Host A Party or Event
The Maker Bean Cafe is a fun & educational spot for your next party or event! Contact us for more info or bookings, or check out below for all the details!
We have 2 floors to host you, and can lead your group through fun & educational maker activities that’ll have you 3D printing, laser cutting & coding your way to your next project, while enjoying our extensive food & beverage selection.
Birthday Parties at The Maker Bean Cafe - NEW activities added!
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We’re excited to offer 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, colourful & 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, we have a number of fun themes to get your group making, laughing & learning together. |
Tech-themed Party Activities
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Build an ArtBot! Learning about motors, batteries & wiring, kids will each build their own motorized robot that creates art on its own! |
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Learn Laser Cutting or 3D Printing! We'll walk you through all the steps of designing your own laser cut or 3D printable piece in Adobe Illustrator or Tinkercad, one laptop per child, and then amaze you as the laser cutter cuts or the 3D printer prints your custom piece before your eyes! Recommended for kids 8+ years old. |
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Minecraft Adventures on a private server! Each child receives their own laptop, and the group enters a private world of Minecraft to complete activities & build together, facilitated by one of our Minecraft experts! |
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Build a light-up laser cut treehouse! Use laser cut pieces to assemble your own treehouse, complete with warm, glowing LED light inside that you assemble yourself! You'll get all the pieces & plenty of customizable decorative pieces to bring your treehouse to life! |
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Build a Pompom Catapult Kids build a catapult from laser cut parts and elastics, and use them in a distance competition with fuzzy colourful pompom balls! |
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Custom LED Diorama Birthday Kids will use laser cut pieces, complete with a character of their choice, to create a light up diorama with an LED that they’ll learn to wire themselves! You’ll get all the pieces and plenty of craft materials to customize and bring your dioramas to life! |
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Custom motor and hopping character project Perfect for aspiring engineers & artists alike! You can choose the theme that's most special to your child, and they'll learn about batteries, motors and cam mechanisms to create a hopping character of their choice! $20 one-time fee for custom designs we'll create especially for you! |
Pricing
Birthday activities are $45/child; price includes activity facilitators and all parts & materials and use of the private space. Food & drinks can be purchased separately & are not included in the activity price.
Other details
- Wide variety of days/times available, including Saturdays 1-3pm and Sundays 10am-12pm or 1-3pm, or weekdays after-school
- 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
- You can bring your own food & drink into the birthday activity space; please bring all items needed to serve, ie, cups, plates, cutlery, napkins, etc.
- Parents are welcome to stay in the space, or relax in our separate cafe area until the party ends
- 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
- Our lower level event space does not have an accessible entrance; please ask us about hosting on our main floor accessible space!
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)
- Average age of kids attending
Events & Private Workshops
Want your next event or party to be one where your guests not only have a blast, but also learn how to laser cut or 3D print?
Bring your group to The Maker Bean, and we’ll take care of the rest: laptops & software, drinks & snacks and facilitation are all provided. All you have to do is let your imagination fly!
Send us an email through our Contact page for more information or to book your event!