Engineer’s birthday is coming up, so we were talking decorations. We’re pretty simple with birthday party decorations, and we like to make our own sometimes. The kiddo remembered the cupcake liner ladybugs we made last week and suggested something like that “but way more cool and Star Wars, Mom!” So that’s how this little Star Wars craft came about.
cupcake liner Death Star – a fun Star Wars craft for kids
Materials
White cupcake liners (we used the slightly larger-than-average liners)
Gray and black crayons
Black watercolors (we used liquid watercolors, but the regular would work, too)
Directions
Decide on the design for your Death Star. This was an important step for Engineer, as he wanted it to look a certain way. We finally settled on something pretty simple after referencing photos from the movie. It’s not accurate, but it was approved by a Star Wars-lovin’ 7-year old (“I’m almost 8, Mom!”)
Flatten the cupcake liner, then grab the crayons. We used both black and gray crayons for this step. I think they both turned out well.
Draw the design onto the cupcake liner. Here’s one of the “designs” we created for our Death Stars:
- Draw the superlaser at the top of the Death Star. We made it a circle with a dot in the middle. Then we added lines coming out from the dot.
- Draw a horizontal line along the center of the liner. Draw a few more horizontal lines above and below the center line.
- Go back and add in vertical lines between each of the horizontal lines. We spaced ours out randomly.
Engineer also made a few Death Stars with vertical and horizontal lines interconnecting all over the cupcake liner. It’s really up to you and the kiddos how it looks!
The Death Star makes for a great sun catcher too (as long as you ignore the dirty windows)!
Once you’re happy with the design, start painting! Once everything’s dry, put them up. Right now we have a few in the kitchen window and a few along the walls.
Do you have a child who would enjoy this simple Star Wars craft? If you try it out, be sure to let me know. I’d love to see photos of your kids’ Star Wars arts and crafts over on the Fun-A-Day Facebook page!
This post is part of a MAY THE 4TH BE WITH YOU blog hop hosted by Frogs and Snails and Puppy Dog Tails. Check out some more awesome Star Wars kids’ activities:
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Star Wars R2-D2 Craft for Kids | Mom Inspired Life
Light Saber Fine Motor Activity | Something 2 Offer
Make Your Own Star Wars Landscape | Planet Smarty Pants
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Awesome Star Wars ABC Games with Printable | JDaniel4’s Mom
Free Play Dough Printable Set for Pretend Play | Life Over C’s
Star Wars Children’s Books | Kelly’s Classroom
Make a Toilet Paper Roll Yoda | Kitchen Counter Chronicles
Crayon Resist Death Star | Fun-A-Day!
Star Wars Moon Dough | In The Playroom
Light Up May the Fourth Be With You Cards | Left Brain Craft Brain
Star Wars Perler Bead Pattern R2-D2 | Brain Power Boy
LEGO Star Wars Putty | The Pleasantest Thing
Lego Light Saber Glow in the Dark Slime | Little Bins for Little Hands
Star Wars Printable Word Cloud Worksheets | Lalymom
Lee says
May 4, 2015 at 5:37 amThis is awesome! I am pinning on my Star Wars Pinterest board! I’m glad to know the cupcake liners held up to the watercolors.
~Lee
Lisette @ Where Imagination Grows says
May 4, 2015 at 12:46 pmOMG! These are awesome!
Mary Catherine says
May 4, 2015 at 9:21 pmThank you so much, Lisette! The kiddo and I really had fun making them!:)
Gude @HodgePodgeCraft says
May 5, 2015 at 8:55 amThis is so clever! I’ve Pinned 🙂
Topaz says
August 6, 2017 at 4:01 pmThis is a good idea, I just have a question. Is your child’s name actually Engineer? Or is that a pseudonym?
Mary Catherine says
August 6, 2017 at 5:46 pmEngineer is definitely a pseudonym! 🙂 Since he’s underage, I prefer not to use his real name. He chose Engineer as his “blog name”.