A Day at the Races (DIY Anakin at the Podrace Costume)

September 30, 2015November 1, 2015 / May the Fourth be with You Party: Anette / 1 Comment

Kids grow so fast! We quickly realized that if we (the parents) wanted maximize our (never mind the kids’) amusement at Halloween we had to plan ahead. We needed to do all the short characters while the objects of our amusement were still small. Yoda, at about 2 feet, is the size of a pretty young child, so Yoda was our very first. R2D2, check. We still need to tackle Ewoks and Jawas. Then there is young Anakin, another shorty! So a couple of years ago, our little guy got recruited as a podracer pilot.

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Obi Two Kenobis (Perler Bead Coaster)

September 28, 2015November 1, 2015 / May the Fourth be with You Party: Anette / 1 Comment

Today we have, not Wan, but Two Kenobis for y’all: The young-ish from Episode 2 and 3, and the mature Old Ben from Episode 4. I decided to make both since, Ewan McGregor is, well Ewan McGregor, and Alec Guinness is de Man. One should not have to choose.
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Ready for the Picnic (DIY Padmé Amidala Costume)

September 25, 2015November 1, 2015 / May the Fourth be with You Party: Anette / 2 Comments

DIY Padme Amidala Picnic Dress Costume. Check out all our other Star Wars costumes on our blog! #amidala #starwars #starwarsparty #maythefourthbewithyou #starwarsbirthday #starwarscostume #halloweencostume #padmeamidala #cosplay maythefourthbewithyoupartyblog.com

This past May, after a few years of helping me make elaborate and pretty masculine costumes (General Grievous, Chewie, R2D2), my daughter requested an easy-to-wear and girly costume for our May the Fourth Party. Since she had already been Princess Leia and Ahsoka, we figured it was time for Padmé Amidala.

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Downloadable Yoda Soda and Darth Pop Labels

September 23, 2015March 9, 2016 / May the Fourth be with You Party: Anette / 4 Comments

These are our very own, M4P exclusive, 2 liter soda labels, made for our own M4P party. And you can download them for free from our blog.

In my day job, I spend a lot of time designing food labels and packaging. So it was just a matter of time before we started making fake Star Wars food labels for our parties. This was my first stab, and I am really happy to be sharing them with you guys. Feel free to download the pdf or the jpegs below and use for your own parties.

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Chewbacca Perler Bead Coaster

September 21, 2015November 1, 2015 / May the Fourth be with You Party: Anette / Leave a comment

My husband doesn’t know it yet, but he is going to be a Wookiee when he takes the kids trick-or-treating this Halloween. (Surprise Honey!) Since trick-or-treating really is for the kids, we adults usually don’t dress, up – other than some nominal Star Wars gear. I usually wear my Yoda Hat, and the hubby carries a light saber, and maybe his Jedi robe (Adult Jedi costume post to come, I promise). This year though, I bought him a Wookiee Jacket to wear. But promise not to tell him, I wouldn’t want him to get too disappointed if I decide to keep it for myself…
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DIY Party C-3PO Shirt

May 29, 2015May 4, 2016 / May the Fourth be with You Party: Anette / 11 Comments

Saturday is really the only day we ever get a chance to do any crafts at the M4P HQ. So if, like us, you are looking for an easy fun project for tomorrow, here is the downloadable pattern and instructions on how to make the M4P C-3PO Tshirt.

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