FAMILY WORKSHOPS

Join MCBA staff to create fun and unique books, paper and printmaking projects. Learn about the techniques, processes and tools you are using while exploring the world of book arts. Workshops are designed for families with school-age children; please see descriptions for specific appropriate age ranges.

Children ages 9 and up may take workshops independently or with an adult. Each participant (children and adults) will receive materials; adult/child pairs may choose to work side-by-side or together. All supply fees are now included in workshop tuition.

Don't forget to also visit MCBA's Preschool Book Arts Series page, full of fall- and holiday-themed workshops where families can experience the book arts together! (for children ages 3-5)

Please make every effort to register AT LEAST one week in advance of any workshop. Decisions about whether to cancel workshops or add sections are typically made one week prior to the start of workshops.

Register online: simply add the desired workshop(s) to your shopping cart, then check out through PayPal (you do not need to have a PayPal account). Alternately, you can register by phone at 612-215-2520, or register in person at The Shop at MCBA.

Print Your Own Valentine's Day Cards
with Aki Shibata
Saturday, February 4; 10am - noon
For families with children ages 6 and up

Who is your Valentine? Show them some love this year with a hand-made, printed Valentine's Day card using our Vandercook printing presses, then embellish with rubber stamps with Valentine's Day messages. Envelopes provided!

Registration for this workshop is closed.

Roses are Red
with Ellen Ferrari
Saturday, February 11; 10am - noon
For families with children ages 2-10

Begin this Valentine’s Day class with the story My Love for You by Susan L. Roth. Then discover how to turn pieces of paper into a variety of pop-up and pocket valentines. Decorate them with all sorts of stamps, stickers, doilies, colors and even real valentine candies. Yum!

Join Ellen Ferrari for Saturday mornings of family book arts fun! Each workshop starts off with a story and game to warm up your creativity and then dives into a book arts project. Workshops accommodate a range of developmental levels so that adults and children (or) adult/child teams may choose to work together or side-by-side. Each participant receives supplies to use during the workshop, but may choose to bring one set home if working with his or her partner. Ellen will provide older children with suggestions for extending their learning.

$30 ($27 members) per adult/child pair; $15 ($14) each additional participant

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Non-member pair $30.00 USD MCBA Member pair $27.00 USD

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Paper Genius: Origami and Pop-Up Books
with Aki Shibata
Saturday, March 3; 10am - noon
For families with children ages 6 and up

3-D movies, 3-D TVs, 3-D glasses... are you tired of "3-D" just being an illusion? Using the cutting and folding methods of the ancient Japanese art of Origami, you can experience actual 3-D by making 3 different pop-up books. Fold and cut and fold your way to your own original and handmade 3-D pop-up books!

$32 ($30 members) per adult/child pair; $16 ($15) each additional participant

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Non-member pair $32.00 USD MCBA Member pair $30.00 USD

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Non-member $16.00 USD MCBA Member $15.00 USD

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Let's Play Cards!
with Ellen Ferrari
Saturday, March 10; 10am - noon
For families with children ages 2-10

Listen to Play by Ann Morris and play lots of our card games and games with cards. Make rubber card game stamps and print several sets of them on our printing press. Use your cards to create your games -- Bingo, Go Fish, dominos, Concentration, Match-Up and more. Don’t forget to trade cards with your new friends, too!

Join Ellen Ferrari for Saturday mornings of family book arts fun! Each workshop starts off with a story and game to warm up your creativity and then dives into a book arts project. Workshops accommodate a range of developmental levels so that adults and children (or) adult/child teams may choose to work together or side-by-side. Each participant receives supplies to use during the workshop, but may choose to bring one set home if working with his or her partner. Ellen will provide older children with suggestions for extending their learning.

$30 ($27 members) per adult/child pair; $15 ($14) each additional participant

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Non-member $15.00 USD MCBA Member $14.00 USD

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Let's Eat! Writing and Bookmaking about Food
MCBA/Loft Combo Class for Young Writers
Saturday, March 24; 9am - 3pm
For students ages 9-11

Celebrate the art of food in this great combo class with Minnesota Center for Book Arts and The Loft Literary Center! Begin the day by exploring the world of printmaking and bookbinding at MCBA as you create a handmade screw-post journal to keep track of recipes, food memories and future food projects. After lunch, work with The Loft to fill your books with fabulous food stories -- fiction, nonfiction essays, memories, and recipes! Learn the basic craft techniques of fiction and nonfiction while writing about your favorite dishes, memorable meals, imaginary restaurants, fictitious food reality shows, and more. Fun and creative writing exercises will encourage you to think about all of the ways that food is involved in our lives -- both real and imagined.

$102 ($91.80 MCBA or Loft members); low-income rate may be available, contact The Loft for application

April Fool's Book: Now You See It, Now You Don't!
with Aki Shibata
Saturday, March 31; 10am - noon
For families with children ages 6 and up

Say "April Fool's!" with a hidden page book. Create your own handmade hard-cover accordion book with a little secret to surprise friends and family. Make your April Fool's fun and extra creative this year!

$30 ($27 members) per adult/child pair; $15 ($14) each additional participant

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Seeds for Sprouts
with Ellen Ferrari
Saturday, April 21; 10am - noon
For families with children ages 2-10

Plant yourself down for Crockett Johnson’s garden story The Carrot Seed and its surprise ending. Make paper with cotton pulp and special tools, then decorate it with all sorts of seeds -- from big bean to little carrot. Plant the paper in your garden and wait for your own surprise ending! Dress for mess with water-safe shoes.

Join Ellen Ferrari for Saturday mornings of family book arts fun! Each workshop starts off with a story and game to warm up your creativity and then dives into a book arts project. Workshops accommodate a range of developmental levels so that adults and children (or) adult/child teams may choose to work together or side-by-side. Each participant receives supplies to use during the workshop, but may choose to bring one set home if working with his or her partner. Ellen will provide older children with suggestions for extending their learning.

$30 ($27 members) per adult/child pair; $15 ($14) each additional participant

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Non-member pair $30.00 USD MCBA Member pair $27.00 USD

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Non-member $15.00 USD MCBA Member $14.00 USD

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April 28 is Think Green Day! Join us for TWO great earth-friendly workshops!

Eco-Upcycled Books: Repurposing Everyday Objects for an Original Book
with Aki Shibata
Saturday, April 28; 10:00 - 11:30am
For families with children ages 6 and up

Reduce! Reuse! Recycle! We can reuse and repurpose so many materials nowadays -- we can even do it for bookmaking! Explore our stock of recycled book materials and learn how to "upcycle" them into whole new handmade books. A creative way to think green!

$25 ($23 members) per adult/child pair; $13 ($12) each additional participant

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Non-member pair $25.00 USD MCBA Member pair $23.00 USD

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Non-member $13.00 USD MCBA Member $12.00 USD

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Eco-Papermaking: Handmade Recycled Paper
with Aki Shibata
Saturday, April 28; 12:30 - 2pm
For families with children ages 6 and up

Turn newspaper into new-paper! Experience the process of papermaking from beating the pulp to pressing out your final sheets. Then use other papermaking tools to create uniquely designed paper that you can utilize for a variety of projects. Dress for mess with water-safe shoes.

$30 ($27 members) per adult/child pair; $15 ($14) each additional participant

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Minnesota Center for Book Arts is located in
the Open Book Building in downtown Minneapolis:
1011 Washington Ave S, First Floor
Minneapolis, MN 55415
Phone: 612 215 2520
Fax: 612 215 2545
Email: mcba@mnbookarts.org

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