Last 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:
-Paper plate
-Yarn
-Paint
-Paintbrush
-Pony Beads
-Feathers
-Glitter
-Glue
-Scissors
-Hole Puncher
Step by Step Directions:
The kids were very proud of their creations and happily put them above their beds to keep nightmares and monsters away.
Happy crafting!
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Melissa says
How fun! I love how it looks relatively easy but has a beautiful finished product.
Emma says
These are adorable!! I’ve pinned it so I can do it with my kids soon 🙂
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Yanique Chambers says
Glad you liked them. This is one of my favorite crafts. It doesn’t require too much materials or skill! Thanks for stopping by!
Kirsten says
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!
Yanique Chambers says
Oh they are so fun and kids can’t ever seem to get enough! Thanks for stopping by:-)
Crystal says
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!
Agatha says
That’s an easy enough craft to keep the kids busy and interested 🙂
V. Dotter says
You did a great job with this post. Love all the images and the projects turned out so lovely!!