It looks as if we at all times have items of PVC pipe floating round our home for numerous tasks, with the newest being our Nerf dart poppers. A number of hours in the past, Owen (age 4) instructed me that he needed to show his Nerf dart popper right into a deal with for a lightsaber. It appeared like the proper dimension for his little hand! Properly, I lastly obtained round to creating a lightsaber for him out of one among our favourite crafting supplies – duct tape!

Studying: find out how to make a lightsaber out of cardboard

To make the lightsaber, I used:

• A chunk of three/4 inch diameter PVC pipe, though you should use no matter width you might have available. I am unsure precisely how lengthy it was. The size of two preschooler arms?
• Black, silver, and inexperienced duct tape
• Scissors
• Paper towel rolls. LOTS of paper towel rolls. I do not know why I solely have two within the image, as a result of I used a LOT!

Step 1: Construct the core of the lightsaber out of paper towel rolls. A wrapping paper roll can be even higher you probably have one!

I reduce the paper towel rolls lengthwise after which rolled them tighter in order that they might be the precise dimension to go along with the PVC pipe deal with.

Be aware: For sturdiness, you really want to make use of two layers of cardboard. In the event you’re utilizing paper towel rolls, simply overlap them and tape them collectively till you might have the size you need on your lightsaber.

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Step 2: Cowl the lightsaber blade with duct tape. I discovered that utilizing strips going the good distance used a lot much less tape than wrapping it round and across the lightsaber.

Step 3: Cowl the deal with with silver duct tape. Stick the deal with partially contained in the cardboard, and safe with extra silver duct tape.

Then add black decorations (buttons, and so forth.) to the deal with

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Now your lightsaber is prepared for motion!

Be aware: I constructed this lightsaber with a preschooler in thoughts. When you’ve got an older baby who needs to do a whole lot of dueling with the lightsaber, it could most likely be higher to make the blade out of PVC pipe coated with foam insulation after which duct tape over that. Cardboard simply is not going to carry as much as a whole lot of dueling. I did not do this for Owen as a result of we already had these supplies available and in addition as a result of a PVC + insulation lightsaber would actually be too heavy for a 4 yr outdated to hold round, and it could present an excessive amount of impression to make use of it inside. Owen is proud of the scale and weight of his lightsaber. In case your cardboard lightsabers get creases in them, they’ll simply be repaired by including a bit of paper towel roll over the flexible half and including extra duct tape. One of these “restore” isn’t very noticeable!

Another choice is to make a pool noodle lightsaber. These are a lot wider (which Owen would not like as effectively together with his little arms), however they’re nice for indoors and nearly indestructable!

Now the boys wish to know if we are able to get the canine Yoda costume that they noticed within the Petco advert in order that our canine can play too. I am considering no on that one!

If you have not adopted my Pinterest boards but, you would possibly wish to cease by! I’ve boards for teenagers actions, crafts, homeschooling, duct tape, and actions for older boys (age 8+).

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