate in art-making, and celebrate SIX fabulous years of Minni! Minni Community Drop-Ins are designed for the entire family to enjoy creative play and messy materials in our spacious studio. Rotating themed projects focus on open-ended play, material exploration, and a variety of art processes. Minni Community Drop-Ins are free or pay-what-you-can to give back to our community, one creative project at a time.