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Dreamweaver

February 4, 2011 by dailygnome 5 Comments

Sweet dreams, I told him as we said our goodnights.

No thank you. I don’t want to have any dreams.

Only good dreams, I told him and flipped off the light.

Flip. He turned it back on.

How do I make that happen? he asked.

I stayed a few more minutes and told him the story of the dreamcatcher.

Mom, can we get one of those catchers tomorrow?

Okay.

On a walk to the park we found what we needed: 
– A long flexible stick
– Evergreen (just for decoration)
– Feathery white plumes

The rest we had on hand:
– Twine to secure the stick
– Colorful beads
– Stretchy string for the web

Twenty minutes later we had our homemade dreamcatcher to hang in the window.

Sweet dreams.

The next morning I asked him what kind of dreams he had.

No bad ones!

Then he raced to see if there was a fire breathing dragon or other scary animal caught in its web.

They’re not there. I think a magic spider must have come and eaten them already, he determined.

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Comments

  1. Portland Sunshine says

    February 4, 2011 at 5:12 am

    Oh this is so so sweet, and it turned out so cool!

    Reply
  2. tuckermama says

    February 4, 2011 at 5:56 am

    LOVE it!

    Reply
  3. bailey's place says

    February 4, 2011 at 6:32 am

    clever!

    Reply
  4. Grammie/Julie says

    February 4, 2011 at 12:42 pm

    What a great idea! Sweet dreams Carson!

    Reply
  5. katalin says

    February 4, 2011 at 11:41 pm

    I'm sure that will be a good childhood memory for him always. 🙂

    Reply

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