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Back to School Projects

Time to start back into the school year and the best way to introduce curriculum is to disguise it as Art! Get all of your homeschoolers involved with these fun and creative activities... .

    Dream Catcher
  • Paper Plate Dream Catchers Dream catchers are supposed to catch your good dreams while letting the bad dreams slip through the hole in the center.




    What you'll need:
    Paper plates
    Scissors
    Hole punch
    Tape & glue
    Markers & crayons
    Construction paper
    String or yarn
    Extras like tissue paper, ribbons, feathers, etc.

    To make a dream catcher out of a paper plate, begin by cutting away the center of your plate and punching 8 holes around the rim. Pull a long piece of string through each hole and then weave through each arm of string until you get to the center. Leave a small hole in the middle for the bad dreams to escape through. Decorate your plate, use colored yarn, or add beads and feathers to personalize your dream catcher. We made pretty feathers out of shiny tissue paper for our dream catcher.

    Let your children's imaginations soar and please feel free to send any pictures to custservice@homeschoolviews.com and I'll post them up for everyone to see!




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