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Home / Uncategorized / Star Wars Craft | Crayon Resist Death Star

Star Wars Craft | Crayon Resist Death Star

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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.

Death Star art - an easy and fun Star Wars crafts for kids

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  • cupcake liner Death Star – a fun Star Wars craft for kids
  • Done-for-You Preschool Resources

cupcake liner Death Star – a fun Star Wars craft for kids

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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)

Star Wars craft - Crayon resist Death Star

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!”)

Cupcake Liner DEATH STAR - what an awesome Star Wars craft!

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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)!
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:

Star Wars Tatooine Desert Sensory Bin | Frogs and Snails and Puppy Dog Tails

Star Wars Family Fun for May 4th | Mama Smiles

Star Wars kids’ embroidery: Yoda quote | Hodge Podge Craft

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

Yoda Puppet Star Wars Craft | Coffee Cups and Crayons

Counting Blocks Light Saber  | Sugar Aunts

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

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Crayon resist Death Star art! What a fun Star Wars craft for the kids to make!

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  1. Lee says

    May 4, 2015 at 5:37 am

    This 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

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  2. Lisette @ Where Imagination Grows says

    May 4, 2015 at 12:46 pm

    OMG! These are awesome!

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    • Mary Catherine says

      May 4, 2015 at 9:21 pm

      Thank you so much, Lisette! The kiddo and I really had fun making them!:)

      Reply
  3. Gude @HodgePodgeCraft says

    May 5, 2015 at 8:55 am

    This is so clever! I’ve Pinned 🙂

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  4. Topaz says

    August 6, 2017 at 4:01 pm

    This is a good idea, I just have a question. Is your child’s name actually Engineer? Or is that a pseudonym?

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    • Mary Catherine says

      August 6, 2017 at 5:46 pm

      Engineer is definitely a pseudonym! 🙂 Since he’s underage, I prefer not to use his real name. He chose Engineer as his “blog name”.

      Reply
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