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Product Information
Technical Details
| Item Weight | 100 g |
| Product Dimensions | 18 x 14.4 x 5.6 cm |
| Manufacturer recommended age: | 5 - 6 years |
| Item model number | 2412 |
| Batteries Required? | No |
Additional Information
| ASIN | B000FCM09C |
| Best Sellers Rank |
1,272 in Toys & Games (See top 100)
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| Shipping Weight | 159 g |
| Delivery Destinations: | Visit the Delivery Destinations Help page to see where this item can be delivered. |
| Date First Available | 1 Jan 2006 |
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34 of 34 people found the following review helpful
By Anonyfinn
Durability:
3.0 out of 5 stars
Educational:
3.0 out of 5 stars
Fun:
4.0 out of 5 stars
So, you get something which you will spend as much as an hour, to be realistic on a leisurely day, making with your child. And then you get to keep the results, which can be rather 'individual'.
The fiddly bit that puts me off just a little bit I can explain as follows: see in the product picture that there's a sort of net in the hoop. That's made out of a single silver string, which you have to wrap around the outside of the hoop with suitable distances between each coil, and then start weaving the net from the first coils inwards. This may take a couple of tries, and results may vary, but you can do it over and again if you wish. Impatient children will have to wait half an hour for the glue to dry where the feathers are stuck on. After that, you hang it up.
It seemed fun for my daughter even though I did most of the work, and she liked choosing which beads to use where, as well as the end result. Had it a year now, and only yesterday she told me she was happy to have it catching her bad dreams.
No one's going to say 'wow' receiving this gift in the same way as they would with a Wii or whatever it is that causes fireworks, and there's not a lot in the box. But I think it's a satisfying enough mini-present that deserves a go if you don't mind some very minor craftwork.
The fiddly bit that puts me off just a little bit I can explain as follows: see in the product picture that there's a sort of net in the hoop. That's made out of a single silver string, which you have to wrap around the outside of the hoop with suitable distances between each coil, and then start weaving the net from the first coils inwards. This may take a couple of tries, and results may vary, but you can do it over and again if you wish. Impatient children will have to wait half an hour for the glue to dry where the feathers are stuck on. After that, you hang it up.
It seemed fun for my daughter even though I did most of the work, and she liked choosing which beads to use where, as well as the end result. Had it a year now, and only yesterday she told me she was happy to have it catching her bad dreams.
No one's going to say 'wow' receiving this gift in the same way as they would with a Wii or whatever it is that causes fireworks, and there's not a lot in the box. But I think it's a satisfying enough mini-present that deserves a go if you don't mind some very minor craftwork.
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
By S. Haigh
Durability:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Educational:
1.0 out of 5 stars
Fun:
3.0 out of 5 stars
A lovely present idea - more suitable for older children, as very fiddly. Otherwise very good value for money.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
By Asha Laurent
Durability:
2.0 out of 5 stars
Fun:
1.0 out of 5 stars
This took over an hour and the only thing my 7 yr old daughter could manage was choosing the colour combinations of beads and feathers.
It is extremely fiddly. For a start the 'lace' you cover the metal ring with doesn't hold still despite the initial knot so we had to glue it in place and wait for the glue to dry. We had the same problem with the first layer of the silver thread which you weave the mesh with so again we had to glue it into place and peg it in place around the edges before we could start on the second layer in. The thread kept fraying so we had to keep trimming the ends in order to get the beads on. By the time I had finished the central mesh there was not enough thread left to add the feathers. Fortunately I had some pretty ribbon in stock so we, or rather I, was able to finish the dream catcher. My daugher is pleased with the result and excited to have a dream catcher but there is really no fun in the making, just a lot of frustration.
It is extremely fiddly. For a start the 'lace' you cover the metal ring with doesn't hold still despite the initial knot so we had to glue it in place and wait for the glue to dry. We had the same problem with the first layer of the silver thread which you weave the mesh with so again we had to glue it into place and peg it in place around the edges before we could start on the second layer in. The thread kept fraying so we had to keep trimming the ends in order to get the beads on. By the time I had finished the central mesh there was not enough thread left to add the feathers. Fortunately I had some pretty ribbon in stock so we, or rather I, was able to finish the dream catcher. My daugher is pleased with the result and excited to have a dream catcher but there is really no fun in the making, just a lot of frustration.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
2.0 out of 5 stars
dreamcatcher
Bought this for my granddaughter, but it was difficult to wind the ribbon round the frame as it just kept moving round as it was slippy.
Published 16 days ago by Honeybabe
5.0 out of 5 stars
Perfect
I bought this for my niece for her birthday she loves to make things and this was perfect for a little princess she loved it
Published 17 days ago by Gwendoline P. Davies
5.0 out of 5 stars
DREAM CATCHER
Bought as an xmas present for my grandaughter, she loves it !!!!!! Well worth the money had hours of fun. Read more
Published 18 days ago by angel gabriel
4.0 out of 5 stars
Sparkling dream catcher
Bought for a 5 year old, it was a little difficult for her to do on her own so needed a lot of parental input. It's quite flimsy but my little girl loves it.
Published 23 days ago by Helly
5.0 out of 5 stars
Very good
Very good present for making. Value for money would order as a present again without hesitation. Good quality and best available
Published 1 month ago by PET
5.0 out of 5 stars
looks cool
this is a gift for my daughters birthday so we haven't used this yet but looks fun and cool and im sure she will love it
Published 1 month ago by hayley
3.0 out of 5 stars
Sparkling dream catcher maker.
This product arrived very late in fact we ordred it more than a week after it arrived. We had to go out and by another present, but i'm glad i did when it came we did not relise... Read more
Published 2 months ago by sarah cross
4.0 out of 5 stars
nice
very bad design and the instructions are not very clear and takes a long time to decipher the instructions .
Published 2 months ago by kathryn
4.0 out of 5 stars
Lovely gift
Bought this for a friends little girl, and she has loved it, not sure her mum did though as quite fiddly and needs concentration and mums guiding hands. Read more
Published 3 months ago by Zogger
2.0 out of 5 stars
Don't buy this
I should have followed the other reviews and not bought this in the first place. It was meant to be for my 7 year old daughter but she wasn't able to do it at all, so it turned... Read more
Published 3 months ago by K. Taylor
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