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Book a fun and engaging paint party with us at ConnectEd & Inspired! Join us for a wood sign paint party! This activity is appropriate for adults and older children and offers a wide assortment of options for your guests! Choose your stain or paint background, learn to use precut stencils to apply an image to the wood, paint and finish! Choose from farmhouse styles, customized styles, and personalized options. Children's Standard Wood Sign Paint Party $350: - Includes up to (10) children; additional $30/guest with a maximum of (24) children per party - Two hour party which includes 1 1/2 hours of instruction and 1/2 hour refreshments 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. - 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. children’s parties are limited to two hours. We ask that you kindly bring all children’s gifts home Adult Standard Wood Sign Paint Party $50/guest with a minimum of (8) guests: - Large functions can accommodate 50-75 guests per party - Two 1/2 hour party which includes 2 hours of instruction 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. - Party host can arrive ½ hour before the party to decorate and set-up food and refreshments. 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.

The Adult and Pediatric First Aid/CPR/AED course incorporates the latest science and teaches students to recognize and care for a variety of first aid emergencies such as burns, cuts, scrapes, sudden illnesses, head, neck, back injuries, heat and cold emergencies and how to respond to breathing and cardiac emergencies to help victims of any age - adults (about 12 years and older) and pediatric (infants and children up to 12 years of age). Participants who successfully complete both the online and classroom skills requirements for this course will receive a certificate for Adult and Pediatric First Aid/CPR/AED valid for two years. The in-person skills portion of the course will review material from the online course and put into practice the CPR/First Aid/ AED procedures, participants must show that they have gained the skills necessary to become certified.

⚡⚡ 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

🌈💛✨ Mindfulness & Kindness Art Camp ✨💛🌈 🗓️ August 24–27 | Monday–Thursday | 10:00 AM–12:00 PM 🕙🎨 Slow down, stretch, breathe, and create! 🌈💛✨ This calming and confidence-building week helps young artists explore creativity while learning positive self-expression, gratitude, and kindness. Each day includes a fun 15–30 minute Intro to Yoga & Mindfulness for Kids 🧘‍♀️🧘‍♂️🌬️ to help their bodies feel calm and their minds feel focused. Through peaceful art, positive thinking, and uplifting projects, campers will leave feeling happy, confident, centered, and inspired! 🎨🌟😊 Monday – Calm & Create 🎨🌀🌿 We begin the week by setting a peaceful tone with yoga, stretching, and mindful breathing 🧘‍♀️💫. Artists design a colorful watercolor mandala 🌈 and create a personalized Mindful Art Journal 📓✨ for gratitude, doodling, and reflection. Tuesday – Kindness in Action 💕🌼😊 After calming movement and focus time, campers paint cheerful Kindness Rocks 🪨🎨 to share in their community and design bright Affirmation Posters 🌟💬 filled with positive words and creative lettering. Wednesday – Feel-Good Tools ✨🌬️💙 Today’s mindfulness session helps us relax our bodies and manage big feelings 🧘‍♂️🌈. Artists create a sparkling Calm Glitter Jar 🫙✨ and sculpt smooth Clay Worry Stones 🪨💫 to stay grounded. Thursday – Gratitude & Friendship 🌟🤝💛 We close the week with a peaceful yoga flow and relaxation time 🌿🧘‍♀️. Campers create a joyful Gratitude Collage ✂️💖 celebrating what makes them happy and design Friendship or Lava Bead Bracelets 📿🌈 as a wearable reminder of calm and kindness. ☀️ 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

🤠🌵 Saddle Up & Create: Wild West Art Round-Up! 🌵🤠 📅 August 3–6 🕙 Monday–Thursday | 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM 📍 ConnectEd & Inspired 138 S. Main Street, Milford, MA 01757 🌐 www.connectedandinspired.org/summer-program Yeehaw! It’s time to saddle up for a rootin’-tootin’ week of western-inspired creativity! 🌅✨ Campers will explore farm life, dusty sunsets, and cowboy flair while creating bold, hands-on art projects full of rustic charm and colorful fun. This week blends pottery, clay, canvas painting, and wearable art for a creative rodeo you won’t want to miss! 🐴🎨 🗓 Weekly Creative Line-Up: 🔔 Monday – Clay Horseshoe Windchime Sculpt and design a clay horseshoe windchime with western-inspired details and decorative accents. Once kiln-fired, your lucky horseshoe will be ready for pickup within two weeks — the perfect rustic keepsake! 🌅 Tuesday – Sunset Silhouette Canvas Painting Create a stunning western sunset scene on canvas! Campers will blend warm colors to design a glowing sky, then add bold silhouettes of horses, barns, cacti, or cowboys for a dramatic finishing touch. 🤠 Wednesday – Decorate a Cowboy Hat! Design and decorate your very own cowboy hat using paint and creative embellishments. Add patterns, western symbols, or your name to make it uniquely yours! 🐮 Thursday – Paint Your Own Pottery (Farm & Wild West Edition!) Choose from a variety of adorable farm animals including: Highland cows, pigs, chickens, horses, and more! Campers will design and paint their pottery pieces with bright colors and creative details. (Projects will be kiln-fired and ready for pickup within two weeks.) ☀️ 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

📅 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! 🌟

🎨✨ 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! 🎨💛

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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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.

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.