How to Make a Light Saber

We made these simple light sabers for Jack's Star Wars Party.

We found the glow sticks at the Dollar Store.

My husband bought the pvc pipe at Home Depot for around $4.

He took a glow stick with him to be sure it would be a snug fit in the pipe.

Home Depot is so awesome, they even cut the pipe for us.

To transform the pipe and glow stick into a light saber, we simply used silver duct tape to connect the two.  They were pretty cool, because once the kids got them, they could activate them by "breaking" the stick.  It was fun seeing all of the sabers glowing!

Other ways to make a play lights saber can be found at:

Urban Kids Play

Adventures of a Gluten Free Mom

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Yoda & Darth Vadar Sugar Cookies

 So I rushed through the Star Wars cake a little (it was 2:00 in the morning!)

I think I made up for it with these cookies, though.  I used my special sugar cookie recipe & royal icing.  They are always so good.  Thanks to my MIL who purchased these cookie cutters (and the star ship ones, too!) for us at Williams Sonoma.

 Darth was more difficult to get the lines precise...some of the kids said it didn't look like Darth (aren't 5 year olds precious with their lack of editing!)...I have to agree...if Yoda hadn't been beside him, he looks a little like a cockroach!

A helpful hint for making thick sugar cookies that hold their shape:

  Use your favorite recipe, but element most of the levening (baking powder and/or baking soda.)  I only use a third of what my recipe calls for.

Another idea I've heard of is using the tube of sugar cookie dough you get in the refrigerated section of the grocery store.  Roll it out and put the entire sheet of dough on your parchment lined cookie sheet.

As soon as they come out of the oven, cut out your shapes.  You'll have some wasted (if you call yummy cookie snacks wasted,) but I hear that make a really pretty cookie.

Let me know if you've ever tried this...I  think I'll give it a try soon!

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Star Wars Party Light Saber Invitations

Melissa at A Little Loveliness made some adorable Light Saber Invitations that I used as my inspiration to make the invitations for Jack's 5th Birthday.

To Make These Invitations, You Will Need:

toilet paper rolls or paper towel rolls

12 x 12 glitter paper

8.5 x 11.5 vellum paper

aluminum foil tape (found at Home Depot)

electric tape in black

buttons

scrapbook embellishments

hot glue gun & sticks

scrapbook adhesive

Print your party invites on vellum paper within a 4" x 5" space.  You can print two per vellum sheet.

Trim to 4.5" x 6".  (Double check this measurement just to be sure.)

I started with toilet paper rolls, but decided the paper towel rolls were a little bit easier.

Put a strip of adhesive on each end of the blank side of the vellum.  Wrap around paper roll. 

Cut your 12" x 12" glitter paper in half (you will have 2 - 6" x 12" pieces.)  If using toilet paper rolls, go ahead and roll your glitter paper.  I used an left over gift wrapping roll to get the right size. If using a paper towel roll, I left about .5" between the invitation and where I added the glitter paper.  This allowed for a little bit longer light saber.  Use hot glue to secure the roll.

Next add a 6"strip of the aluminum duct tape to the bottom of the glitter paper tube. Its super shiny, but also wrinkles.  I cut a 6" inch strip, then took off the backing and added it to the saber.

To connect the glitter tube to the toilet paper roll, use the electric tape.

To finish it, I added another piece of electrical tape at the base of the toilet paper roll, and buttons made from actual buttons and scrapbooking embellishments.

May The Force Be With YOU!

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Have you ever read or left a post on someone's blog saying, "I'm putting that on my to-do list!"  Where exactly are you keeping this so-called to-do list?  My computer is almost full, so storing all of your fabulous ideas there isn't practical...neither is printing everything out.  No need for more clutter.

Well, I've decided to try something.  I'm going to see if I can just keep it here on my blog.  As I find something I'd like to try or some information I don't want to forget, I'll just put the link on a post that I publish on Tuesdays.  You are welcome to check it out, but it is more like a resource for me.  We'll see how it works out.

This is what I found recently that I don't want to forget...

Cute Cemetary Cake at Le Chateau des fleur

Star Wars Birthday Party Ideas at Second Street

Alfred Hitchcock Tablescape at the Autocrat

Franky Mallows at Craft o Maniac

Candy Corn Tables Scape at Red Couch Recipes

Pumpkin Topiaries at The Soladay Family

Really Cute Pumpkin Hand towels at Uncommon

Halloween Cookie Suckers

Happy Doing!

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