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    Dream Catcher Craft for Kids

    Published: Jun 21, 2016 · Modified: Mar 28, 2019 by heather · This post may contain affiliate links

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    This dream catcher is sure to help your kids have the sweetest of dreams. Using simple materials, this is such a fun project to make!

    This DIY Dream Catcher is a wonderful craft for young kids to hang in the bedroom and catch their sweet dreams.

    There is no question that summer time is AWESOME! For kids it means days filled with sunshine, pool time, and most importantly – no school! But, without the daily ritual of school, it can also mean that my second grader, Ava, starts missing her friends. With busy schedules of camps and vacations  it can be tough to coordinate time to get together. I’ve made it a priority the last few summers to host a small ice cream and craft party for the friends to convene and catch up. They really are so sweet when they are together. It is fun to listen in on their conversations and be transported back to a time when your biggest concern is which ice cream flavor you will choose.

    Ice Cream with Dream Catchers hanging in the background

    This summer we decided to have a “glamping” party…you know camping but with a little more flare. My step-father made us some cute tents so we could pretend to be out in the woods. For the craft we decided to make dream catchers. Not only was this a fun craft but it inspired lots of interesting discussion about dreams while the girls enjoyed their ice cream. Dream catchers were believed to give its owner good dreams and catch the bad dreams in its web.

    Things you will need:

    • Scissors
    • Hole Punch
    • Paper Plates
    • Yarn (about 6 feet total, I used 2 feet of each color)
    • Tape
    • Large Sewing Needle
    • Glitter, Paint, Beads, Feathers

    Bowl of beads, glitter glue and yarn

    How to make a Dream Catcher

    • First, cut out the center of the paper plate and then paint the outer ring. The girls used glitter glue.

    Paper Plate with hole cut out of center for Dream Catcher

    • Next, punch 12 holes around the paper plate and thread the large needle with a piece of yarn. Quick tip, once you loop the thread through the eye, wrap a tiny piece of tape around the yarn near the needle so it doesn’t come undone while the kids work. Thread needle through one of the holes and secure the end of the yarn to the back of plate with a piece of tape. Start creating a web by sewing through the holes around plate.

    Needle with yarn going through paper plate

    • Once the sewing is complete, tape down the yarn on the back of plate. Punch three more holes at the bottom of the plate. Cut three pieces of yarn and thread one piece through each hole and tape ends on back of plate. Thread beads onto the yarn, tying double knots around each last bead to secure on yarn. For the feathers, we inserted the end of the feather into the beads.

    Dream Catcher on a table

    This DIY Dream Catcher is a wonderful craft for young kids to hang in the bedroom and catch their sweet dreams.

    The girls really enjoyed making their dream catchers, celebrating being together and of course eating their ice cream.

     

    Dream Catcher hanging on teepee

     

     

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    1. Dreamcatcher B

      July 15, 2016 at 7:37 pm

      I love this idea! I’ve seen other dreamcatcher tutorials online, but yours looks so easy to make and is made out of materials I have around. I am going to do this one, thanks for posting! 🙂

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      • heather

        July 17, 2016 at 12:36 pm

        Thank you! Yes, the kids really had fun making these and they are fun to personalize.

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