A dandelion Belongs

Created and Performed by Lisa Kitchens

Run Time: Approximately 30 minutes

Recommended for families with children ages 4 and up

A digital illustration of a yellow dandelion flower with jagged green leaves.

PUBLIC PERFORMANCES AUG 22, 29 & SEP 19, 2026

At the TaSH Farmers Market in Patriots Park playground lawn

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A gentle, interactive story about a young dandelion who discovers she belongs. Through handmade puppetry, playful audience participation, and live music, this performance celebrates belonging, friendship, and the interconnectedness of the natural world.

Themes: Belonging, identity, self-acceptance, growth, transformation and interdependence

The Animal Puppets: The American Bumblebee, the Carpenter Ant, the New England Cottontail Rabbit

A woman with short dark hair, wearing a yellow shirt and gray pants, kneeling on grass in a backyard, holding a yellow flower puppet. Behind her is a blue folding screen, green trees, and bushes. It is a sunny day.
A woman kneeling on the grass outdoors, engaging with young children seated around her, operating a bumblebee puppet and a flower puppet in the background, in a lush green park during daytime.
A woman sitting outdoors on the ground, operating a bee puppet, with a yellow flower puppet nearby in a wooded area.
A woman kneeling on the grass in a park, playing a ukulele. She is wearing a yellow shirt and beige pants, with a pink strap bag over her shoulder. Behind her are tall trees and a blue backpack with a blue tarp hanging from it.
A woman with dark hair, wearing a teal shirt and beige pants, kneeling on the ground in a wooded area, appears to be operating a large, puffball dandelion puppet.
A woman kneeling on the ground, operating a flower puppet, is performing a puppet show for children sitting on the ground in a forest during daytime. The background shows trees and a trail with blue fabric hanging on a line.
A woman leading a puppet show in a wooded area with children seated on the ground watching.

About the Artist:

Lisa Kitchens is a theatre artist, educator, and student of Nature. For over a decade, she has worked in professional theatre and with young children in schools, classrooms, and outdoor learning environments. Her work brings together her love of storytelling and the natural world. She aims to nurture in children wonder, curiosity, and connection to Nature, to one another, and to themselves.

The logo for Arts Westchester

This project is made possible with funds from the Statewide Community Regrants Program, a regrant program of the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature and administered by ArtsWestchester.

Logo for Tarrytown and Sleepy Hollow Farmers Market featuring a stylized beet with green leafy top and purple root, encircled by the market's name.

Special thanks to community partner, The Tarrytown and Sleepyhollow Farmers Market

This project was originally commissioned by Little Leaf School.

To bring A Dandelion Belongs to your school or private event, please email Lisa at earthstoriesinitiative@gmail.com