Today is a very special day. Chris turned 9 and we held a Star Wars birthday for him. Due to Covid last year we didnt have a party for him so he has been looking forward to today.
My mom always makes the most amazing cakes for the boys and this year she made Chris a Death Star cake. It was delicious.
Chris had also asked for a water balloon fight but instead of just doing an all out war we decided to have it be more like capture the flag. It worked out great and the kids had so much fun. We also did water balloon pinatas. I filled up normal balloons with water and tied them to a tree. Then we let every kid hit one. It was a great way for them to get wet to cool down and also was fun to watch.
Chris really wanted all of the kids to have light sabers but I couldn’t imagine buying one for each kid so I decided to make them out of pool noodles. The first step is to measure each pool noodle. And mark the half way point
Next cut the pool noodle in half. I used big kitchen scissors.
After cutting each tube in half. One of the half pool noodles is then cut into 1/4.
Take one of the half noodle and 1 of the short noodles. Line the little one up with the bottom of the longer piece.
Cut the small one so that the big on can be inserted though the small one. I usually cut on each side of the large one and then make a rectangle.
Insert the large one through the hole cut in the small one. This is the hardest part of the whole thing. You need to be really careful pulling the big one in as it can RIP easily.
Pull the small part up enough and you have a light saber. It’s important to try and get the circle ones as they are much easier. The swords were a fugue success but cost me aroungmd$0.60 each.
Chris also wanted a normal pinata but we couldn’t find a Star Wars one so he and I made on for his party. We decided to do a Death Star pinata because circles are easier. First I bought one of the big balls from Walmart, the craft spray, thicker string, and construction paper. We ripped the construction paper into 4 thin strips the long way and then I sprayed the ball with the craft spray. This made it so I could stick the paper to the ball. I did 2 layers of construction paper and then wrapped string around the ball. The string was only a few strands as there needs to be space for the candy to escape. Then I covered the string with 2 more layers. Again I wrapped the string around the ball but I also made loops to I would have somewhere to attach it. If I ever do this again I think it would have been better to have the attachment on the lower layer and add to the attachment with the second layer. At this point I popped the ball and after a little bit I was able to pull it out. If I ever do this again I plan on marking where the hole is so I can just deflate the ball. Cut a big enough whole to add candy later. I then added small rectangles of paper all around. These were made by ripping each paper into 16 pieces. I only got one layer done with these rectangles due to running out of time and Mason needing me. It worked out really well but another layer would have helped.
A Garden and a Bush 