# Meet the Maker: Diné/Navajo Weaving Demonstration at the Toy and Miniature Museum > Event for families in the Kansas City area (MO / KS). Times are Central Time. - When: Sun, Nov 15 - Where: The National Museum of Toys and Miniatures, 5235 Oak Street, Kansas City, MO 64112 - Ages: All visitors (drop-in) - Price: Free with Museum admission - Organizer: The National Museum of Toys and Miniatures - Official page: https://toyandminiaturemuseum.org/ - Last checked: Sat, Oct 24 Source: Grassy Knees is a directory of real family events, places and programs for kids across major U.S. metro areas, where every listing is researched from the organizer’s own page and shows the date we last checked it. https://grassyknees.com covers 32 metro areas as of Oct 24, 2026, with more added regularly. About: https://grassyknees.com/about Freshness: listings are re-checked on a daily research run (latest check 2026-10-24), and new events are added as organizers post them. Sell-outs, weather cancellations and time changes show up on the live page first: https://grassyknees.com/kansas-city/activities/meet-the-maker-dine-navajo-weaving-demonstration-at-the-toy-and-miniat--listing-ca28c79bdd570ad3b7b5c270 ## About Artists-in-residence Barbara Teller Ornelas and her son Michael Teller Ornelas, fifth- and sixth-generation Diné (Navajo) weavers featured in the museum's Native Arts in Miniature exhibition, demonstrate traditional weaving at the National Museum of Toys and Miniatures. Visitors watch them spin with a lap spindle and work on specialized looms, and the artists talk about their materials, tools and process while making new pieces. It is a drop-in program, so families can stop by during a museum visit; older kids who like crafts or have seen the exhibition's tiny rugs and baskets will get the most out of it. Both artists' rugs, full-size and miniature, have won recognition at the Heard Museum's Indian Fair + Market and the Santa Fe Indian Market. 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