How to make guatemalan worry dolls

I bought wooden clothespin, colorful yarn, and I already had the pipe cleaners. The kids were indeed excited to make them, but after wrapping the yarn

Many of us have someone in our lives we can share our worries with, someone who is willing to hear our burdens. But for those times we need a little extra support, there are worry dolls.

I've been excited to share this project for weeks. Worry dolls are an ingenious Guatemalan craft that help ease troubles of parents and children who are working together to cope with stress associated with sickness and poverty . The idea is to make a likeness of the child and place it under their pillow at night. The belief is that the doll will take away the worry or sickness as they sleep. Like a dream catcher the act of making the craft is soothing. The project fits in perfectly with the…

How to make worry dolls with pegs. Easy Worry Doll Craft for kids. A great way to manage worries on Summer Camp or Back to School. How to use worry dolls

Do you want to let go of your worries and troubles? Find out how to make worry dolls with our 10 tips and tutorials.

This week with my crafts club we made Guatemalan Worry Dolls. Worry dolls are given to children to help them deal with difficult times. They are stored in a special box or bag until nighttime. Then, just before going to sleep, children take out the worry dolls and tell one worry to each dolls. The dolls then spend the night under the children's pillows until going back in the box the next morning. Worry dolls are a lot like dream catchers. You can certainly buy them or you can make them…

Yarn is not only for knitting. There are numerous crafts that can be made with yarn like dolls and animals. These are great projects to teach children as well.

Intended to soothe a child’s nightmares, Guatemalan worry dolls are easy to make, and most definitely, NOT just for kids! Before you go t...

My week started off with some Worry Doll making for one of my groups. I forgot how much fun they can be to make! Here’s a little bit of a worry doll making how to: Muñeca Quitapenas = Dolls […

Worry Dolls Wholesale set of 100 bags of Guatemalan worry dolls or trouble dolls, each bag contains 6 hand made mini dolls, made by Mayan Indians. Shipped assorted colours. NOT SUITABLE FOR CHILDREN UNDER 4 YEARS OLD.