The Maker Bean Cafe is Toronto's First Makerspace Cafe where you can have coffee and use maker tools like 3D printers and laser cutters.
The Maker Bean Cafe is your place for creative technology camps to engage your kids, as well as tech-focused PA Day camps during winter break, March break, and summer camps.
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KIDS CAMPS
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- The Maker Bean's Kids Tech Camps: The Maker Bean Cafe is your place for creative technology camps to engage your kids aged 6-12! Topics include Robotics, Inventions, Minecraft, and coding.
All camps & programs take place at our 1052 Bloor St. West location. The Maker Bean is an inclusive & positive space for everyone, and children of all backgrounds and gender identities are welcome in our camps.
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CAMP DETAILS
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- PA Day & Holiday Full-Day Kids Tech Camps
- Weekly Kids Tech Camps – Thurs after-school, Sat morn & aft - next session
- Winter Break Kids Tech Camps
- March Break Kids Tech Camps
- Summer Break 2024 Kids Tech Camps – details coming soon!
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BIRTHDAY PARTIES
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The Maker Bean Cafe offers a wide variety of maker-themed activities to bring your friends & family together for your next birthday party!
- Parties last 2 hours, including time for the Maker activity (about 1.5 hours) and birthday song & food or cake (about 0.5 hours). You'll have exclusive use of our separate, colorful & bright maker space for your party, and you're welcome to bring your own food, drinks & decorations. Parents are welcome to stay, or drop kids off & come pick them up later.
- For kids' birthday parties, they offer several fun themes to get your group making, laughing & learning together.
Tech-themed Party Activities
- Build an ArtBot!
- Learn Laser Cutting: Make & laser cut your own design!
- Minecraft Adventures on a private server!
- Build a light-up laser-cut treehouse!
- Build a Pompom Catapult
To book, contact us to inquire about availability and themes! Please include in your message:
- Dates you'd like to inquire about
- Activity you're interested in (or would like to learn more about!)
- Number of expected kids (final numbers can be confirmed the week before)
- The average age of kids attending
- Wide variety of days/times available, including Saturdays 4-6 pm and Sundays 11am-1pm or 3-5pm, or weekdays after-school
- A 5-child non-refundable deposit ($225) required to hold the booking
- We'd ask you to confirm the final number of participants ~1 week before the party; this number would be used for final payment after the party.
- For no-show participants, we can package a maker kit for you to take home for most activities.
- Minimum of 5 activity participants for parties, max of 20 kids, and up to 25 with enough notice.
- Plenty of nearby parking available, and easy access from Dufferin & Ossington TTC subway stations