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Easy DIY Kid’s Dream Catcher

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dreamcatcherLast year, one of my goals was to get my six-year old son to regularly sleep in his own room. You can read more about how I did this here.

We finally started seeing progress, and then out of nowhere, he began having nightmares. We wanted him to feel safe, but we didn’t want him to get comfortable sleeping in our room again.  Getting our son to return to his room became priority Numero Uno!

We tried a few things. Nightlights, calming music, sleeping in his bed next to him—nothing worked. Finally, I decided to see if making a dream catcher with him would do the trick.

I use to make dream catchers when I worked with children who had experienced trauma and were coping with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). They did wonders for many children and were a great source of comfort. I figured if it worked for them, why not give it a shot. To my delight, it worked! He has been able to sleep in his own room for the last two weeks and only needed us to come sit with him for two nights during that two week period.

 

Here’s how we made our dream catchers…

What you will need:

dreamcatcher supply

-Paper plate
-Yarn
-Paint
-Paintbrush
-Pony Beads
-Feathers
-Glitter
-Glue
-Scissors
-Hole Puncher

Step by Step Directions:

easy dream catcherThe kids were very proud of their creations and happily put them above their beds to keep nightmares and monsters away.

dreamcatcher bed

Happy crafting!

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Comments

  1. Melissa says

    February 15, 2015 at 7:45 pm

    How fun! I love how it looks relatively easy but has a beautiful finished product.

    Reply
  2. Emma says

    February 20, 2015 at 2:18 pm

    These are adorable!! I’ve pinned it so I can do it with my kids soon 🙂
    Hi from the #WeekendBlogHop!

    Reply
    • Yanique Chambers says

      February 23, 2015 at 12:01 am

      Glad you liked them. This is one of my favorite crafts. It doesn’t require too much materials or skill! Thanks for stopping by!

      Reply
  3. Kirsten says

    February 28, 2015 at 8:39 am

    Such a cute idea. I remember making these for one of my classes when I was getting my Elementary Ed degree. You’ve just reminded me that I should do these with my own children. They would love them! Pinning this!

    Reply
    • Yanique Chambers says

      February 28, 2015 at 4:35 pm

      Oh they are so fun and kids can’t ever seem to get enough! Thanks for stopping by:-)

      Reply
  4. Crystal says

    September 23, 2015 at 10:36 am

    I have a 4-year-old couch sleeper. I am resigned to him staying there until next summer. His bed is in the basement in his big brothers room, so I have to wait until it won’t be as big of an issue to disrupt his sleep. i will have to remember this when the time comes!

    Reply
  5. Agatha says

    September 25, 2015 at 3:56 am

    That’s an easy enough craft to keep the kids busy and interested 🙂

    Reply
  6. V. Dotter says

    September 25, 2015 at 10:18 am

    You did a great job with this post. Love all the images and the projects turned out so lovely!!

    Reply

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