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Selena wants to dream about riding a Unicorn over the rainbow bridge
Many children dreamt of riding a unicorn through the sky to meet their isolated Grand parents again.
This was voted as the most popular child`s dream in the UK (Oct - Dec 2019 )
This was voted as the most popular child`s dream in the UK (Oct - Dec 2019 )
Will (age 10) from Rochester wants to dream about CandyLand where sunshine melts the chocolate into a river.
Sweets everywhere ! Lots of posibilities a land with Marsh mellow ground and plant lolly pops or ice creams, palm trees bearing sweets instead of coconut, candy floss clouds and chocolate rainforests rivers or mountains .
Some are given the keys to a sweet shop. Others have candy homes or baths where the water was skittles.
" I had Mr Tickle who would use his long arms to stretch all the way downstairs to grab me sweets, biscuts and a drink".
Some are given the keys to a sweet shop. Others have candy homes or baths where the water was skittles.
" I had Mr Tickle who would use his long arms to stretch all the way downstairs to grab me sweets, biscuts and a drink".
Rhu sent us this dream from Plymouth
His dream wish note shows their pet T-rex Dinosaur ( Vi - Rex) having just eaten the Corona Virus so that the family could see each other again.
In this dream Charlie from Wallsall (age 7 1/2 ) meets up with Buzz Lightyear for a visit to the Moon..
The rocket ship dreams are sometimes into deep space... Some fly towards the sun... But most are happy to fly around the Earth or land on the Moon.
Rachel from Devon sent us this two part dream wish.
Here the Covid virus is bragging to Mr Soap that he can`t be beaten......... Mr Soap knows different.
Part 2 Covid in prison
Mr Soap locks COVID up and proves that handwashing beats the virus and reminds us to "stay at home and stay safe."
Ruby is almost 3 years old. This is her dog Betty who talks to her in her faveourtie dream.
Talking animals / pets was the most popular children`s dream in the UK
My daughter has a recurring dream about a friendly pet frog that lives under her bed. So often she will look under the bed at night time before climbing in to see if he will come and say hello to me”.
“I had a very clever talking dog who I would take to school and he would give me all the answers”.
"My Daughter has a recurring dream about a friendly pet frog that lives under her bed. So often she will look under the bed at night time before climbing in to see if he will come and say hello to me”.
My daughter has a recurring dream about a friendly pet frog that lives under her bed. So often she will look under the bed at night time before climbing in to see if he will come and say hello to me”.
“I had a very clever talking dog who I would take to school and he would give me all the answers”.
"My Daughter has a recurring dream about a friendly pet frog that lives under her bed. So often she will look under the bed at night time before climbing in to see if he will come and say hello to me”.
Adele from Cheshire draws her dream where she becomes boss of Alton Towers and lives in the castle (which is made from Chocolate).
In these dreams children own their favourite theme park and / or a chocolate factory .Many become "Willy Wonka or one of his Umpa Lumpas.
Alfie dreamt up this two part reassuring wish note. The first one includes NHS Lego people.....
In this dream a Lego NHS Docotor and Nurse (our Superheroes) are social distancing and reassuring the public.
.......in part two Alfie's Lego people see the Corona Virus disappearing into the distance
This is the dream we all want to see.....and it will happen....If we keep some social distancing.
Amy (age 8) dreams that her favourite teddy comes to life and they go downstairs to find out what the elf has been up to!
Toys can be children’s best friends during the day but some found themselves interacting with them in a totally different way when their toys talk back.
“My son tells me his best dreams always involves the adventures he has with his toys when they turn into his friends”.
“My daughter’s favourite dream is when she becomes the same size as her toy dolls who come alive and they have many outfit changes every day”.
“My son tells me his best dreams always involves the adventures he has with his toys when they turn into his friends”.
“My daughter’s favourite dream is when she becomes the same size as her toy dolls who come alive and they have many outfit changes every day”.
Eve from Halifax wants to dream about finding treasure on a desert island.
" In my best dream I was a pirate on a treasure hunt to far away lands and everytime I get close to the treasure I wake up.
I looked forward all day for going back to sleep when I can find out where my treasure is... After many nights I eventually found it!"
I looked forward all day for going back to sleep when I can find out where my treasure is... After many nights I eventually found it!"
Ethan (age 6) from Wakefield has drawn travelling the world on a flying pizza as his favourite dream.
Before the Covid outbreak one flew to China on a more traditional flying carpet and got there to find the flowers were made of chocolate.
Animals are also popular flying companions….not only with a flock of birds but also on the back of a befriended Dragon or around the garden with Hobbs (the cat).
Some fly in a Harry Potter car, whilst others sit in a fairground ride which spins around and takes off into the clouds.
Peter Pan was also involved in many of the top flying dreams.
One girl was “rescued” from school by Pegasus and flew back in time.
Another recalls vividly how she would “hold out her cardigan and fly anywhere along with her pet dog…feeling the wind on my face and the sun on my back”.
Animals are also popular flying companions….not only with a flock of birds but also on the back of a befriended Dragon or around the garden with Hobbs (the cat).
Some fly in a Harry Potter car, whilst others sit in a fairground ride which spins around and takes off into the clouds.
Peter Pan was also involved in many of the top flying dreams.
One girl was “rescued” from school by Pegasus and flew back in time.
Another recalls vividly how she would “hold out her cardigan and fly anywhere along with her pet dog…feeling the wind on my face and the sun on my back”.
Ted and Rhu's Mum sent us this dream showing the two of them as Super Heros
Being a Superhero or a Superhero's partner was the third most popular dream of UK children.
Charlie (age seven and a half) dreams of attaching the virus to a firework rocket and sending COVID out of the Solar System.
Looks like Charlie has combined some home schooling on the Solar System with his dream wish to get rid of COVID -19 with a rocket.
On this Dream Wish Note Tomos from the Vale of Glamorgan has just scored the world cup winner for Wales.
Cricket and Rugby both featured in this desirable dream but the majority of children surveyed wanted to score the winning goal in a cup final for their national or local team.
One boy scored the winner for Watford, most scored for England.
One boy scored the winner for Watford, most scored for England.
Phoebe (age 10) has drawn a picture of her modelling her own range of clothes on the catwalk.
Some of the older children surveyed wanted to dream about what they wanted to be when they grew up.
“I was a clumsy child and dreamt I was dancing in a West End show”.
Jobs associated with animals were popular many wanted to be a vet, some zookeepers whilst one wanted to work in a circus so he could look after the animals.
The next most common answer was to be a lead singer / pop star, actor, followed by a ballerina.
Less popular were a judge on X Factor, a famous You Tuber, author, nurse or jockey.
One wanted to be a teacher not a pupil.
Transport jobs were also popular air hostess, train driver or even an astronaut.
“I was a clumsy child and dreamt I was dancing in a West End show”.
Jobs associated with animals were popular many wanted to be a vet, some zookeepers whilst one wanted to work in a circus so he could look after the animals.
The next most common answer was to be a lead singer / pop star, actor, followed by a ballerina.
Less popular were a judge on X Factor, a famous You Tuber, author, nurse or jockey.
One wanted to be a teacher not a pupil.
Transport jobs were also popular air hostess, train driver or even an astronaut.
Brady from Tiverton wants to dream about driving this huge monster truck.
In this top dream the children could often drive but their chariot of choice was often surprising .
Although a few choose sports cars most went for bigger diggers, lorries, cement mixes and several even choose garbage trucks.
Although a few choose sports cars most went for bigger diggers, lorries, cement mixes and several even choose garbage trucks.
Diana from Tunbridge sent us this picture of her favourite Dream Wish Note under the sea with a Mermaid!
“Mine is where I can breathe underwater and swim across the Ocean’s with a family of Dolphins”.
“I love it when I dream about living under the sea with (or in some cases as) a Mermaid”.
No Mermaids or Dolphins…but we love the girl who traveled to school on a waterslide.
“I love it when I dream about living under the sea with (or in some cases as) a Mermaid”.
No Mermaids or Dolphins…but we love the girl who traveled to school on a waterslide.
In Glesni from Wrexham's favourite dream she is a very young Welsh princess meeting Princess Elsa from Frozen.
“My favourite dream was to be a Princess in an enchanted forest where I looked after all the fairies”.
“I lived in a big palace with long hair and had a maid to brush it for me”.
In the traditional fairy tale style a few dreamt they got married to a Prince and lived happily ever after in one of several castles of England.
“I lived in a big palace with long hair and had a maid to brush it for me”.
In the traditional fairy tale style a few dreamt they got married to a Prince and lived happily ever after in one of several castles of England.
This Dream Wish note has the "Devon Dreamer "pleased to be safely on high ground while “My brother Carter” is shown running away from a not too friendly looking Raptor!!!!!!
These "living in a dinosaur age" dreams normally involved riding on the back of friendly dinosaurs through a magical forest or Jurassic Park type of landscape.
T- rex was the most popular dinosaur in these dreams and they are often reported to be wearing a crown.
One dreamed of being a dinosaur vet who prevented extinction.
T- rex was the most popular dinosaur in these dreams and they are often reported to be wearing a crown.
One dreamed of being a dinosaur vet who prevented extinction.
Ryan from Birmingham had the dream that it was Christmas every day when he sent us this in December
There is massive evidence that repetitive exposure actions can be used to effectively influence dreams….eliminating the negative ones or just creating better dreams that children can look forward to when they go to sleep.
The other really popular Christmas dream involved going to Lapland (or the North Pole) to meet Father Christmas and / or helping his Elves make and deliver the presents.
“Santa flying over his house on our sleigh” or “finding him putting presents under the tree in Summer were also mentioned”.
One child who lived in a house with a real coal fire had a recurring dream that the fire was still burning when Santa came down the chimney and it “burnt his bottom”.
His parents recalled having to spend a long time assuring him the fire would be out early on Christmas Eve.
The other really popular Christmas dream involved going to Lapland (or the North Pole) to meet Father Christmas and / or helping his Elves make and deliver the presents.
“Santa flying over his house on our sleigh” or “finding him putting presents under the tree in Summer were also mentioned”.
One child who lived in a house with a real coal fire had a recurring dream that the fire was still burning when Santa came down the chimney and it “burnt his bottom”.
His parents recalled having to spend a long time assuring him the fire would be out early on Christmas Eve.
Alfie (age 13) dreamt of creating his own Lego House so he can life in it
Building a Lego house to live in was exceptionally popular.
“Living in a huge Lego house is always the favourite dream of my little boy.
I swear I could actually build my own full size house with all the Lego used constructing over the years”.
“Living in a huge Lego house is always the favourite dream of my little boy.
I swear I could actually build my own full size house with all the Lego used constructing over the years”.
Cayson (age 5 from Dublin) dreamt his family were on their favourite holiday - in Disney Land, Mickey Mouse came with sweets.
Perhaps surprisingly these faveourite holiday dreams ranked much lower down the Children’s top dream list (at number 15) than it did on the adults.
The one we liked the best was the girl who traveled around Europe on a bouncy castle (although 90% of the children who picked this choose either a visit Disney Land or the beach as their most cherished holiday dream).
The one we liked the best was the girl who traveled around Europe on a bouncy castle (although 90% of the children who picked this choose either a visit Disney Land or the beach as their most cherished holiday dream).
Darcy (age 7) shows her ideal toy shop dream which involves lots of LOL dolls
This dream often involved the child being left in a huge toy shop where they could play all night and normally did not have to go to school the day after.
For some it was just an unlimited supermarket sweep visit but they could take all the time they wanted to buy anything in the shop .
For some it was just an unlimited supermarket sweep visit but they could take all the time they wanted to buy anything in the shop .
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