About Us

Opened for business as a creative reuse center in a cubicle at the Artisans Asylum, Somerville MA. Solicited excess materials from local manufacturers, artists, stores, and individuals. Teachers filled free bags.

Rapid growth inspired move to first storefront at 137 Broadway East Somerville.

Piloted Treasure Box Workshops in an ELL kindergarten at the Capuano School, Somerville MA.

Won award in the first Zaentz Early Childhood Innovation Challenge at the Harvard Graduate School of Education for our Treasure Box Curriculum.

Move to larger storefront at 511 Medford Street in Magoun Square, Somerville MA. To help cover expenses charging $10 per bag of materials. Public welcome. Grants continued to cover some free bags for teachers.

Mosaic murals, mandalas, alphabet quilt and other collaborative art projects hang in every Somerville public school building thanks to the addition of this work to our contract with the district.

Pitched in to help our neighbors at the beginning of the COVID crisis by spearheading diaper collection and distribution with the Somerville Learning Collaborative that lasted until June, 2021.

Won prestigious $100K Cummings Grant as part of their $25 million grant Program.

Moved all operations to backyard studio of our founder and closed our Medford Street storefront. Streamlined our operations to do what we do best: early childhood curriculum and community art projects.