Meet the Mettas
Say hello to the Mettas.
Read a story book and learn about their favourite foods and transport.
The Mettas are a set of characters created from faces found in everyday objects (known as pareidolia) by Mark Baker on his travels around the world in 2015. Below you can see which pareidolia faces inspired which Metta character.
SERVI
Servi was found on a napkin dispenser at breakfast in a hostel in Vancouver, Canada.
Meet The Mettas Video
Play the video to say hello to all of the Mettas.
Transport
The Mettas, along with walking, sometimes require a different way to get around. This is when they call upon the vehicle of choice – the multifunctional WAG, which stands for Water, Air, Ground.
The WAG has; wheels that fold out for riding on the ground, A fin and paddle which enable the WAG to operate on water and finally it turns into wings to fly which can clip to the back of any Metta.
What others children say:
“Very cool, I want to do that. They make me giggly.”
Izzy -Age 6
“I think everyone will like The Mettas. I have since I first met them.”
Sam – Age 8
“I like how each character shows me how to be kinder.”
Devon – Age 9
“It’s very cool. I love the idea of day to day items that are being turned into cartoon characters!!!”
Josh – Aged 12
Favourite Food
The Mettas love their food…
…they choose healthy food that either grows on trees or in the ground because it makes them feel better for longer. Unhealthy foods give a short term buzz but they know that high is replaced by a low feeling.
The Mettas enjoy picking and eating the tree grown ‘Erahs’. They are blue on the outside and can be easily split into shareable portions. What makes ‘Erahs’ exciting is that each section, though tasting the same, could have different colours and shapes on the inside.
The Mettas love to cultivate their own food and grow ‘Dnik’ in the ground. They are simple to pull out of the earth and can be snapped into sections to share with others. When pulling the ‘Dnik’ out of the ground ‘The Metta’ never knows how many sections the vegetable will have it, it can vary between two and ten, making it a great way to teach early years counting skills.
It is important to the Mettas that they are as kind to themselves, with the food they eat, as they are to others around them. What is great about both the ‘Dnik’ and the ‘Erahs’ is that they are both simple, healthy and ‘Tear and Share’ type foods.
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