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Paper Dream Catcher Craft

Create this fun and easy dream catcher craft for kids in under 30 minutes using simple paper and few craft supplies and a free template.
Cook Time20 minutes
Total Time20 minutes
Course: Kids Crafts
Keyword: dream catcher craft, dream catcher craft for kids, easy dream catcher
Author: Alli Ward

Equipment

Ingredients

  • Cardstock paper
  • Craft papers
  • Printable Dream Catcher Template grab below
  • Pencil
  • Ruler
  • Glue
  • Thread
  • Beads

Instructions

  • Gather the supplies and print out the PDF templates. Cut out a square piece of colorful craft paper.
    Cut out a square piece of colorful craft paper.
  • Fold the paper in half.
    Fold the paper in half.
  • Then cut the paper using the template.
    Then cut the paper using the template.
  • Now make a thin diagonal cut on the feather. Start cutting from the opened end but do not cut all the way to the closed end of the fold.
    Now make thin diagonal cut on the feather. Start cutting from the opened end but do not cut all the way to the closed end of the fold.
  • Make similar thin diagonal cuts all the way to the end of the feather.
    Make similar thin diagonal cuts all the way to the end of the feather.
  • Open the fold.
    Open the fold.
  • Similarly, make a few more feathers.
    Similarly, make a few more feathers.
  • Take white cardstock paper.
    Take white cardstock paper.
  • Cut out the bases for the dream catcher from the cardstock paper.
    Cut out the bases for the dream catcher from the cardstock paper.
  • Cut out colorful paper strips.
    Cut out colorful paper strips.
  • Start gluing the colorful paper strips across the base.
    Start gluing the colorful paper strips across the base.
  • Finish gluing all the paper strips.
    Finish glueing all the paper strips.
  • Take the beads and thread. Insert colorful beads through the thread, and tie a knot at the end so the beads stay in place.
    Take the beads and thread. Insert colourful beads through the thread, tie a knot at the end so the beads stay in place.
  • Glue the paper feather at the end of the beaded thread.
    Glue the paper feather at the end of the beaded thread.
  • Similarly, glue the rest of the feathers with beaded threads.
    Similarly, glue rest of the feathers with beaded threads.
  • Now glue the threads on the base.
    Now glue the threads on the base.
  • Take the second base and glue it over the first base so it looks neat.
    Take the second base and glue it over the first base so it looks neat.
  • Cut out the flowers from the templates and glue them on the base to decorate it. To hang it, punched a hole in the top of the dream catcher and hang it with the thread
    Cut out the flowers from the templates and glue them on the base to decorate it.

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