Magical Mandala
Over the years of performing I have always made sure that those who volunteer to be part of the show (mostly children of course) leave with a nice prize as a thank you. These are by far the most popular of the things I have given away.
Called Mandala which means ‘circle’ in Sanskrit, you can make 35 different shapes with them, but the joy is having it in your hands as you fiddle them through from shape to shape. Definitely not a toy, they are sold as a meditation aid and that’s exactly what they are, but I like putting precious objects (small ones anyway) inside or nested on mine. They can become a container for special objects. I tell the child volunteer that when they are closed they are a ‘spyhole to magic land’.
They are made in India and the people who make them are given a decent wage for doing so (in other words they are ethically sourced). I will put a longer story on as soon as I have it.
Over the years of performing I have always made sure that those who volunteer to be part of the show (mostly children of course) leave with a nice prize as a thank you. These are by far the most popular of the things I have given away.
Called Mandala which means ‘circle’ in Sanskrit, you can make 35 different shapes with them, but the joy is having it in your hands as you fiddle them through from shape to shape. Definitely not a toy, they are sold as a meditation aid and that’s exactly what they are, but I like putting precious objects (small ones anyway) inside or nested on mine. They can become a container for special objects. I tell the child volunteer that when they are closed they are a ‘spyhole to magic land’.
They are made in India and the people who make them are given a decent wage for doing so (in other words they are ethically sourced). I will put a longer story on as soon as I have it.
Over the years of performing I have always made sure that those who volunteer to be part of the show (mostly children of course) leave with a nice prize as a thank you. These are by far the most popular of the things I have given away.
Called Mandala which means ‘circle’ in Sanskrit, you can make 35 different shapes with them, but the joy is having it in your hands as you fiddle them through from shape to shape. Definitely not a toy, they are sold as a meditation aid and that’s exactly what they are, but I like putting precious objects (small ones anyway) inside or nested on mine. They can become a container for special objects. I tell the child volunteer that when they are closed they are a ‘spyhole to magic land’.
They are made in India and the people who make them are given a decent wage for doing so (in other words they are ethically sourced). I will put a longer story on as soon as I have it.