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Craft Tutorials | Crafts for Kids | Camp Crafts | How to Make a God’s Eye
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How to Make a God’s Eye

Author by Amanda Davis on May 20, 2017 Updated on May 1, 2020

5 from 21 votes
This craft originates from the Ojo de Dios (Eye of God) cultural symbol made by the Huichol Indians of Mexico. The four points represent earth, fire, air, and water, and provided God’s watchful eye over their people.
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The classic God’s eye is a time-honored craft that many adults remember making as a child. Just about every Sunday school teacher and camp counselor had them in their curriculum or schedule. It’s a great kid’s craft perfect for any time of year.

3 yarn and craft stick gods eye projects on a wood board

 

God’s Eye Craft Tutorial

If you’re ready to make this craft with your kids but need your memory jogged, here are some easy instructions for making a God’s eye. This craft originates from the Ojo de Dios (Eye of God) cultural symbol made by the Huichol Indians of Mexico. The four points represent earth, fire, air, and water, and provided God’s watchful eye over their people.

child holding a gods eye

This God’s Eye is the perfect camp craft or school craft to do with the kids. They will love being able to choose the yarn colors and creating their very own God’s eye.

Crafty Tips

  • For this project, you can use just about anything, including twigs, straws, skewers (trim the pointed ends off) and even pencils.
  • You can make smaller versions by using toothpicks and embroidery floss.
  • Try changing up the yarn by using several solid colors, changing color after several wraps by switching colors in the back of the project.

Supplies you will need

supplies for making a gods eye

  • 2 jumbo craft sticks
  • Multicolored yarn
  • White craft glue

How to make a God’s Eye

  1. Place the two craft sticks so that they cross each other. Wrap yarn around the center to hold the two craft sticks together. For smaller children, you can glue the sticks together first.

  1. Once the center is secure, wrap the yarn once around one stick, then turn the cross 90 degrees and wrap yarn around the next stick, continue this process, pushing the yarn snugly toward the center as you work.

  1. As you work your way around, you will begin to see the weave being created. Continue the weave until you have about an inch of exposed craft stick on each point of the cross.

  1. From the last stick where you wrapped your yarn, trim it with scissors, leaving about 12 inches of yarn to work with. Thread the end of the yarn into a needlepoint or child’s needle, then push the needle through a few of the strands on the back of the cross.

  1. Pull enough yarn through to create a loop and tie off.

gods eye hanging on a coat hook
I hope you enjoy making this God’s eye craft! For some outdoor summer fun try these Cardboard Tube Binoculars! For more awesome easy crafts for kids or camp crafts check out these super easy DIY Birdseed Ornaments using a handful of supplies you more than likely already have on hand you can create your own bird feeders! Or check out this collection of 28+ Kid’s Garden Crafts for great inspiration.

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5 from 21 votes

God's Eye Craft

This craft originates from the Ojo de Dios (Eye of God) cultural symbol made by the Huichol Indians of Mexico. The four points represent earth, fire, air, and water, and provided God’s watchful eye over their people.
Age Group: Kids Crafts
Project Type: Crafts
Author: Amanda Formaro

Supplies

  • 2 jumbo craft sticks
  • Multicolored yarn
  • White craft glue

Instructions

  • Place the two craft sticks so that they cross each other. Wrap yarn around the center to hold the two craft sticks together. For smaller children, you can glue the sticks together first.
  • Once the center is secure, wrap the yarn once around one stick, then turn the cross 90 degrees and wrap yarn around the next stick, continue this process, pushing the yarn snugly toward the center as you work.
  • As you work your way around, you will begin to see the weave being created. Continue the weave until you have about an inch of exposed craft stick on each point of the cross.
  • From the last stick where you wrapped your yarn, trim it with scissors, leaving about 12 inches of yarn to work with. Thread the end of the yarn into a needlepoint or child’s needle, then push the needle through a few of the strands on the back of the cross.
  • Pull enough yarn through to create a loop and tie off.

Expert Tips & FAQs

  • For this project, you can use just about anything, including twigs, straws, skewers (trim the pointed ends off) and even pencils.
  • You can make smaller versions by using toothpicks and embroidery floss.
  • Try changing up the yarn by using several solid colors, changing color after several wraps by switching colors in the back of the project.

This post was originally published on this blog on Aug 4, 2011 but was recently updated with new photos.

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Amanda Davis is the crafty, entrepreneurial mother of four children. She loves to bake, cook, make kid's crafts and create decorative items for her home. She is a crafting expert and guru in the kitchen and has appeared online and in print publications many times over the years.
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  1. Terry says

    February 28, 2025 at 9:53 pm

    Hi. I love your instructions in pictures for this awesome craft. We made these a long time ago in my Sunday School class. Now I am working on making craft kits to put in Operation Christmas Child shoeboxes. Can I have your permission to use your pictures to make up instruction sheets to go with the craft supplies? They are perfect pictures for children who do not read English. Thanks soo much!! Terry

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  2. Valerie says

    December 10, 2012 at 1:41 pm

    So glad you posted this. I was telling my friend about it and low and behold you posted it. Thanks. My grandones love it.

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  3. Merecedes says

    April 15, 2012 at 5:50 pm

    thank you so much for this information! I´m giving a workshop about how to make these God´s Eyes, but I didn´t know the signification about it, now I can tell the people who I´m teaching what it means. Thank you!

    Kiss Kiss Mercedes

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    • Amanda says

      April 20, 2012 at 11:29 am

      Awesome, have fun and enjoy!

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      • kate says

        May 27, 2015 at 9:51 am

        Hi, I have always encouraged our campers to make them of branches in the original way- saying that just like our homemade God’s eyes we are all beautiful and different- and none are perfect-

        This is partly because the younger children’s fine motor skills create imperfections just like first or new knitting/ knitters and all arts.
        I love the beauty and color of the God’s eye and like the addition of the buttons-

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  4. Daffy's Dream says

    August 8, 2011 at 8:30 am

    Wow!brilliant project,great craft work for kids. thanks for sharing.
    I would like you to invite for my First Free giveaway at daffydream.blogspot.com.

    daffy

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  5. Melony Bradley says

    August 5, 2011 at 3:44 pm

    Fantastic project Amanda. Great kids crafts for camp or VBS are so hard to find. Very original!

    http://mel-designs.typepad.com/my-blog/2011/06/uncle-sams-trousers.html

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  6. Terri says

    August 5, 2011 at 2:10 pm

    I love this project! I have great memories of making them as a kid!

    Reply
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