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Native American Dream Catcher

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Ages 6 and Up

Duration: Over One Hour

Help your kids make a Dream Catcher, out of a web of string, beads and feathers. Native American legend says that only good and important dreams pass through its web.

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WHAT YOU NEED

1 lid from a 48.7 oz. NESQUIK canister
8 yards of 1 inch wide decorative ribbon
Cotton twist cord (about 7 feet long)
1 utility knife
Leather lacing
Multicolored pony beads
Craft glue gun
Safety Scissors
Ruler

All of the items above can be purchased at a craft store.

HOW TO DO IT

Print out diagram.
Clean and dry a lid from a 48.7 oz. NESQUIK canister.
(PARENTS ONLY) Using a utility knife, cut along the inside rim of the lid, leaving a ring.
Wrap ribbon around the plastic ring. Secure with a craft glue gun.
Follow the diagram to create the Dream Catcher web from the cotton cord.
Roll cotton cord loosely into a ball. Tie one end of the cotton cord around the ring then secure the knot with a craft glue gun.
Tie six half hitch knots every three inches around the ring. Pinch each completed knot as you begin the next, so that it remains taut.
Add a half hitch knot next to the knot where you began. Then begin tying half hitches in the middle of the cord you already added.
Continue until you complete a total of three or four more circles of half hitch knots.
Double knot the cord in the #162er of the webbing then seal knot with a craft glue gun, if necessary. Cut off excess cord.
Cut five 10 inch lengths of leather lacing.
Thread two beads at each end of the lacing and then knot the ends.
Holding the knot ends together of one 10" length, insert one the loop end through ring at the top. Draw the knot ends through loop and pull tight. See diagram
Use a craft glue gun to secure a feather to each end of the leather laces.

FOLLOW UP FUN

Visit the library with your children and check out books about Native American legends.
Let them share one or two legends that they found most interesting at the dinner table.

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