Leonardo's Basement is an innovative educational organization for children, adults and their families.
07/13/2024
A KSTP photojournalist visited the crew at Adventure Playground Big Build summer workshop! https://kstp.com/kstp-news/top-news/kids-build-a-nearly-25-foot-death-star-in-minneapolis/
Kids build a nearly 25-foot 'Death Star' in Minneapolis After two summers of hard work, the kids at Leonardo's Basement in Minneapolis have made a significant milestone for one of their largest creations: a Death Star.
05/16/2024
Curious about what it looks like inside? Come to the Open House, this Sunday May 19th! Star Wars Cosplayers will be stopping by, to monitor our progress on the Death Star. RSVP so we know how many cookies to buy, and how many Rebellion and Empire (kids n adults) to expect! [email protected]
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05/03/2024
Tomorrow is Volunteer Day! Cleaning, organizing and uncovering projects left-behind (like these cuties!)
Send us an email to RSVP, so we know how many cookies (or hot dogs?!) to buy. Ages 18+
04/18/2024
Summer Workshops for Middle & High schoolers. Make cool stuff & learn technical skills! Welded bikes, thrift-store makeover, communityservice project , video game design, sewing, art installation, miniatures and more! Registration online
02/11/2024
Summer is coming for you! Registration opens tomorrow! More than 110 workshops for ages 6-17. A spot for everyone! Enginering, art, design, welding, animation, LEGO, sewing, woodworking & lots of good junk.
11/30/2023
Dear Introverts, we see you in this season of forced socialization! Please join us this Sunday. Craft aprons, hats, shadow boxes, patches, journals, dog blankets, ornaments or something else! Swipe to see sample materials [we did not create the fantastical cat diorama, but are inspired by it!] Register online.
11/09/2023
Tomorrow! Adults (ages 55+) come and work on a project! We'll have plants, wire, beads, textiles & thousands of gallons of other materials! 10:30-noon Pre-register online call with questions: 612-824-4394
07/24/2023
Added: new section of Death Star Build! The first week of summer crew (pictured) got it started, & a new crew will finish it next week! Know a teen who wants to learn some skills and work on an epic project? Registration online
06/13/2023
Summer workshops begin next week! New shop is almost ready, but "we're gonna need a bigger boat"
04/23/2023
We moved, but are still 1-cabinet away from Narnia, 429-miles from Ms Frizzles classroom, 3- leagues from the Underdark, 1-tornado from Oz, 5-ft from Dirtmouth And 3678-M from The Shire! 2 Malcolm Ave SE Mpls 55414 youtoseeit
02/26/2023
Free stuff at the shop today! Random assortment of hh items, furniture, small tools and project starters! Today 10-2 only!
11/27/2022
Fun to be back at Orchestra Hall. Can you guess which epic film we are providing photo opps for?!
10/27/2022
D&D begins this Saturday! (*welded dragon wings and experience not required)
10/24/2022
Our favorite Halloween magic spell? Watching kids make one-of-a-kind things out of good-junk! Thanks to for hosting us!
10/12/2022
Dungeons & Dragons, Welding, Adventure Playground and (of course) Build What YOU Want available for fall! &d Leonardosbasement.org
06/10/2022
That's a wrap on field trip season! Always exciting to see those school busses pull up to the shop...and now, here comes summer!
06/06/2022
Summer starts in just one week! Due to MPS schedule changes, space is now available in some previously full workshops! Try drones, gardening, sewing, welding, power tools, CAD, hand tools...no need for screens and # minneapolis
05/04/2022
Millennium Falcon docking is one of the many services we provide May the fourth, and everyday!
Thanks to a 7-year-old engineer/engineer!
03/22/2022
"It's not a line from A to B. It's a line from A to Strawberry Pizza" Mo Willems on the unpredictability of creativity.
03/17/2022
Kid created project made with: a spider plant, balsa scraps, wood burner, wire, wire cutter and a tiny toy airplane.
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