Celebrate May Day with the Sarah's Silks Wooden May Day And Canopy Ring! This handcrafted wooden toy offers a simple, easy, and beautiful option for homes, childcare and educational settings looking to add a touch of magic to their May Day celebrations. You can tie play silks, giant silks or other fabrics through the ring holes and hang them from a branch of a tree for a whimsical outdoor display, or let children hold onto the play silks to dance and play around in a circle.
Additionally, this ring is perfect for creating a canopy over your child's bed or for adding a beautiful touch to any room in the home.
Sarah's Silks Wooden May Day And Canopy Ring
This listing is for one Wooden May Day And Canopy Ring. Silks shown in the photos are not included and are available to purchase seperately.
Dimensions: 30.5 cm Ø x 0.5 cm width. 8 softly sanded holes, 1.9 cm Ø
- Sarah's Silks wooden play silk displays are handmade in California from sustainably sourced Red Oak MDF that is safe for children.
- Care instructions: Wipe down and clean using a drop of soap and lukewarm water.
- Fun & safe for ages 3+. Safety tested by the rigorous standards of the E.U. and U.S.
Sarah has been designing Playsilks and other natural, eco-friendly wooden and silk toys for 30 years! Drawing from the philosophies of Waldorf education and her own childhood of imaginative play.
Born in New York City, and raised in Belfast, Maine, Sarah's childhood instilled that imagination play is essential for the well being of children. "I have never seen two children play so much." Her Grandmother would say, as she and her sister anchored their souls in games and make believe. More than a way to fill time, play enhances and preserves life force, and Sarah learnt this from an early age.
The birth of her son Josh greatly defined the role Sarah is in today. As a creative mother she wanted to celebrate Josh’s spirit which involved wearing costumes and putting on performances. With a friend and neighbor Ann Platz, Sarah dyed her first silks in the kitchen sink. These silks were embraced by the local Waldorf community and before long, Sarah was combining the roles of motherhood, working as a doula and dying silks. “What do you call them?” Sarah McDonald of Magic Cabin asked, and Mike came up with the name, playsilks.
A fiber that is strong, fine and lustrous, silk will last when taken care of, but as a natural fiber, it will return effortlessly to the earth. Silk is imbued with folklore and stories, the spirit of silk is rich, made so by those that have been a part of the history. From the Chinese empress Leizu who guarded the secret of the silk worms, to the men, women and children, that travelled the silk road, one has a sense, of dedication, value, and importance from the fiber. It can be felt that it was this elemental integrity that drew Sarah to it herself.
