🌊🐠 Ocean Explorers: Aquatic Animal Adventures 🐠🌊 📅 July 27–30 🕙 Monday–Thursday | 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM 📍 ConnectEd & Inspired 138 S. Main Street, Milford, MA 01757 🌐 www.connectedandinspired.org/summer-program Dive into a week of underwater creativity! 🌊✨ During Aquatic Animal Adventures, campers will explore the wonders of the ocean while creating bold, colorful projects inspired by sea life. From sea turtles to axolotls, waves to whales, this week is packed with splashy imagination and hands-on artistic fun! 🐢🐳 🗓 Weekly Creative Line-Up: 🐢 Monday – Sea Turtle Mosaics Campers will design and create a vibrant sea turtle mosaic using colorful tiles and creative patterns. A beautiful ocean-inspired keepsake! 🐳 Tuesday – Axolotl or Whale Pyop Box Paint Your Own Pottery! Campers can choose to paint an axolotl or whale-themed pottery piece, adding bright ocean colors and creative details. (Projects will be kiln-fired and ready for pickup within two weeks.) 🌊 Wednesday – Under the Sea Printmaking Explore the art of printmaking while creating layered ocean scenes filled with fish, coral, and sea plants. Campers will experiment with texture, pattern, and repetition to create dynamic underwater artwork. 🏄 Thursday – Wooden Surfboard Painting Catch the creative wave! Campers will paint and design their own wooden surfboard décor using beachy colors, bold patterns, and ocean-inspired designs. The perfect splashy finale to an amazing 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! 🔥 Cost: $140 for the full 4-day week (a $20 savings!) $40 per individual day 🚨 Please note: Once registered, transfers are accepted but refunds will not be issued.

🌿🦋 Gnome & Garden Creators Week 🦋🌿 📅 July 20–23 🕙 Monday–Thursday | 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM 📍 ConnectEd & Inspired, 138 S. Main Street, Milford, MA 01757 Calling all nature lovers, bird watchers, and fairy garden designers! 🌸✨ This week is all about creativity inspired by the outdoors. Campers will design, build, sculpt, and decorate beautiful garden-themed projects while learning about eco-friendly crafting and natural materials. It’s hands-on, imaginative fun with a sprinkle of woodland magic! 🧚‍♀️🍃 🗓 Weekly Creative Line-Up: 🐦 Monday – Wooden Birdhouse & Recycled Feeder Campers will decorate a wooden birdhouse using paints and creative details. Then we’ll design a bird feeder using recycled materials, learning how art and sustainability can work together! 🌱 Tuesday – DIY Garden Stakes & Clay Succulent Holder Create custom garden stakes to brighten any flower bed or plant pot and also sculpt a clay succulent plant holder and learn carving techniques to add texture and design. (Clay projects will be kiln-fired and available for pickup within three weeks.) 🧚 Wednesday – Eco-Friendly Gnome & Fairy Garden Design and build a miniature fairy or gnome garden using natural and recycled elements. Campers will craft their own magical garden scene to take home! 🧩 Thursday – Mosaic Garden Decoration Using colorful tiles and creative patterns, campers will design a mosaic garden decoration perfect for adding sparkle to outdoor spaces. A beautiful, lasting piece to finish 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. 🔥 Cost: $140 for the full 4-day week (a $20 savings!) $40 per individual day 🚨 Please note: Once registered, we are unable to issue a refund, however transfers to another week or child are acceptable.

⚡⚡ Pokémon Peeps Week ⚡⚡ 📅 June 29th – July 2nd | 10AM–12PM | Monday–Thursday Calling all trainers! 🌟🎒 Get ready to design, battle (creatively!), and build in a week full of imaginative Pokémon-inspired art adventures! From sculpting creatures to creating electrifying glow art, this week is packed with colorful fun! 🎨⚡ 🗓 Weekly Creative Line-Up: 🔵 Monday – Clay Creation Sculpt your very own Pokémon-inspired creature or Poké Ball using real clay! Add textures, expressions, and personality! 🔥🌊🌿 (Kiln-fired and ready for pickup within three weeks!) 🎨 Tuesday – Pop Art Picture Create a bold pop-art portrait of your favorite Pokémon-inspired character using acrylics and vibrant backgrounds! 🌈✨ 🟢 Wednesday – Mosaic Masterpiece Design a mosaic featuring lightning bolts ⚡, elemental symbols 🔥💧🌱, or a Poké Ball pattern! 🌟 Thursday – GLOW Party Finale! Black lights + neon paint = EPIC finale! 🎉 Campers will create glowing artwork and celebrate the week with music, laughter, and lots of color! 💡🎨 ☀️ 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! 🎨 Campers explore a variety of mediums including: Clay • Wood • Cardboard • Mosaics • Watercolors • Acrylic Paint • Ceramics • Craft Materials & more! 👩‍🎨 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. 🎉 Spots fill quickly every summer — don’t wait! We cannot wait to create, glow, sculpt, and celebrate with you! 💖✨ 👉 Register today: www.connectedandinspired.org/summer-program

🎤🔥 KPOP Kraze! Week 🔥🎤 📅 June 29th – July 2nd | 10AM–12PM | Monday–Thursday Ready to unleash your inner superstar AND demon-slaying hero? 💥✨ This high-energy week blends bold pop-art vibes, dramatic fantasy elements, and glow-in-the-dark excitement! Inspired by the colorful world of KPOP aesthetics and epic hero adventures, campers will design, sculpt, sparkle, and GLOW all week long! 💎🎨🎶 🗓 Weekly Creative Line-Up: 🟣 Monday – Clay Creation Design and sculpt your very own demon hunter mascot, charm, or fantasy creature using real clay! 🐉✨ Learn shaping, detailing, and texture techniques. Projects will be kiln-fired and ready for pickup within three weeks! 🎨 Tuesday – Pop Art Picture Create a bold, colorful pop-art masterpiece featuring a KPOP-inspired icon or alter-ego! Think neon colors, dramatic expression, and superstar vibes! 🌈🎤 🟡 Wednesday – Mosaic Magic Design a sparkling mosaic using vibrant tiles to create a symbol, logo, or hero emblem! 🧩💎 🌟 Thursday – GLOW Party Extravaganza! We turn off the lights and turn UP the fun! 🎉 Campers will create glow-themed art and celebrate their creative week in neon style! 💡🖌✨ ☀️ 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! 🎨 Campers explore a variety of mediums including: Clay • Wood • Cardboard • Mosaics • Watercolors • Acrylic Paint • Ceramics • Craft Materials & more! 👩‍🎨 This is a drop-off program for children 5-12. 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. 🎉 Spots fill quickly every summer!

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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.

Welcome to ConnectEd & Inspired's newest attraction: the Paint Splatter Room! Prepare to unleash your inner artist in the most exhilarating way possible. Step into a vibrant world where creativity knows no bounds. Equipped with protective gear, a canvas, and an arsenal of paints, you're ready to dive into an hour of pure, unadulterated fun. Feel the adrenaline surge as you grab your paintbrush or simply use your hands to splatter colors across the canvas—or dare we say, at each other! Yes, you read that right. This isn't your average painting session; it's a paint-throwing extravaganza where boundaries blur, and self-expression reigns supreme. Immerse yourself in thirty to forty-five minutes of throwing time, where every flick of the wrist becomes a stroke of genius. Whether you're aiming for the canvas or aiming for your friends, the choice is yours. As the colors fly and laughter fills the air, witness your masterpiece come to life before your eyes. And fear not, for we provide a sturdy box to transport your artwork safely while it dries, ensuring that your creation remains as vibrant as the memories you've made. But wait, there's more! For those hungry for even more hues or eager to continue their artistic journey, extra paint colors and canvases are available for purchase at an additional fee. So gather your friends, plan a memorable date night, or host the ultimate party at ConnectEd & Inspired's Paint Splatter Room. Unleash your imagination, embrace the chaos, and let your creativity run wild in a whirlwind of color and camaraderie. Requires reservations for 2-24 people. All ages welcome - friends between the ages of 2 and 99 have enjoyed this activity! Additional paint cups available 5/$10. Please call the studio for reservations of more than (8) people @ (781)480-1375 or email alwaysconnectedandinspired@gmail.com

Thursday Sessions 7-8PM Relax, let go, and enjoy the slow flow! This nurturing class begins with a slow and intentional flow practice to move energy and open the body gently. Learn to combine breathing, flowing postures and meditation in this gentle, but deep approach to yoga. The slower pace of this class allows time to explore the postures while cultivating strength, flexibility, balance, and calm. Yoga poses are linked to breath to help reveal body awareness, inner strength and easeful opening. End class with an extended savasana to offer the utmost relaxation. Sessions are $17/ session or a five-week session for $75 Session begins 5/19-6/16 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.

🎤🔥 KPOP Kraze Week 🔥🎤 📅 June 29th – July 2nd | 10AM–12PM | Monday–Thursday Ready to unleash your inner superstar AND demon-slaying hero? 💥✨ This high-energy week blends bold pop-art vibes, dramatic fantasy elements, and glow-in-the-dark excitement! Inspired by the colorful world of KPOP aesthetics and epic hero adventures, campers will design, sculpt, sparkle, and GLOW all week long! 💎🎨🎶 🗓 Weekly Creative Line-Up: Choose your day(s) 🟣 Monday – Clay Creation Design and sculpt your very own demon hunter mascot, charm, or fantasy creature using real clay! 🐉✨ Learn shaping, detailing, and texture techniques. Projects will be kiln-fired and ready for pickup within two weeks! 🎨 Tuesday – Pop Art Picture Create a bold, colorful pop-art masterpiece featuring a KPOP-inspired character or alter-ego! Think neon colors, dramatic expressions, and superstar vibes! 🌈🎤 🟡 Wednesday – Mosaic Magic Design a sparkling mosaic using vibrant tiles to create a symbol, logo, or hero emblem! 🧩💎 🌟 Thursday – GLOW Party Extravaganza! We turn off the lights and turn UP the fun! 🎉 Campers will create glow-themed art and celebrate their creative week in neon style! 💡🖌✨ ☀️ 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! 🎨 Campers explore a variety of mediums including: Clay • Wood • Cardboard • Mosaics • Watercolors • Acrylic Paint • Ceramics • Craft Materials & more! 👩‍🎨 This is a drop-off program for children 5-12. 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? Let us know! 🔥 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. 🎉 Spots fill quickly!

📅 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! 🌟

🎉 Pottery Wheel Birthday Experience at ConnectEd & Inspired 🎉 Looking to throw a birthday party that really spins above the rest? 🌀 Welcome to the Pottery Wheel Experience at ConnectEd & Inspired in Milford — where creativity takes shape and memories are molded by hand! Perfect for artists ages 8 through adult, this hands-on celebration lets guests get a little muddy and a LOT creative. Whether you're turning 8 or 80, there's nothing quite like the magic of clay spinning on the wheel beneath your fingertips. ✨ 🏺 What’s Included in Your Wheel-y Awesome Party: 🌀 1.5 Hours on the Pottery Wheel Step-by-step instruction from our talented team + all materials included. We’ll guide each guest through the process so everyone leaves feeling like a clay champion! 🎨 Create 1–2 Vessels to Keep Bowls, cups, mini planters — your masterpiece, your way! 🔥 Kiln Firing (Twice!) We’ll carefully fire your creations not once, but twice — first to set your clay, then again after glazing for that glossy, vibrant finish. 🎨 Glazing Session (Second Visit!) Guests return during scheduled open studio times to glaze their pieces with our full selection of beautiful colors. We provide all materials and instruction — you bring the imagination! 🥤 Celebration Time (30 Minutes of Studio Space) After spinning, relax and celebrate with refreshments. We provide: - Lemonade & water - Plates, cups & napkins - Space to sing, snack & celebrate! 🎂 📸 Memory Keepsakes Each guest receives a special keepsake photo, plus a group photo for the birthday star 🌟 — because the best memories deserve to be framed! 📦 Packaging & Pickup Notification Once your masterpieces are finished and ready, we’ll carefully package them and notify you for pickup. 💰 Pricing & Party Details $75 per person Private Event Minimum: 6 participants Maximum: 8 participants This small-group format ensures personalized instruction, plenty of wheel time, and an experience that feels extra special. Why Choose a Pottery Wheel Party? Because this isn’t just a party — it’s an experience. It’s laughter when the clay wobbles. It’s pride when a bowl takes shape. It’s the joy of creating something from scratch. It’s hands-on, heart-filled, and completely unforgettable. 💛 Ready to get the party spinning? 🌀 Let’s throw a birthday that’s truly kiln it! 🔥

🍭🧁 Sweet Treats Spectacular Week! 🧁🍭 📅 August 17–20 🕙 Monday–Thursday | 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM 📍 ConnectEd & Inspired 138 S. Main Street, Milford, MA 01757 🌐 www.connectedandinspired.org/summer-program 📞 781-480-1375 📧 alwaysconnectedandinspired@gmail.com Get ready for the sweetest week of the summer! 🍦✨ Sweet Treats Spectacular Week is packed with colorful creations, sugary-inspired designs, and hands-on dessert-themed fun (no baking required 😉). Campers will sculpt, paint, design, and slime their way through four deliciously creative days! 🗓 Weekly Creative Line-Up: 🍨 Monday – Decorate a Sundae Dish Campers will paint and personalize their very own ceramic sundae dish using bright, playful colors and dessert-inspired designs. (Projects will be kiln-fired and ready for pickup within two weeks.) 🧁 Tuesday – Cupcake War! A creative decorating challenge where campers design the ultimate cupcake masterpiece! Think frosting swirls, colorful toppings, and fun presentation. It’s friendly competition mixed with tons of creativity and laughter! 🍬 Wednesday – Dessert Slime Making Create ooey-gooey slime inspired by sweet treats! Campers will mix colors, scents, and fun add-ins to design their own dessert-themed slime creation to take home. 🎨 Thursday – Cupcake Canvas Paint Party A guided paint party featuring a bright and cheerful cupcake canvas design! Campers will blend colors, add texture, and create a masterpiece that looks good enough to eat! ☀️ 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