Mommy and Me: Parent-Child Doll Making with Emilie Hernandez
Saturday, June 27th
10am – 12pm
Price:
$85 per adult, child pair
Open to ages 5 – 12, students will explore various techniques to create their own one-of-a-kind doll!
Students will learn skills they can replicate in the home for endless world building and creative expression. Whether its outfits, features, accessories or that unexplainable magic only you can create, each student will leave with a unique doll full of personality!
Each child must be accompanied by an adult, who helps participate in creating accessories with their child as they monitor and help them with the use of hot glue, scissors, and other technically advanced tools. Adults get to create as well and customize a “Take-Home Bag” to transport their hand-made doll home.
Artist Bio:
Emilie Hernandez is the founder of Mani Mina, a brand offering textile dolls, patterns, and doll-making experiences. She opened New York’s first doll-making school in Brooklyn in 2022 and moved to Saint Petersburg in 2024 to continue developing her workshops in the Tampa Bay area. With an Instagram community of 127,000 followers, she is set to publish two doll-making books in the US and France by June 2026. Her passion is sharing joy and creativity through doll-making, helping participants reconnect with their inner child through unforgettable experiences.
