Pink Vader (DIY Girl Vader Costume)

February 18, 2015November 1, 2015 / May the Fourth be with You Party: Anette / Leave a comment

Star Wars fandom proposes some problems for girls. The majority of characters are male of course, but more importantly just about all official licensed merchandising is geared towards boys. (Marketing people at Disney, take note, there is a vast untapped market here!) Having a daughter who likes Star Wars, AND pink girly things, can create a bit of a challenge when it comes to Star Wars costumes. But being a firm believer in creative liberties, and personal expressions – as well as being the owner of a several cans of pink spray paint, we went to work. 10 minutes of work, and wait time about the time it took to watch 3 Clone Wars episodes, we had the perfect Pink Vader costume.

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Princess Leia IS a Disney Princess! (DIY Princess Leia Costume)

February 11, 2015October 14, 2016 / May the Fourth be with You Party: Anette / 10 Comments

DIY Princess Leia Costume. Check out all our other Star Wars costumes on our blog! #princessleia #starwars #starwarsparty #maythefourthbewithyou #starwarsbirthday #starwarscostume #halloweencostume #leia #r2d2 #cosplay maythefourthbewithyoupartyblog.com

At barely 2, our daughter was invited to her very first dress-up princess birthday party. Obviously she had to go as Princess Leia. Luckily for me, she didn’t know what a Disney princess was yet, so there were no objections. Now of course Princess Leia IS a Disney princess, so parents don’t have to feel guilty amusing themselves at the expense of their young children’s happiness… This costume was the first one I made by hand. Due to poor time management, I only had an afternoon to do the whole thing (the party was that evening). So it was a mad dash to JoAnn’s, then a flurry of fabric and yarn flying for the next few hours.

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It’s All in the Ears! (DIY Yoda Hat)

January 29, 2015November 1, 2015 / May the Fourth be with You Party: Anette / 5 Comments

My #1 modeling my Yoda Hat!: My #1 modeling my Yoda Hat!

Yoda is just over 2 feet. I am almost 6 feet. He also has some 850+ years on me, so I don’t really look much like the Master. But just like him, I do make a mean rootleaf stew, I have rebellious Padowans that I am trying to guide into responsible Jedis, and I’d like to think that I am wise…ish. So, this Yoda hat has become my favorite. It is warm and cozy for cold Halloween nights; fun, convenient and out-of-the-way while dong M4P prep; and always an ice breaker when the kids have costumed events at school. In geeky good fun, it all is!
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Who Shot First? (DIY Han Solo Costume)

December 3, 2014October 28, 2016 / May the Fourth be with You Party: Anette / 3 Comments

When our daughter wanted to be Chewie for Halloween, our son simply had to be Han Solo. Proportionally they were just about the right size. In theory, he was happy about this. He loves Star Wars. In practice it was a little more complicated. He was quite upset that Han does not get to have a lightsaber! But more importantly, he hated the hair! I mean, HATED the hair. As the good (albeit slightly obsessed) mom that I am, we skipped 2 haircuts so he would have nice shag do in time for Halloween. Un-coiffed, it looked more “Luke” than “Han”, and the times we tried to style it like Han he just got REALLY upset. So, the brain washing had to begin.
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GAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHH! (DIY Chewbacca Costume)

November 19, 2014August 28, 2024 / May the Fourth be with You Party: Anette / 15 Comments

Our house, September

7:30 am:
– Sweetie it is time to get out of bed
– GAAAAAAAAAAAH!
– No, really, you have used up your snoozes, time to get up!
– GAAH!

4:30 pm:
– How was school? Did the spelling quiz go OK?
– GAAAAAH!
– Great! I’m glad you liked recess, but what about the quiz?
– GAAAH!

6:30 pm:
– GAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!
– Hey buddy! There is NO hitting your sister! Honey, why did he hit you?
– GAAAAH! GAAAAH!
– gaaaaah! gaaaaaah! gaaaaaaaaah!
– You! No stealing you brother’s lightsaber. You! no hitting!

9:30 pm:
– GAAAAAAH!
– I love you too! Good night!

(in case you don’t watch movies with the subtitles on – GAAAAAH! is how they transcribe all of Chewie’s dialogue for the subtitles) Continue reading →

Best Friends!

November 18, 2014August 28, 2024 / May the Fourth be with You Party: Anette / 3 Comments

So the story goes that Chewie owes Han Solo his life. When Han was in the Imperial Army, he refused orders to kill Chewie. Han was discharged, and took up smuggling to make ends meet. Chewie came along to protect Han, to pay his debt as it were.

I’m not sure a life-debt necessarily means life-long friendship, but it surely is the case with those guys. (Assuming they are translating Chewbacca’s words correctly…You know, he could be cursing up a storm, and we wouldn’t know it! GAAAAAAAH!) Their loyalty is fierce, like family.
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