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Last Minute Star Wars Birthday

March 26, 2015 by SmartGirl 5 Comments

You might have noticed that the title didn’t say BIRTHDAY PARTY.  Nope.   It was just a play date for my son’s 6th birthday.  A Star Wars play date.  My little guy got to invite 2 friends + a sister to hang out with his sister.  No invitations.  No signs telling you what food is what.  Just some after school fun.  Here’s my daughter with a friend.

Photo booth fun - Star Wars Overlay

To make it special I made a little visit over at Pinterest and got a few ideas.  I did all the prep the day of, which was yesterday.  The cake was lovingly made by Shoprite because my kitchen is kind of torn apart right now.  I did add edible gold stars to tie it into the Star Wars theme.  With a coupon they were $3 at AC Moore and I used about a fourth of them.  Every person who saw them asked if they were edible.  Come on guys!  Would I sprinkle something on a cake that you couldn’t eat?Edible stars turn any cake into a Star Wars birthday cakeBrownie cake with edible gold stars

Smart Jr. made the Pinterest inspired light saber pretzels the night before and I used the chocolate she left out to make Lego bricks and mini figures.  Those are my little guys two favorite things these days.  And we can just pretend it was a Lego Star Wars theme.  Right?Lego mold chocolates and light saber pretzels

I ran to Joann Fabric to pick up felt to make Jedi costumes.  Felt = no sew!  I also bought fabric for the photo booth and a Princess Leia costume I plan to sew for my daughter. There definitely wasn’t time for that yesterday, and I didn’t want to cut the fabric, so I just draped it around her and she was happy as can be.  I picked the tape up at Lowe’s because I had to run in there to buy more spindles because apparently I miscounted the day before.  The pool noodles are from the dollar tree.

Photo booth backdrop:
  • 2 yards of on sale black fabric – I should have bought 3 yards so the adults could take pictures too – $7
  • 3 packs of star stickers from AC Moore – the kids had a blast putting the stickers on themselves – $3 total
  • 8 thumbtacks if you don’t care about putting holes in your wall – 6 at the top + 2 at the bottom

Cheap and easy DIY Star Wars photo booth backdrop by SmartGirlsDIY

3 Jedi robes:
  • 2 yards of light brown felt  – total $4.99 (50% off)
  • Soft thick yarn for the sash – used for the girls too and have plenty left – $4.99 Make 3 DIY Jedi kids robes for less than 10 bucks
6 light sabers:
  • 3 pool noodles cut in half – $3
  • Duct tape – I tape off the cut end of the noodle then wrap around – $3.68
  • Electrical tape – $1.99
Pinterest inspired pool noodle light sabers

The kids loved all of it!Star Wars Birthday Photo booth fun

FYI:  We are having a full on party next weekend with 25 of his classmates and neighborhood friends + 30 or so adults.  It will be a pool party at the gym where I teach Spinning.  And there will be plastic table cloths and a few decorations + pool noodles instead of goody bags.  I am generally against goody bags, but I figured these were more entertainment than anything else.  The kids had so much fun with the photo booth that I might do one for the pool party too.  I never do invitations.  Not because I’m not crafty, I just don’t like to spend my energy on something that will be thrown away.  Plus I never pay postage for anything that is delivered in my neighborhood.  I even drive around and drop off Christmas cards!

Be sure to check out my other food posts!

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  1. Lou Lou Girls says

    April 12, 2015 at 12:07 pm

    So cool. Pinned and tweeted. We appreciate you being a part of our party. Please stop by on Monday at 7 pm. Happy Sunday! Lou Lou Girls

    Reply
  2. kareen liez says

    April 13, 2015 at 7:23 am

    Lovely! I like what you did to all this! Thanks for linking up to the Bloggers Brags Pinterest Party. I have pinned your post to the Bloggers Brags Pinterest Board.

    Reply
  3. Karen White says

    July 28, 2016 at 9:40 pm

    Thanks smartgirlsdiy.com,
    My nephew had his fifth birthday party with a Star Wars theme. Even though we are at a beach town on vacation, I was able to find brown felt and a few supplies when I was inspired at the last minute by your post. I was quickly able to make eight Jedi robes for kids aged 8 to 2 1/2. It was a huge hit. The kids had so much fun and it was a great take-home gift for them. Thanks for posting your tutorial. If I could attach a photo, I would.

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    • Karen White says

      July 28, 2016 at 9:49 pm

      P.S. I forgot to add that I was able to borrow a sewing machine and I sewed about 6 inches on each side along the waist/torso to make the robes more stable. This took no time at all. Thanks again

      Reply
    • SmartGirl says

      July 29, 2016 at 11:19 am

      Awesome! Sometimes last minute is the best way to go!!

      Reply

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