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!
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.
Dive into the vibrant world of mixed media collage and visual storytelling! Tweens are invited to learn the artistic process of using shapes, patterns, and images to plan dynamic compositions, and explore how to translate summer aspirations into a compelling visual narrative.
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!
In our Minni Family Workshop – Garden Party little gardeners will learn how to plant marigold seeds and paint a terracotta pot with their caregiver. A Minni instructor will commence the garden party with a book reading before guiding participants through the painting and planting process. Playful stations on the side will include printing with petals and a special sensory garden.
Join Minni on First Fridays in April + May, for a collaborative community drop-in with local dance studio Urbanity to participate in art-making and dancing! Urbanity will run a 20 min dance class at the top of each hour. This is a great opportunity to tour the Minni South End studio, and learn more about our upcoming Minni x Urbanity Summer Programming.
Join us for our Open House + Community Drop-In event to participate in art-making, tour the Minni studios, and meet our instructors! 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.
“Stick” the kids with us for Minni Washi Workshop - Father’s Day Edition, a most cheerful colorful collaboration with renowned Japanese brand MT Washi Tape. Participants ages 4–10 will stick, unstick and play with patterns to create unique silhouette portraits just for dad. A Minni instructor will free-hand individual silhouettes for each little artist to add to their completed Washi masterpieces.
Join us for a fun and festive workshop to kick off summer! A Minni instructor will guide tweens through the process of transforming ordinary seashells into extraordinary works of art.
Join us for our 5th Birthday Celebration + Community Drop-In event to participate in art-making, Join us for our 7th Birthday Celebration + Community Drop-In event to participate in art-making, and celebrate SEVEN fabulous years of Minni!
In collaboration with local mosaic tile company Artaic, artists will take upcycling to the next level in this fun mosaic frame workshop! Using post-industrial / pre-consumer remnant material, a Minni instructor will guide students through the process of decorating picture frames or mirrors. Students will work with porcelain and glass mosaic tiles to create something special for themselves, or to gift to someone else!
Join Minni on First Fridays in April + May, for a collaborative community drop-in with local dance studio Urbanity to participate in art-making and dancing! Urbanity will run a 20 min dance class at the top of each hour. This is a great opportunity to tour the Minni South End studio, and learn more about our upcoming Minni x Urbanity Summer Programming.
Join us at NuVu for a special Minni Community Drop-In pop-up event! Community Drop-In's 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.
In our Minni Family Workshop – Blue Hues cool crafting kiddos and their caregivers will learn all about the big blue sky and its many shades and hues. An instructor will guide the group through a variety of activities including the mixing of blue hues, creating wind with watercolors, and fun with fluffy cloud painting!
In our Minni Family Workshop – Earth Day little artists and caregivers will celebrate our planet with playful projects and sensory stations using an array of natural and recycled materials. A Minni instructor will guide participants through a series of planet-friendly activities and a special book reading. Join us for a creative morning of earthy crafting and nature-inspired fun!
Come join us for a fun morning hand-painting planter pots! Artist educators Jaimie & Kate of thecollab will guide little artists through the process of painting terracotta planter pots using acrylic paints. Explore shape, color and texture using a variety of special painting tools and techniques to develop a one-of-a kind work of art!
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!
Join Minni on First Fridays in April + May, for a collaborative community drop-in with local dance studio Urbanity to participate in art-making and dancing! Urbanity will run a 20 min dance class at the top of each hour. This is a great opportunity to tour the Minni South End studio, and learn more about our upcoming Minni x Urbanity Summer Programming.
Add some April Fool's to your day with our Comic Workshop, an all-call for cartoonists! Bring original heroes and villains to life this time with a silly twist! Students will be guided through the process of storytelling and paneling to the ultimate creation of their own April Fool's Day inspired mini-comics. Each participant will delight in the transformation of simple white boxes into colorful, suspenseful and visual stories.
Roll on down to Minni for a Family Workshop all about things that go! Little engineers and caregivers will design their very own cityscapes and roadways using a variety of 2D and 3D art materials. Students will spend time painting colorful wooden cars to bring their streets to life, and explore all the ways to make art through movement - including painting with cars, train collages, and more!
Join Minni at Atlantic Warf for a fun, hands-on "crash course" into the world of moving machines on March 22, 2025 at 10:00 AM!
Ooey gooey fun is a goopy guarantee in this slippery slime session! Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day with gooey green concoctions as a range of ingredients are offered up to students to make the most of three different slimey recipes. Unleash your inner scientist and relax; we’ll take care of the mess as students enjoy the rest.
Pep up your pack! Artists ages 8 to 12 are invited to Minni to design their own special personized mini artwork keychain! A Minni instructor will inspire students to explore the world of accessory design, patterns, and self-expression. Join us to design your own one-of-a-kind accessory!
In Minni Family Workshop – Green Gradients caregivers and color lovers will celebrate St. Patrick’s Day and every shade of green! A Minni instructor will start the festivities with a book reading before guiding students through a series of tactile activities, including a collaborative gradient mural and green sensory collages. Come join the color celebration!
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 at NuVu for a special Minni Community Drop-In pop-up event! Community Drop-In's 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.
Bring your original story to life in our Foldable Zine Workshop with local illustrator Ava Pom! Students will be guided by Ava through the process of folding and illustrating to create their own colorfully inspired mini-book. Each participant will delight in creating a foldable zine into a colorful, suspenseful and visual story.
In our Minni Family Workshop - Happy Hearts little artists and caregivers will be whisked away by playful projects and sensory stations inspired by Valentine’s Day. A Minni instructor will guide participants through a series of sweet activities, including collaborative heart prints, collaged cards and a special book reading. Join us for a creative morning of happy crafting and happy hearts!
Ages 4–10 “Stick” the kids with us at Minni WashiShop - Valentine’s Edition, a most cheerful and colorful collaboration with renowned Japanese brand MT Washi Tape. We'll explore a suite of sticky properties as little designers ages 4–10 use a veritable rainbow of washi pieces to create unique Valentine’s cards for special loved ones, friends and even classmates!
Little 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.
In our Minni Family Workshop - Happy Hearts little artists and caregivers will be whisked away by playful projects and sensory stations inspired by Valentine’s Day. A Minni instructor will guide participants through a series of sweet activities, including collaborative heart prints, collaged cards and a special book reading. Join us for a creative morning of happy crafting and happy hearts!
Artists ages 8 to 12 are invited to Minni to explore a super fun monoprinting method! A Minni instructor will inspire students to explore texture, layering, and fabulous color combinations as they learn the process of gelatin printmaking. Join us to print your own one-of-a-kind artwork!
In Minni Family Workshop – Music Makers little musicians and their caregivers will learn how to create all the sounds of music with repurposed and recycled materials found right in the studio. A Minni instructor will guide students through a series of engaging projects focused on tunes + tones, including drumming canvas paintings to the beat, coloring with jingle bells and creating their own shakers.
Join us at NuVu for a special Minni Community Drop-In pop-up event! Community Drop-In's 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.
Take your little one to the moon and back in Minni Family Workshop – Night Lights, a workshop all about starry winter skies and glistening reflections. A Minni instructor will begin with a reading of Papa, Please Get the Moon For Me by Eric Carle before guiding star gazers through a series of sensory activities.
Support our partners at Room to Grow!
Although this is a free community event, Minni will be collecting donations of new and "like new" baby items for Room to Grow (Donation Guidelines). 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.
Join us for a festive workshop where little makers ages 4–10 will craft personalized ornamental frames, colorful characters on wooden spoons, and special handmade lanterns to share with lucky loved ones or proudly display at home. In Minni Gift Workshop, an instructor will guide little gift givers on a mission to make unique handmade gifts for loved ones this holiday season. The workshop will wrap (pun intended) as artists craft their own decorative gift bags and wrapping paper!
Join us for a cozy creative adventure in our Snowy Shelters Workshop! Designed for tweens ages 8 to 12, this fun-filled workshop invites participants to craft their own winter wonderland. Participants will explore the wonders of nature as they use a variety of mixed media to create their own snowy scenes. From model magic snowmen, to glittery snowflakes, and miniature cozy cabins, the sky’s the limit in this seasonal snowy shelter workshop. Join us for an evening of fun and cozy crafting, and of course, pizza!
In Minni Family Workshop – Winter Wonderland, students and caregivers will craft and create all the elements of a wintery landscape inspired by first snowfalls and Ezra Jack Keat’s renowned book "The Snowy Day." A Minni instructor will begin with a book reading before guiding students through a selection of icy activities, from creating magical winter wands with sparkling snowflakes to a collaborative soft winter collage. Bundle up and come prepared for our most magical workshop yet.
