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DIY Unicorn Dreamcatcher

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This dreamcatcher can be a great gift for a Unicorn fan! It requires only a few supplies, which you might already have at home. Spare a few minutes to make this adorable unicorn theme dreamcatcher!

Materials

  1. Yarn – 5 to 6 Different Colors
  2. Felt fabric – 3 to 4 Different Colors
  3. Scissors
  4. Craft Wire – 16 Gauge
  5. Hotglue Gun
  6. Faux Pearl Beads

Step-1: Determine the size for the dreamcatcher and create the loop accordingly. Wrap the loop using white yarn or fabric; make sure to cover the loop entirely. Use white yarn to create the dreamcatcher web pattern inside the loop.

We love our Unicorn parties around here so much that we decided to create our own DIY Unicorn Party  Pinterest board. Which means we have literally 100’s of our favorite Unicorn ideas, party decorations, Unicorn cakes and other Unicorn tutorials and crafts all in one spot. You can check them all out here DIY Party Ideas – Unicorn.

Or check out these Unicorn Crafts

 

Step-2: Cut out long strands from different colored yarns. Take 4 yarn strands to make a group and make 8-10 groups of yarns strands. Attach the yarn strand groups at the bottom intact side of the loop. You can trim the open bottom edges of the yarns if you want to.

 

Step-3: Use felt fabrics, cardstock papers to create flowers. Keep a nice and balanced color combination of the flowers. Make as many flowers as you’ll need. Cut out the unicorn horn pattern from a foam piece. Cut out a slightly curvy piece from foam piece, see picture of this step. This curvy piece will be the base for attaching the flowers, horns and ears.

 

Step-4:  Cover the top of the horn pattern using golden fabric or paper or paint, which ever supply is available. Attach the flowers on the front side of the base one by one. Attach the ears and then the horn at the back side of the base. And finally attach the curvy piece on the top side of the dreamcatcher loop.

 

Attach hanging mechanism and done! You can add more details if you want to.

Enjoy!

Have you read?

Learning Numbers for Preschoolers

Learning numbers actually involves a few different skills, from recognizing the shape of the number and knowing the word that goes with it to understanding one to one correspondence for counting and what order the numbers go in. 

A lot of this is learned best through play and activities that get kids counting and tracing and otherwise interacting with numbers. These activities can help. 

I specifically mentioned tracing above because of these number formation rhymes cards from Teaching Mama, which can be used in lots of ways to practice making the shapes of the numbers, including tracing, lining up items on the number shapes (and counting them!), using playdough to shape the numbers and so on. Each number has a little rhyme to help you remember how to make it, which is cute. 

And speaking of playdough, you can find lots of playdough number mats with different themes for kids to use as they learn about numbers. Preschool Play and Learn, for example, has these cute apple themed ones that also teach one to one correspondence as you learn the numbers and count to 10. 

Or use these tree-themed ones from Live Over Cs to form the numbers, count out items on a ten frame and place the correct number of items in the tree to match the number (do this with playdough, little buttons or whatever manipulatives you have on hand). Your little builders will also love these Duplo number mats from Life Over Cs, which allow you to shape the number out of blocks and count out the number of blocks that corresponds to each number.

I also love these mats from The Savvy Sparrow that include the number and the word you can trace with playdough or marker, showing how to count the number on your fingers, a tens frame and a number line.

Finger plays and counting songs are lots of fun for little ones, too, and Childhood 101 has a great collection of songs and rhymes having to do with numbers (as well as printable song cards you can use with them. 

This cardboard roll number chain form Hands On As We Grow would be a fun addition to singing number songs or to use in other play and counting games. And we all love something easy to make with stuff we already have. 

Older kids who already know the order of numbers can also use these connect the dot number printables from Fun Learning for Kids. Or use the shapes for playdough mats or to practice tracing even for kids who don’t know all the numbers in order yet.