If you know kids who love Star Wars activities, they will definitely get a kick out of these Death Star crafts and activities!
Let the kids get crafty as they make Death Star creations. And then encourage them to get their hands into some Death Star-themed sensory play.
Kids who haven’t seen the movies will still enjoy all of the Death Star activities shared below.
If you’re a regular Fun-A-Day reader, you know we’re into Star Wars (and a variety of other geeky goodness). Recently, my son has been quite enamored with the Death Star. So he and I went hunting for a variety of Star Wars crafts, activities, and snacks to share with others.
11 Star Wars crafts and activities for Death Star fans
Crayon Resist Death Star | Fun-A-Day (pictured above)
Explore a fun art concept while making Death Stars to hang in your windows! This has been one of our favorite Star Wars crafts!
Death Star Tin Can Lantern | Frugal Fun for Boys (pictured above)
Grab the hammer and nails to make some fun Star Wars-themed lanterns.
Star Wars Word Cards (including, of course, the Death Star) | Carrots Are Orange
I love the literacy aspect of these cards! What a great way to merge early learning concepts with kids’ interests.
Death Star Perler Bead Coaster | May the Fourth Be With You Party.com
We still love creating with melty beads, and I know this would be a hit with my son. We’d probably use it as a decoration on the wall or his bedroom door.
Star Wars Sensory Small World | Fun-A-Day (pictured above)
My son helped create this, and it’s provided hours and days of fun for various children. The kids pretend to be X-Wing Fighters destroying the Death Star.
Death Star Watermelon | Make: Magazine
This was just too cool not to include!
Death Star Birthday Cake | You, Me, and B
Step-by-step directions, with pictures, to make a cake for Star Wars fans.
Death Star Pinata | East Coast Mommy (pictured above)
My kiddo has already decided he wants to make one of these for his next birthday!
Exploding Death Star Science | Fun-A-Day
Adapt our Fizzy Planets “recipe” so its Death Stars that are being destroyed! Simply swap out the colorful liquid watercolors for plain old black liquid watercolors. Then let the Star Wars science begin.
DIY Death Star Clock | Instructables
Make this clock with kids! The minifigures that represent the clock numbers are interchangeable!
Death Star Pita Bread Lunch | Eats Amazing
What Star Wars fan wouldn’t want a Death Star pita in her lunchbox? I like how simple it is to do this, too!
Which of these Star Wars crafts and activities appeal to your Death Star enthusiast (or the Death Star enthusiast in you)?
Other fun (non-Death Star) ideas to check out –
- Play and Learn with Glitter | Still Playing School
- Simple Water Play Ideas for Kids | Frogs and Snails and Puppy Dog Tails
Simple Art Materials for Kids
Now that you’ve got several Star Wars Death Star project ideas in your back pocket, make sure that you’re all stocked up on some useful art supplies.
Here are a few of the materials you might use for preschool art projects (I may get commissions for purchases made through links in this post):
- Liquid watercolors
- Coffee filters
- Washi tape
- Dot markers
- Contact paper
- Construction paper
- Washable tempera paint
May the force be with you as you create some incredible Star Wars crafts with your students!
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Thank you so much for adding our our Death Star Perler Bead Pattern on your post, and thank you for being so good about giving credit!!!! Would you mind changing our name on the post to May the Fourth be with You Party.com. Then it would be a little easier to find us. Thank you, and keep up the great work!! We look forward to seeing what other fun things you post.