Entries by playing mantis

The Dance

2026. Playing Mantis. 20 Years Old 20 years ago on mother ‘s day, Playing Mantis was born. It was from a simple desire to offer an alternative outside the dominance of plastic toys . Unknowingly, it was a prelude to a dance of handmade crafts, fair trade, and a community of educators, artists and families […]

Oh it is that time…

Oh it is that time… The tail of September whipping away like a frantic sail cramming summer things undone. The sun is becoming golden, leaves have started to fall, the grounds moist and so deep in green. Unlike last year, I walk where the sun rays, where the angels wait to nudge us our way […]

Human Endurance

Dearest Playing Mantis family and friends, How do you begin a message of optimistic innocence in times like this? Mid into 2021 and the shifting has not settled . We are behind the intelligence and emotions of human capacity.  Lessons  of perfect science constantly changing teaching us how imperfectly human we are. Then LIFE fights […]