homemade dreamcatcher

We made a homemade dreamcatcher. "The earliest dreamcatchers, commonly called Sacred Hoops, were crafted by parents to protect their children from nightmares. Newborns were given charms that were woven in the form of spider webs to protect their dreams so their innocence would not be harmed by the tricksters of the night. The dream catcher charm would be hung from the hoop on the cradle." I went out and cut some vines that grow all over the place and we bound them in a circle. Then I started the first loop around by taking yarn and making half hitch knots about every two inches.
The kids then started putting beads on their yarn and looping it through the loops I had made.

Emeline made one too. She not only is a great sugar-coater but is also great at stringing beads!

We attached some yarn and feathers and there you have it, a Native American dream catcher.

Georgia's red white and blue one.

Oh darn you can't see her colors. She thought about hers too. One is blue for the Blue Bird, white for a dove, and yellow for the American Goldfinch.

And Emeline's! I had wanted to do this for a while and it actually turned out to be really fun with beautiful results don't you think?