Create pleasant dreams with a dream catcher for kids.
Native American lore used dream catchers to trap bad dreams and help bring good dreams to those who had them hanging nearby as they slept. According to the lore, the webbing catches the bad dreams and holds onto them until it releases them as the sun rises. Bring the lore to your kids and help them make their own dream catcher. There are many ways to make a dream catcher, and you can easily make one without yarn for an afternoon kids' craft project.
Instructions
Embroidery Hoop Dream Catcher
1. Take apart the two hoops that make up the embroidery hoop by unscrewing the metal pin.
2. Spread the cotton netting tightly across the bottom hoop. Replace the top hoop and secure it to keep the netting in place.
3. Cut excess netting from around the hoop. The netting should fit snugly inside the embroidery hoop with no visible excess netting outside the hoop.
4. Glue decorative feathers and sequins around the edges of the hoop. Make sure that the feathers hang down from the edges of the hoop. Glue a large wooden bead into the center of the netting.
5. Wrap the end of the leather shoelace around the top of the hoop, in the middle section. This is the hanger for the dream catcher.
Paper Plate Dream Catcher
6. Trace a soup can in the center of the paper plate with a pencil. Cut out this center circle. Turn the plate over so that the bottom side faces up.
7. Rim the edges of the plate with glue. Place the cotton netting over the net. Stretch the netting tightly before you press it down onto the glue.
8. Turn the plate right side up and decorate the edges of the circle with sequins. Glue a large bead in the center of the netting. Glue a few feathers onto the bottom center of the plate, with the feathers hanging down.
9. Wrap the end of the leather shoelace to the top center of the plate. You can use this lace to easily hang your dream catcher.
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