Dreamcatcher Workshop in San Pedro

One of our goals from the project in San Pedro, Guatemala was to have various free workshops for local children. My favorite that we did, was a creative arts class, making dream catchers. 

The workshop was a very inspirational class because the kids got really into it, and seemed to love the idea of making something that was their own. The other travelers who came to help with the class and I, were left just as inspired.

 We were able to share a little bit with them about why dream catchers were used by the Indigenous people of certain tribes from North America, such as catching your bad dreams being caught in the web, and the good dreams going through the holes, then trickling down the feathers to the sleeper. We made the dream catchers all different shapes instead of the typical circle to show the children to use their creativity, and that not everyone is the same. 

We used fresh flowers, feathers, ribbon, paint and a few other trinkets from the yard. They were able to decorate their dream catcher however they liked to, and we ended up also making flower crowns with all of the extra flowers.

In the end, the kids got to take home their dream catchers or add them to our GIANT dream catcher that we made for the garden.

 For me, the best part about working with children is to see how creative they can be, and the ideas they come up with all by their selves.

 The children and those who were there to help with the class, including my best friend who had come to visit Guatemala made this class very special and this day will always be remembered in my heart.