Star Wars Shape Crafts and Lightsaber Review

This is a sponsored conversation written by me on behalf of Duracell & Toys "R" Us. 

The holiday season is coming soon and we have been making our wish lists! Star Wars is a big deal at our house so we've been adding cool new Star Wars costumes and toys to our list as we've been counting down to the release of the new movie on December 18th!

This month we are pretty excited to partner with Duracell and Toys R Us to share about some cool Star Wars lightsabers and our newest Star Wars inspired shape crafts for kids! We are also giving away a $100 Toys R Us gift card so scroll down to check out the details!

Not long ago for May the 4th we shared a simple yoda shape craft. Today we have added two additional Star Wars inspired shape crafts to our collection- a Darth Vader shape craft and a R2D2 tape shape craft. These crafts are for preschoolers and older!

Make sure to scroll down for the full tutorials including the free printable templates.

A week or so ago we were sent two Luke Skywalker Light Sabers from Toys R Us to try out. The kids wanted to open them immediately and play with them! First they had to get in costume though. My littlest was a Jedi, my oldest was Anakin, and my daughter was Darth Vader. We have dressed up as Star Wars characters several times for Halloween, so the kids love pulling out their costumes and lightsabers on a daily basis for lightsaber duels.

The kids took a few minutes to examine the boxes and check out the cool pictures and directions and then they started ripping them open!! They only needed a little help to get everything out.

I typically hate battery operated toys because I always forget to buy batteries and then the kids get so frustrated that they can't play with their new toys right then and there. 

Once the kids got the lightsabers out they opened them and dueled a bit... but based on the box the kids were pretty certain that the lightsabers were supposed to light up... so they started hounding me for batteries! You'll definitely want to pick up some Duracell AAA batteries before you open up your lightsabers.

Hooray for Duracell batteries that came through in a pinch! We just needed a screwdriver to quickly open up the battery area and we dropped three Duracell AAA batteries into each lightsaber and closed up the doors and they were ready to use immediately! The whole process to add the batteries only took a minute or two.

Once we powered up with Duracell batteries the lightsabers made motion sensor-controlled sound effects like clashing, battle impact and crackling sounds. They also shot out some cool light designs from the tips (like a flashlight with a swirl design) so the kids had to turn off all of the lights once it got dark outside to check out the designs. 

The Star Wars Revenge of the Sith Luke Skywalker Electronic Lightsabers that we were sent also came with a bladebuilder piece that allows two lightsabers to attach to one another to make an extra long double lightsaber.

 

The kids had a blast lightsaber dueling and trying out the sounds all afternoon. Although we love playing with our lightsabers without batteries... there really is something extra cool about a lightsaber that lights up and makes clashing sounds like you are in battle.

Duracell wants to make the holidays easier and more fun for you, so don't miss these Duracell offers available soon at Toys R Us:

On November 22, look for a $3 OFF coupon when you buy any 2 packages of Duracell batteries (AA/AAA 16pk, D/C 4pk, 9V 2pk or larger, Quantum AA/AAA 6pk, D/C 3pk or larger). You’ll find this coupon in most Sunday newspapers.

On December 13, look for a $1 OFF coupon when you buy one package of Duracell Coppertop and Quantum. This coupon will be available in most Sunday newspapers.

You definitely don't want to forget the batteries this holiday season! I highly recommend that you take a trip to Toys“R”Us for the best selection of Star Wars toys sometime soon as well.

Lightsaber playtime can get my kids excited and energized... so we usually like to pull out a sensory project or craft activity to help my kids take the energy down a knotch. 

STAR WARS SHAPE CRAFTS

These Star Wars Shape Crafts are one of our favorite ways to craft together and work on simple fine motor skills like cutting, taping, and tearing while also having fun!

HOW TO MAKE A TAPE SHAPE R2D2 CRAFT

MATERIALS NEEDED FOR R2D2 TAPE SHAPE CRAFT:

• blue painters tape (varied sizes)
• scissors
• R2D2 shape template printed on white cardstock
• glue or double sided tape
• black cardstock

GET R2D2 SHAPE TEMPLATE HERE

HOW TO MAKE R2D2 SHAPE CRAFT:

This craft is so easy to make! Just print out the template onto white cardstock and cut out the pieces.

Have your child arrange the pieces on another piece of paper to make an R2D2 outline and glue them in place.

Next grab some blue painters tape and add some details to your white R2D2 to give him buttons and knobs. You really can't go wrong with this so just encourage your kids to have fun snipping the tape and moving it around to make their R2D2.

HOW TO MAKE A DARTH VADER SHAPE CRAFT

MATERIALS NEEDED FOR DARTH VADER SHAPE CRAFT:

• black cardstock
• scissors
• Darth Vader shape template printed onto white cardstock
• glue or double sided tape
• colored cardstock
• white crayon

GET DARTH VADER TEMPLATE HERE

HOW TO MAKE DARTH VADER SHAPE CRAFT:

This is another super simple shape craft! First you'll need to print out the template onto white cardstock and then cut it out.

Then you'll need to trace the pieces onto black, gray, or white paper depending on what the template says. Once you have the pieces traced, cut them out.

Lay out all of the pieces and then you can start creating! Add some white lines to the big triangle with white crayon to create a mouthpiece grate for Darth Vader's mask where he can breathe.

Once you've arranged all of your pieces then you'll want to glue them onto a piece of cardstock. You can also just laminate the pieces instead of gluing them down and create a shape busy bag activity to put together again and again!

HOW TO MAKE A YODA SHAPE CRAFT

Head on over to our Yoda Shape Craft tutorial HERE for more details regarding how to make this super simple shape craft.

Are your little Jedi's excited about the upcoming Star Wars movie? Do you have anyone at your house that wants some Star Wars Toys from Toys R Us? (or any toys from Toys R Us for that matter?) Check out our Toys R Us Giveaway below!

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Toys R Us and Duracell have generously provided a giveaway of a $100 Toys R Us gift card plus Duracell batteries for a Toddler Approved reader! Enter the giveaway below. 

Giveaway ends at 12:00 a.m. on Sunday November 22nd. Giveaway is for USA Residents only.

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This is a sponsored conversation written by me on behalf of Duracell & Toys "R" Us. The opinions and text are all mine.