dream catchers

The third graders at Royal Oaks are studying Native Americans for their Multicultural Night and asked me to do a dream catcher lesson.

We purchased some sturdy wire cut in 18" strips and black electrical tape to assemble the hoops. Each child bent their own hoop and I helped fasten the tape on.

Next I distributed 5 pipe cleaners to each child. We attached one end to the hoop and strung on some beads. Next we attached the middle of the pipe cleaner to another end of the hoop and strung on more beads. The pipe cleaner was bent in a "V" and attached at the end. We repeated this step for three pipe cleaners.

(Dream catcher with 2 pipe cleaners attached)

Next we bent the other two pipe cleaners and added beads to the end.

We attached feathers to the end of the pipe cleaners

The feathered pipe cleaners were attached to the hoop to create the part of the dream catcher that hangs down.