Mindfulness Through Play

08/07/2025

The is coming up quick!

All MTP students are invited to come put their practice to the test! Student comp is free for our students!

Competition for students will be at 9 am Saturday the 23rd.

We will have three competitions!

•MOSHI KAME COMPETITION (high score)
•BEGINNER SPEED LADDER
•INTERMEDIATE OPEN STYLE

Visit Sweetskendamasfoundation.com/pages/nako to see more about the entire weekend event!

See you there!

01/14/2025

This Saturday JAN 18th

Enjoy a DOU style Kendama competition! Players will team up and try to be the first to land and connect four tricks on a grid trick options. So bring your partner and let’s battle!

We will have a beginner, intermediate, advanced and Pro levels to choose from.

We will have epic prizes from , , and more!

Doors and registration opens at 12pm beginner comp starts at 1pm! ( donation based registration - pay what you can, you won’t be turned away ) we are raising funds to help provide a title one school in Hawaii with a free PE program!

Invite all of your friends and let’s have some fun!

08/23/2024

We are looking to contract a handful of passionate educators/ kendama players to teach afterschool programs here in the Twin Cities and beyond.
✏️This is a 1099 contractor position.
🔢You choose how many classes ( one to four) a week you want to teach.
⏰Class length is usually 2 hours and opperate between 2:30pm - 6pm.
📆Each course operates between 8-12 weeks.

📍please email your resume to [email protected]

08/16/2024

🏮 OBON FEST IS BACK! 🏮This Sunday 3pm- 10pm!
Find us at our booth! We will be jamming and teaching first spikes all day long and will have a design your own kendama station!
Don’t miss our stage performance at 6:30pm on the main stage where local instructors will be going head to head in a freestyle battle!

01/24/2024

‼️Attention Minneapolis Kendama Players‼️We are partnering with to run a kendama competition and jam! Next Friday the 2nd 5pm-8pm, We will be running a kendama Blitz tournament and sharing the joy of kendama with all the people at Fulton! We will have and merch for sale and prizes for mini games! All skill levels are welcome to compete! Share this with all of your friends and let’s get Fulton filled with dama players!

11/10/2023

🔔LIVE STREAM FUNDRAISER🔔
We will be live all day raising funds to provide programs to more schools and at risk youth!
THURSDAY NOV. 16th 10am- 11pm!

will be going head to head with in wild challenges all day on
We will be giving away community starter packs of kendamas plus other top of the line kendamas to participants in the chat!
Tune in and enjoy the stream while also helping raise funds for the cause!

See you in chat!

08/29/2023

‼️Attention all players & educators interested in teaching/ testing kendama at a more professional level‼️
WE HAVE TWO DAYS WITH TWO COURSES OFFERED PER DAY!

Swipe to read a couple reflections from our last courses participants!

HOW TO SIGN UP:

📍Limited to 10 participants per course.
📍 Choose the course and time that best fits your schedule.

📍TO REGISTER -EMAIL- [email protected] ( link in bio)

📍PLEASE INCLUDE:
-Your full name
-Full address ( for shipping your certificate and kentei cards)
- and the course time and date you choose

📍Payment plans can be arranged. Please email to begin the process.

📍Registration will fill up in first come first serve selection.

For any questions please email us!

11/30/2021

It’s giving Tuesday!

Help us reach our goal of serving 15,000 students by the end of 2022!
We want to remind you that every dollar counts when donating to our foundation.
When $1,500 is accumulated that allows us to offer a full day, 8 hours of programming to a title one school, or an organization that works with at risk youth. This on average reaches 500 students with hands on programming.

You can donate now by going to PAYPAL.COM/PAYPALME/KENDAMAINSTITUTE

08/20/2021

The Sweets Kendamas foundation had the pleasure of bringing our 2 day mindfulness based Kendama program to the campers at Sky Y Ymca camp in Prescott Arizona this summer.

We got the chance to sit down with David Madden the Executive Director of the camp to ask him some questions about how the 2 day program went.

Nw booking Fall and Spring Programs
For pricing and booking information please see our website Sweetskendamasfoundation.org

The Sweets Kendamas foundation had the pleasure of bringing our 2 day mindfulness based Kendama program to the campers at Sky Y Ymca camp in Prescott Arizona...