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Book a fun and engaging paint party with us at ConnectEd & Inspired! Slime parties are a great way to engage groups of kids! Step by step, we create three different kinds of slime using different colors, mix-ins, and scents! Each slime is packaged in a container and then a gift bag to take home after the event! Make a mess at our place and leave the cleanup to us! Standard Slime Party Package is $350: - Up to (10) guests; a fee of $30/person beyond (10) with a maximum of (24) guests per party - Two-hour party which includes 1 ½ hours of party fun and ½ hour for refreshments, cake, etc. provided by the party host. -All parties include the art supplies you need for your project, an instructor, napkins, paper plates, paper cups, and party tablecloths. -Water and lemonade will be provided for the event. The studio will not provide any additional food or drink. Please feel free to bring cake, pizza, etc. Party host can arrive 15 minutes before the party to decorate and set-up food. We provide a table/space for you to set up. -Hot Cocoa Bar may be added to the standard party package for $5 per person. -We ask that you please confirm the number of participants with us (7) days before the event. -Children’s parties can be drop-off events for guests ages 5+. If any parent wishes to stay, they are welcome to sit in the waiting area of the studio. Parents, family and friends of the birthday child are welcome to remain the party room. -Due to other classes, parties, events, etc. parties are limited to two hours. We ask that you kindly bring all gifts home to unwrap so that we can maintain this time allotment. - Games and other activities may be added to the party, if time allows

Book a fun and engaging paint party with us at ConnectEd & Inspired! Jewelry design offers an opportunity to create a set including a necklace and a bracelet! In addition, children will have an opportunity to paint a keepsake box to store their pieces. Adults will have the option of adding essential oils to any lava beads added to their pieces, identify oils that serve a variety of purposes and apply those that are most meaningful. Jewelry Parties Standard Party Package $350: - Up to (10) guests; a fee of $30/person beyond (10) with a maximum of (24) guests per party - Two hour party which includes 1 ½ hours of party fun and ½ hour for refreshments, cake, etc. provided by the party host. -All parties include the art supplies you need for your project, an instructor, napkins, paper plates, paper cups, and party tablecloths. -Water and lemonade will be provided for the event. The studio will not provide any additional food or drink. Please feel free to bring cake, pizza, etc. Party host can arrive 15 minutes before the party to decorate and set-up food. We provide a table/space for you to set up. -Hot Cocoa Bar may be added to the standard party package for $5 per person -We ask that you please confirm the number of participants with us (7) days before the event. -Children’s parties can be drop-off events for any guests ages 5+. If any parent wishes to stay, they are welcome to sit in the waiting area of the studio. Parents, friends, and family are welcome to join in the party room! -Due to other classes, parties, events, etc. parties are limited to two hours. We ask that you kindly bring all gifts home to unwrap so that we can maintain this time allotment. Upgrade: Additional pieces, earrings, and glass beads may incur an additional fee.

🍰 ConnectEd & Inspired: Cake Decorating Class 🍰 Get ready to design, decorate, and dazzle with our Cake Decorating Class! Whether you're starting your decorating journey or continuing after completing a beginner/intermediate class, this course is perfect for anyone looking to expand their skills. 🌟 What to Expect: Learn Essential Techniques: Master the art of setting and frosting your cake, using piping tools and tips, creating buttercream flowers, and working with fondant. Creative Projects: Explore designs like palette knife cakes, fondant-covered creations, and intricate floral decorations using a variety of methods. Edible Masterpieces: Each week, participants will create and take home a beautifully decorated cake using buttercream, fondant, and other materials. 🗓 Details 📅 Schedule: Mondays, January 27th, February 3rd, and February 10th, from 6:30–8:00 PM. 📍 Location: 138 S. Main Street, Milford, MA 🎂 Materials: All decorating materials, cakes, frosting, and fondant are provided. 💡 Required Kit Participants must bring a beginner cake decorating kit to each class. Don’t have one? Purchase a 60+ piece kit at checkout for $25—yours to keep after the course! Your kit should include: Flat scraper, spatula, cake knife/leveler, turntable 50 piping bags and a set of piping tips (rose, leaf, star, etc.) Flower nail and lifter Note: Due to the nature of this class, we cannot accommodate allergy requests. Our products do not contain peanuts or tree nuts but may be processed in facilities that handle them. 🎉 Next Steps Continue learning advanced cake decorating techniques in future sessions! Sign up today and take your cake designs to the next level with expert guidance from a professional cake decorator. 🍰✨

🎨✨ Creative Opportunities Art Program ✨🎨 Looking for a joyful, welcoming, and inspiring creative space? Join us at ConnectEd & Inspired—📍 138 S. Main Street, Milford, MA (just 10 minutes off 495!)—for our weekly Creative Opportunities Art Session! 🖌️💛 🗓 Wednesdays | 2:00–3:30 PM 📅 April 29 – June 3 🎉 6-Week Session 🎨 A brand NEW project every single week! We are thrilled to offer art classes designed especially for older teens and adults with special needs in a small, supportive, and welcoming group setting. This program is all about building confidence, creativity, and connection! 🌈🤝 Each week, artists will explore exciting new materials and techniques, including: 🧱 Clay 🖼️ Canvas 🧵 Fabric 📄 Paper 🎨 Mixed Media …and so much more! Every project is thoughtfully tailored to build on each participant’s interests and abilities—encouraging self-expression, skill-building, and lots of proud creative moments! 🌟 This is more than an art class—it’s a space to socialize, explore, and shine. Caregivers are warmly encouraged (but not required) to attend and support participants throughout the session. 💕 ✨ All materials are included—just bring your creativity and a smile! Classes are proudly promoted through Creative Opportunities, a local nonprofit dedicated to providing meaningful opportunities for employment, socialization, and connection for adults with special needs. Come create, connect, and be inspired with us at ConnectEd & Inspired! 🎨💛

🎨 Impressionist Teen Art Studio 🎨 Step into the studio where creativity knows no bounds! Impressionist Teen Art Studio is the ultimate afterschool escape for artistic teens ages 11–18, featuring inspiring guest artists, expressive projects, and a vibrant community of young creators. 🌟 What to Expect 🖌️ Explore & Experiment – From bold brushstrokes on canvas to delicate detail in pen and ink, teens will work with clay, watercolor, sculpture, the pottery wheel, and even paint splatter to develop their signature style. 📚 Learn & Create – Dive into art history, refine essential techniques, and enjoy open studio time to let your ideas take shape. 🌈 Inclusive & Inspiring – Whether you're a seasoned sketcher or picking up a paintbrush for the first time, this studio welcomes all skill levels in a fun and supportive space. 🗓️ Details 📅 Wednesdays from 4:30–6:00 PM | April 8th-June 10th 🚫 No class on April 22nd for spring break 📍 138 S. Main Street, Milford, MA 🎨 All supplies included—just bring your passion and imagination! 💡 Join anytime! Pro-rated enrollment available—contact us for details. ✨ Create. Connect. Be inspired. Your masterpiece begins here. ✨

📅 July 13–16 🕙 Monday–Thursday | 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM 📍 ConnectEd & Inspired, Milford Turn up the color and rewind the clock! 📼✨ Retro NEON Art Week is a bold, bright blast from the past packed with glowing paint, wearable art, and totally rad throwback fun! Campers will explore vibrant techniques while creating eye-popping masterpieces inspired by retro vibes and neon dreams! 💥🌈 🗓 Weekly Creative Line-Up: 💠 Monday – Neon Geometric Art Design bold geometric patterns using bright neon acrylics while exploring symmetry, contrast, and color layering to create a modern-retro masterpiece. 👜 Tuesday – Puff Paint Tote Bags Create a wearable work of art! Campers will use dimensional neon puff paint to customize their own tote bag with retro shapes, names, or 90’s-inspired designs. 📻 Wednesday – Paint a Ceramic Boombox Gadget Holder Totally rad! Campers will paint and personalize a ceramic boombox gadget holder using vibrant neon paints and creative detailing. Projects will be kiln-fired and available for pickup within two weeks. 🎉 Thursday – 90’s NEON Art Party! An epic throwback celebration filled with creative stations and games! Activities may include Skip-It fun, fashion designer sketch challenges, splatter paint art, decorating a neon dessert, and more! It’s the ultimate retro art party finale! ☀️ About Our Summer Program ☀️ Our summer programming provides youth ages 5–12 (Teen Programs available for ages 10–17) the opportunity to explore the Arts & Sciences in a safe, upbeat, and air-conditioned environment! ❄️🎨🔬 ✨ This year is ALL-NEW! We are offering dozens of brand-new projects and activities we have never offered before! 👩‍🎨 This is a drop-off program for children 5+. Step-by-step instruction ensures children learn to complete projects independently while building confidence and creativity! 🥨 Please send your child with a snack and water bottle (we have a refill station!). 📝 Once per week at drop-off, parents/guardians complete an emergency contact form. This form is available in our FAQs online if you'd like to print it in advance. 👯‍♀️ Signing up with friends? List them during registration so we can seat them together! 🔥 Cost: $140 for the full 4-day week (a $20 savings!) $40 per individual day 🚨 Please note: Once registered, we are unable to issue refunds. However, we are happy to help transfer your registration to another child, move to another available date, or add you to a waitlist. Let’s glow BIG this summer! 🌟

Brick Builders STEAM Innovation Lab Engineering with LEGO® Bricks Build. Test. Redesign. Innovate. At ConnectEd & Inspired, our Brick Builders STEAM Innovation Lab transforms classic building bricks into powerful tools for creativity, engineering, and innovation. This high-energy STEAM Innovation Camp uses LEGO® bricks and elements to explore Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Math through immersive, hands-on challenges. Great for ages 5-13. Throughout the week, campers will: 🌎 Design earthquake-resistant skyscrapers and test them on a shake table 🚗 Engineer balloon-powered race cars and compete in distance trials 🎢 Build collaborative chain-reaction machines 🤖 Create mechanical inventions and robotic-style builds 🌱 Design eco-cities and future transportation systems 🎬 Produce stop-motion brick films 🎉 Present their creations at our end-of-week STEAM Expo Campers don’t just build — they test, redesign, analyze, collaborate, and present. Each day includes: 🔥 Fast-paced engineering challenges 🧠 Mini STEAM concept lessons 🏗 Major design builds 📊 Testing and improvement cycles 🎨 Creative extensions 📣 Reflection and showcase time Using the Design Thinking Process — Ask, Imagine, Plan, Create, Improve — campers strengthen resilience, critical thinking, teamwork, and presentation skills. 📍 Camp Details STEAM Innovation Camp Where: ConnectEd & Inspired 138 S. Main Street Milford, MA Time: 1:00–3:00 PM Dates: July 20–23 (Full week enrollment only) Registration required at: 🌐 www.connectedandinspired.org/summer-program Limited spots available. Trademark Notice LEGO® is a trademark of the LEGO Group, which does not sponsor, authorize, or endorse this program. This camp uses LEGO® bricks and elements in a descriptive manner. ConnectEd & Inspired is an independent enrichment studio and is not affiliated with the LEGO Group.

Vinyasa Yoga Meets weekly on Fridays from 8-9AM from May 20th-June 17th Breathe in a new day with this dynamic and fluid Vinyasa based class. This class will wake you up with a powerful sequence using your breath to link physical yoga postures. Explore variations of Sun Salutations and asanas (postures) in a steady and happy flow with a strong focus on healthy alignment for all bodies. These classes are sequenced in a way to help increase flexibility, strengthen and tone muscles, and allow you to tune into your body’s own rhythm. You’ll leave class feeling strong, balanced, focused, and energized. Appropriate for all ages and abilities. Please bring your yoga mat with you to class (we will have a few available for purchase if you need one). About the instructor: Dianne Croteau MSN, RN, RYT-500 Dianne is a devoted teacher with a gentle spirit and kind heart who guides others to pursue their practice and find health, balance, and overall well-being through Yoga and Meditation. She has practiced and studied yoga and meditation throughout North and South America for over 20 years. Combined with an extensive background in nursing, she views the science and spirituality of Yoga as a path to helping each individual find a deeper relationship with their own physical, physiological, and psychological body. Her style pulls from multiple yogic disciplines (Vinyasa, Hatha, Restorative, and Yin), and is both intuitive and steeped in the traditional aspects of yoga. Her classes focus on breath, movement, and the interconnection between mind, body, and spirit. Dianne encourages students to practice at a comfortable pace, in their own unique form within a welcoming, safe, and transformational environment.

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Book a fun and engaging paint party with us at ConnectEd & Inspired! Each participant will explore various cupcake decorating techniques, learn a special frosting technique, and decorate a total of six themed cupcakes using special ingredients and creativity to create their version of the cupcake shown on the big screen! This fast moving party is full of laughs and challenges as you race to beat the clock! Standard Cupcake Wars Party Package $375 - Up to (10) guests; a fee of $35/person beyond (10) with a maximum of (24) guests per party - Two-hour party which includes 1 ½ hours of party fun and ½ hour for refreshments, cake, etc. provided by the party host. -All parties include the art supplies you need for your project, an instructor, napkins, paper plates, paper cups, and party tablecloths. -Water and lemonade will be provided for the event. The studio will not provide any additional food or drink. Please feel free to bring cake, pizza, etc. Party host can arrive 15 minutes before the party to decorate and set up food. We provide a table/space for you to set up. -Hot Cocoa Bar may be added to the standard party package for $5 per person -We ask that you please confirm the number of participants with us (7) days before the event. -Children’s parties can be drop-off events for any guests ages 5+. If any parent wishes to stay, they are welcome to sit in the waiting area of the studio. Parents, friends, and family are welcome to join in the party room! -Due to other classes, parties, events, etc. parties are limited to two hours. We ask that you kindly bring all gifts home to unwrap so that we can maintain this time allotment.

🌈💥 SLIME, SAND & SPLATTER WEEK 💥🌈 📅 July 6–9 🕙 Monday–Thursday | 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM 📍 ConnectEd & Inspired 138 S. Main Street, Milford, MA 01757 🌐 www.connectedandinspired.org/summer-program Get ready for four days of ooey-gooey slime, sandy sensory fun, and epic paint splatter creations! 🎨🖌💦 This week is all about texture, color, creativity, and hands-on FUN! Campers will explore exciting art techniques while building confidence, independence, and BIG creative energy! 💪✨ 🗓 Weekly Creative Line-Up: 💚 Monday – Slime Making & Canvas Drip Painting Campers mix, stretch, and customize their own slime creations while learning the science behind slime! Then we’ll create bold acrylic drip paintings on canvas full of colorful movement and magic! 💥 Tuesday – Splatter & Slime Suit up for our controlled Paint Splatter Experience! Expect energy, laughter, and vibrant masterpieces. Plus, we’ll create another unique slime variation with new textures or mix-ins! ☕💜 Wednesday – Slime Mug Glazing & Slime Campers glaze their very own ceramic mug using drippy, slime-inspired color techniques. (Mugs will be kiln-fired and ready for pickup within two weeks.) We’ll also create another custom slime to take home! 🏖✨ Thursday – Sand Art Wood Design & Kinetic Sand Design and decorate a wooden project using colorful sand art techniques, then build and sculpt with satisfying kinetic sand to wrap up the week! ☀️ About Our Summer Program ☀️ Our summer programming provides youth ages 5–12 (Teen Programs available for ages 10–17) the opportunity to explore the Arts & Sciences in a safe, upbeat, and air-conditioned environment! ❄️🎨🔬 ✨ This year is ALL-NEW! We are offering dozens of brand-new projects and activities we have never offered before! 👩‍🎨 This is a drop-off program for children 5+. Step-by-step instruction ensures children learn to complete projects independently while building confidence and creativity! 🥨 Please send your child with a snack and water bottle (we have a refill station!). 📝 Once per week at drop-off, parents/guardians complete an emergency contact form. This form is available in our FAQs online if you'd like to print it in advance. 👯‍♀️ Signing up with friends? List them during registration so we can seat them together! 🚨 Please note: Once registered, we are unable to issue refunds. However, we are happy to help transfer your registration to another child, move to another available date, or add you to a waitlist.

Friday Sessions 8-9AM Breathe in a new day with this dynamic and fluid Vinyasa based class. This class will wake you up with a powerful sequence using your breath to link physical yoga postures. Explore variations of Sun Salutations and asanas (postures) in a steady and happy flow with a strong focus on healthy alignment for all bodies. These classes are sequenced in a way to help increase flexibility, strengthen and tone muscles, and allow you to tune into your body’s own rhythm. You’ll leave class feeling strong, balanced, focused, and energized. Sessions are $17/ session or a five-week session for $75 Session begins 5/20-6/17 About the instructor: Dianne Croteau MSN, RN, RYT-500 Dianne is a devoted teacher with a gentle spirit and kind heart who guides others to pursue their practice and find health, balance, and overall well-being through Yoga and Meditation. She has practiced and studied yoga and meditation throughout North and South America for over 20 years. Combined with an extensive background in nursing, she views the science and spirituality of Yoga as a path to helping each individual find a deeper relationship with their own physical, physiological, and psychological body. Her style pulls from multiple yogic disciplines (Vinyasa, Hatha, Restorative, and Yin), and is both intuitive and steeped in the traditional aspects of yoga. Her classes focus on breath, movement, and the interconnection between mind, body, and spirit. Dianne encourages students to practice at a comfortable pace, in their own unique form within a welcoming, safe, and transformational environment.