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Baby Yoda Paper Lantern Craft

byKaren•

Hosting a Mandalorian birthday party or have a kiddo that loves Baby Yoda, aka Grogu? This fun Baby Yoda paper lantern is a fun Star Wars craft for any Mandalorian fans!

Baby Yoda Paper Lantern

Baby Yoda Paper Lantern

Everyone knows I love simple crafts and this Baby Yoda paper craft couldn’t be simpler. All you need to do is attach his extra large green ears and robe collar to a green paper lantern and you have a very simple paper lantern perfect for showing off your Baby Yoda love.

If you like the simplicity of this craft, check out these simple and yummy Baby Yoda rice krispies treats.

Baby Yoda Paper Lantern

Baby Yoda Paper Lantern

Make your own Baby Yoda paper lantern with a few craft supplies. It's the perfect decoration for a Baby Yoda party or Star Wars themed bedroom.

Materials

Tools

  • Scissors
  • Cricut Machine - optional
  • Leaf template - optional

Instructions

  1. Make Baby Yoda Ears
    Cut two ears out of green construction paper. I used a leaf template in Cricut Design, and trimmed it down a bit. You could also draw them and then use scissors if you don't have a cutting machine.
  2. Attach a green straw to the back of each ear. The bendy side will insert into the lantern.
  3. I recommend adding a piece transparent tape on the side of the lantern where you will attach the ears, this will help prevent the paper from ripping when you insert the straw.
  4. Attach Baby Yoda Ears
    Once you insert the straw and adjust placement as needed. Adding a piece of tape to the back of the ears will also help to hold it in place.
  5. Tape the bendy part of the straw inside the paper lantern to hold it in place. This may take a few attempts to secure it while maintaining the correct Baby Yoda ear positioning.
  6. Make Baby Yoda's Collar
    To create the collar of Baby Yoda's robe, I used a strip of brown craft paper around a small paper bowl.
  7. Attach the Collar to Baby Yoda
    Tie a piece of string to the bottom of paper lantern frame and leave enough length to thread it through the paper bowl as well.
  8. Poke a hole through the bowl and feed it through the bottom. Pull it tight to attach the collar to the bottom of the paper lantern and tie a knot.
  9. Attach string to the top of the Baby Yoda paper lantern to hang it or just set it down on the table as a centerpiece.

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More Paper Lantern Ideas

I love decorating paper lanterns and turning them into fun themed characters. Check out these other paper lantern crafts I’ve made.

Star Wars Party Ideas

I have lots of a fun Star Wars Party Ideas including desserts, crafts, decorations and activities. I have a few listed below great for birthday parties, baby showers or Star Wars movie watching nights:

Printable Frozen Valentines

byKaren•

Three simple and free Frozen valentines designs to print from home including a fun Olaf valentines card.

I designed these printable Frozen cards when the original movie came out. These cards picked up steam last year after Frozen 2 was released in theaters. If you have a Frozen fan at home and want something a little different, check out my simple Frozen valentines designs.

These Frozen valentines are sweet little printable cards perfect for your little Disney fan to take for their classroom exchange at school. It includes 'Do you want to build a snowman' and 'I like warm hugs' ideas. Valentine's Day | Free Valentines Day Printables | Valentines DIY

A lot of the free printable valentines I share are more boy-friendly, you know Star Wars, cowboys, frogs, superheroes, etc. So I sort of love this set since it’s a little different. And everyone loves Olaf, right?

Printable Olaf Valentines

Disney Frozen Valentines inspired by Olaf and Warm Hugs
Olaf (and everyone else that likes warm hugs) will appreciate this valentine design.

Disney’s Frozen is all about love and friendship making it perfect for Valentine’s Day.  I had a couple of ideas floating around my head using lines from the movie, so I turned them into printable Frozen Valentines for the super Frozen fans out there!

Some Friends Are Worth Melting For Valentines

Some Friends are worth melting for Disney Frozen Valentines Printables
Another Olaf inspired valentine design. Do you have friends worth melting for?

Of course we aren’t actually snowman who can melt like Olaf but I always love his line from Frozen, ‘Some people are worth melting for.’ For this design, I switched it up from ‘people’ to ‘friends’ since you typically exchange valentines with your friends. It’s simple and sweet.

Do you Want To Be My Valentine? Idea

A fun valentine with a plan on the line ‘Do you want to build a snowman’ from Frozen.

I can’t help by singing ” Do you want to be my valentine?”… Another fun play on a line from the original Frozen movie. I love the fun Anna Elsa duet where they sing the Do you want to build a snowman song.

Printable Frozen Valentines

Do you know any Frozen fans that might want to print these valentines? I have them saved four to a page, simply click the links below and download the frozen valetines files.

Frozen Valentines Free Printable Cards

Frozen 2 Valentines

Did you see Frozen 2 last year? I had the pleasure of disneybounding as Anna on the red carpet which was so much fun. If you are looking for Frozen 2 valentines, then you can check out these fun options I found on Etsy.  

What fun line from Frozen or Frozen 2 do you think would inspire another Valentine’s Day card design?

More Printable Valentines

Click below to see all my Valentine’s Day ideas including more free printable valentines.

Two More Baymax Valentines Designs

byKaren•

Baymax is so sweet, he makes the perfect character for Valentine’s Day cards. I have cute Baymax with heart and soccer valentines to choose from below.

I couldn’t stop at just one style of Baymax Valentines. The color your own Baymax valentines are super fun but if you are looking for simpler set of Big Hero 6 Valentines, I have two more options for you!

Baymax valentines soccer

Soccer Valentines Featuring Baymax

Quinn loved the scene in the Big Hero 6 trailer of Baymax trying to pick up a soccer ball, so naturally that had to be one of the valentines I created. I added a cute soccer Valentine phrase, “I get a kick out of you!”

Baymax from big hero 6 kicking a soccer ball on valentines
Your kids will get a kick out of these adorable soccer valentines featuring Baymax.

There are 6 valentines on each sheet of paper. I recommend printing it on white card stock. You can download the printable soccer valentines cards in either a JPG Version or PDF Version.

Go and head and upload the JPG version to photo editing programs like Picmonkey if you want to add your child’s name to each valentine before printing them.

Baymax with Heart Valentines

Big Hero 6 Valentines

Adorable Baymax with Heart

This simple Baymax with a heart was my very first design. I love, love, love it! Sometimes simplicity wins everything. It says ‘You’re My Big Hero’. There is 6 copies of this valentine on this set as well.

Download the Baymax with Heart Valentines here, again in a  JPG Version or PDF Version.

6 Baymax with heart images on valentines day printables
The simplicity of the Baymax with heart valentines makes it my favorite version!

Don’t miss the color your own Baymax valentines, you can include a couple crayons with the cards for extra fun.

image showing two baymax valentines designs
Pick your favorite Baymax valentine or print them both!

More Baymax Crafts and Fun

Are you looking for more Baymax fun? Click through to find Baymax Rice Krispie Treats, Baymax Cookies, Big Hero 6 Snowflakes, Baymax Hoodie Costume and Big Hero 6 Coloring Pages & Printables

More Free Printable Valentines

Easy Winnie the Pooh Birthday Party Ideas

byKaren•

Hosting a Winnie the Pooh birthday party for your little one? Check out these easy Winnie the Pooh decorations and Winnie the Pooh party supplies.

I think Winnie the Pooh is a fun party theme for both boys and girls or even a sweet baby shower. I hope you are inspired by some of the Winnie the Pooh ideas featured here.

Check out these easy Winnie the Pooh party ideas including DIY games, decorations, printables recipes, and other food ideas. Winnie the Pooh Baby Shower Ideas | Pooh Bear Baby Shower Ideas | Winnie the Pooh First Birthday #WinnethePooh #PartyDecorations

These ideas were inspired by my trip to the Christopher Robin red carpet premiere. If your guests love the idea of themed outfits or disneybounding, you could ask them to dress as their favorite Winnie the Pooh characters like we did on the red carpet.

Winnie the Pooh Birthday Party Ideas

yellow and red party decorations for a simple winne the pooh birthday party color scheme
Stick to a simple yellow and red theme and add a few fun Pooh details.

Winnie the Pooh Decorations

Sticking with simple color schemes of yellow and red for Winnie the Pooh or brown and green for the 100 Acre Wood is the simplest way to decorate.

After you pick a color scheme, you can add in a few whimsical touches like a 100 Acre Wood sign, Pooh and friends balloons, or my DIY Winnie the paper lanterns.

Make your own 100 Acre Wood sign using scrap wood and paint, or even just large pieces of cardboard.

Winnie the Pooh Paper Lanterns

I love paper lanterns for party decorations because they can be used more than once, like as fun kid’s bedroom decor after the party. Our BB-8 paper lantern hangs above Elliot’s Star Wars themed Ikea bed hack.

DIY paper lantern for Winnie the Pooh Party
Easy Winnie the Pooh decorations include a decorated paper lantern.

Duct tape is one of my favorite ways to decorate paper lanterns but I just figured out I could paint them too while making a Fortnite Tomato Head costume. The key is to painting the lantern carefully and letting it dry completely before doing the 2nd coat so you don’t tear the paper while it’s wet.

For the Winnie the Pooh paper lantern, I just painted the top half of a yellow paper lantern with red paint. Then cut the name ‘Pooh’ out of yellow vinyl using my Cricut Maker and added it to the lantern.

Winnie the Pooh Party Food

What’s a party without fun themes treats? I focused on gathering up easy Winnie the Pooh Party recipes for sweets but you could easily round up some healthy snacks too.

Winnie the Pooh party ideas like this treat recipe is a great party dessert or party favor idea

Winnie the Pooh Birthday Party Treats

Eeyore Donuts 

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Winnie the Pooh Sweet Hunnycomb Treats

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Winnie The Pooh Chocolate Bubble Bark Recipe

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Winnie The Pooh Cake Donuts

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Winnie the Pooh Pops 

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Winnie the Pooh Sugar Cookies

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Pooh Cake for Pooh Day.

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Chocolate Hunny Pots with Honey Mousse

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Winnie the Pooh Ice Cream Cake

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Winnie the Pooh Party Favors

Make your own Winnie the Pooh character chocolates, soap or crayons this fun 100 Acre Wood character mold. Or check out these adorable soaps that my friend Amy made, they’re also an adorable Winnie the Pooh party favor idea!

Silly little bear soaps for Winnie the Pooh party favors

Winnie the Pooh Party Activities

Don’t skip the Winnie the Pooh party activities. One classic birthday party idea is a fun Winnie the Pooh pinata. I also love this Pin the tail on Kanga game you can buy from Etsy or this free printable Pin the tail on Eeyore.

Christopher Robin Coloring Pages

Don't miss these exclusive Winnie the Pooh and friends coloring pages and free printable activities perfect for kids of all ages from toddlers to adults. They include everyone from the 100 Acre Wood include Christopher Robin, eeyore, pooh, piglet, tigger, kanga, roo, owl and rabbit.
Print out a set of Christopher Robin Coloring Pages for your party.

Print out a couple sets of these Christopher Robin coloring pages and activities to have on hand during the party. You can also buy these sweet sticker and coloring packs.

Watch Christopher Robin Or Winnie the Pooh

Watch the Christopher Robin DVD during a Winnie the Pooh party
Watch Christopher Robin during a Winnie the Pooh Birthday Party

A Winnie the Pooh party is also a great time to watch Christopher Robin if you the party includes tweens or teens. Opt for one of Winnie the Pooh’s classic adventures (many of which are available on Disney+) if your party is for younger kids.

About Christopher Robin

In the heartwarming live action adventure Disney’s “Christopher Robin,” the young boy who embarked on countless adventures in the Hundred Acre Wood with his band of spirited and lovable stuffed animals, has grown up and lost his way. Now it is up to his childhood friends to venture into our world and help Christopher Robin remember the loving and playful boy who is still inside.

By the way if you do buy the Blu-Ray version you can see cool Christopher Robin features like – In Which … Pooh and Friends Come to Life. See how Winnie the Pooh and Friends were brought to life as walking and talking stuffed animals in this magical live-action world.

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Color Your Own Big Hero 6 Valentines Cards

byKaren•

These color your own valentines feature the lovable Baymax from Disney’s Big Hero 6. Print a set and let your kids pass them out to their friends for Valentine’s Day this year.

This is a fun Valentine’s Day card to pass out if you like to include something extra but want to avoid more sugar. Just attach a couple of crayons and let each kiddo color their own Baymax superhero.

Picture of color your own valentines feature Baymax from Big Hero 6 and a red and purple crayon
Let your friends color their own valentines

I’ve created several different valentines for my boys to pass out over the years. These fun Big Hero 6 valentines are unique because you can color them for your friends, or include crayons so they can color Baymax. Don’t miss my other set of Baymax soccer valentines cards.

Big Hero 6 Valentines Cards

These valentines can be used two different ways. First you can have your kiddo color each valentine, customizing it for each friend. Color Baymax with his signature red and purple superhero colors or color him using their friends favorite colors.

Baymax valentines day card partially colored with crayons attached to the back of another valentines
Attach a couple crayons to the back for a fun color your own valentines experience.

Or for a special non candy valentine idea, send blank Baymax valentines with a red and purple crayon attached. Each recipient can color Baymax themselves! You can pick up inexpensive crayon sets at the dollar store, or order red and purple crayons in bulk on amazon.

These Big Hero 6 printables would also be a fun Valentine’s Day party activity, let each child color their own Baymax hero. You will have lots of happy Valentine guests.

Printable Color Your Own Valentines From Big Hero 6

Download these Big Hero 6 Valentines here —> PDF File

Front and back of Big Hero 6 printable valentines with 2 crayons attached
Don’t stick to just red and purple, Baymax can be any color!

Ready to print your Baymax valentines? I squeezed 4 copies on to a 8″ X 10″ page and because they are color your own valentines style, you can print in black and white. No color printer necessary for this valentine cuteness.

Screen shot of 4 Big Hero 6 valentines per page
There are 4 copies of the valentines per sheet.

More Baymax Crafts and Fun

Love Hiro, Honey Lemon, Wasabi and friends? Check out more of our Baymax fun! Click through to find Baymax Rice Krispie Treats, Baymax Cookies, Big Hero 6 Snowflakes, Baymax Hoodie Costume and Big Hero 6 Coloring Pages & Printables

More Free Printable Valentines

Phineas and Ferb Shirt

byKaren•

Did you love the latest Phineas and Ferb movie? We thought Candace Against the Universe was really fun and it inspired this silly Beaver Pete shirt design.

I tried to recreate the silly t-shirt you see towards the end of Phineas and Ferb Candace Against the Universe. It’s so silly and random that you likely won’t even appreciate it unless you have watched the movie.

Beaver Pete t-shirt design

Unless of course you name is Pete or you like beavers. 🙂 Even if you haven’t watched the movie yet, I bet you will like our Phineas and Ferb pumpkins.

Ok, so first things first, head over to Disney+ and watch Phineas and Ferb Candace Against the Universe then come back to see our silly Phineas and Ferb shirt design.

Screen shot of actual Beaver Pete shirt from Phineas and Ferb Movie
The actual Beaver Pete shirt in Phineas and Ferb Candace Against the Universe

Phineas and Ferb Shirt Design

Beaver Pete T-shirt Materials

teal shirt, green, white, brown and black vinyl
Materials to make a Beaver Pete Shirt

I tried to recreate the Beaver Pete shirt from the movie in Cricut Design Space. It’s not 100% the same but it’s close and because it’s designed within the Cricut software, I can share a link to the project directly with you!

Beaver clip art and text saying 'Beaver Pete!'
Phineas and Ferb Shirt Design available in Cricut Design Space

The exact materials you use will affect how your Beaver Pete shirt turns out. I made the shirt using iron on vinyl I already had on hand. My brown vinyl turned out to be darker than I really wanted. But it’s still fun shirt. 🙂

The Beaver Pete design from the movie did not have a white belly. I couldn’t remove the white belly from my beaver design so I just opted to not iron on that piece of the design when making the t-shirt.

Close up of Beaver Pete shirt with Phineas and Ferb pumpkin crafts

That’s it! It’s a fairly straight forward design. Just don’t shoot any Beaver Pete t-shirts at aliens unless you want them to explode with excitement… 😉

More Disney Shirt Designs

Free Baby Yoda Valentines

byKaren•

Are you ready for the cutest Baby Yoda valentines? Check out these free printable Baby Yoda valentines featuring The Child and Mando exchanging their own valentines.

I know everyone will want to give and receive adorable Baby Yoda Valentines Day cards this year. He is everyone’s favorite child because he’s so cute not matter what he does even while eating baby frog eggs. 🙂

Baby Yoda Valentines
Your kids will love these free printable Grogu Valentines

Baby Yoda Valentine Cards

I have four different Baby Yoda Valentine’s Day card options. Basically there are two different text options and two different size options. I really wanted to use the Mandalorian phrase, “This is the Way” on my cards, so that’s the first text option.

Then I simplified it for anyone that hasn’t actually watched The Mandalorian yet (but why??). Or maybe you just like to keep things simple, so there is also a “Happy Valentine’s Day” option as well. 

Paper trimmer with printed Baby Yoda Mandalorian Valentines
Use a paper trimmer to cut your printed Baby Yoda Mandalorian Valentines

You can print 4 cards to a page or 8 cards to page. I love the bigger valentines because it means a bigger Baby Yoda and Mando. If you want to save money on ink and card stock, or simply prefer the more typical smaller cards for exchanging with friends, then print the 8 to a page option. 

Star Wars Baby Yoda Valentines

I recommend printing the valentines on white card stock. I also like cutting them apart with my paper trimmer because I am terrible with scissors. 🙂 Of course scissors will totally work if that’s all you have on hand.

Ready to print your own Baby Yoda Mandalorian valentines?

Download and Print: Baby Yoda Mandalorian Valentines’ Day Cards

Extra Special Baby Yoda Mandalorian Valentines

If your kiddo loves adding a fun extra to their Valentine’s day cards like candy or an inexpensive toy, then I’ve got great ideas for you! A little chocolate heart is the easiest and most obvious treat to attach to the back of each valentine. 

chocolate hearts with star wars valentines featuring baby yoda and mandalorian
Exchange chocolate heart candy just like Baby Yoda and Mando on Valentine’s Day.

Free Baby Yoda Valentines with frogs

If you want to avoid sugar, then a fun frog toy is the better option. We attached plastic frogs to our Hoppy Valentine’s Day cards a few years ago. The jumping frogs are a simple toy that everyone has fun playing it.

I also know for a fact that Baby Yoda would prefer to give frogs to his friends. If you haven’t watched The Mandalorian yet, then you might not understand why. But trust me, Baby Yoda loves frogs. 😉 I found a set of jumping frog toys at my Target’s Dollar Spot but they can be ordered easily on Amazon as well.

Another sugar free option is to include adorable Grogu stickers like these from Etsy or Amazon.

plastic frog toys with Baby Yoda Valentines
Attach plastic frog toys to the back of the Baby Yoda valentines for an extra surprise.

By the way the adorable graphic of Baby Yoda and Mandalorian was drawn for me by my friend Kate. She is super talented and you can check out more of her work on her website. She also has a fun set of valentines featuring The Child eating a frog. He prefers frogs to chocolate. 😉

Baby Yoda Bag Topper with Baby Yoda Cookie
Adorable Baby Yoda Bag Topper for Valentine’s Day

If you plan on making Baby Yoda treats to pass out to your valentines, check out these sweet Baby Yoda bag toppers from Sweet Jenny Belle

More about Baby Yoda and The Mandalorian

Ok, if you live under a rock and have never heard of ‘Baby Yoda’ or ‘The Child’, then you haven’t watched the new live action Star Wars show, The Mandalorian on Disney+. If you like Star Wars, even a little bit, you must watch the show. And if you don’t like Star Wars… what is wrong with you??!? 😉 Just kidding. I do think everyone will love ‘Baby Yoda’ though. 

Two printed copies of baby yoda valentines
Two Baby Yoda with Mando valentines day cards

Who is Baby Yoda?

Baby Yoda is a child that the Mandalorian (a bounty hunter) is paid to collect. He is an adorable young thing that looks a lot like Jedi Master Yoda. It was revealed in Season 2 of the Mandalorian that his name is Grogu.

Is Baby Yoda actually Yoda?

As soon as ‘Baby Yoda’ appeared in episode 2 of The Mandalorian, everyone wanted to know if ‘The Child’ was actually baby Yoda? Nope because of the timeline. The Mandalorian is set 5 years after Return of the Jedi, so The Child can’t actually be baby Yoda. He could be related to him though, or just one of the same type of species. We just don’t know yet.

How old is Baby Yoda?

In season 1 of the Mandalorian on Disney+, Baby Yoda is 50 years old. 

Where is Baby Yoda From?

We don’t  know where Baby Yoda is actually from. And  because we also don’t know where Jedi Master Yoda is from, we can’t even take a guess. Baby Yoda was found on Arvala-7, at a military compound designed to protect him. Why he was there, we don’t know yet.

More Baby Yoda DIY Ideas

More Star Wars Valentines

Phineas and Ferb Pumpkins

byKaren•

My boys are big Phineas and Ferb fans, they’ve watched every episode at least 5 times. Naturally, we loved watching the new Phineas and Ferb the Movie: Candace Against the Universe that premiered on Disney+ recently. The movie sparked a few crafty ideas for me including these Phineas and Ferb Pumpkins!

Phineas and Ferb Pumpkins

DIY Phineas and Ferb Pumpkins

Using a few more of my favorite crafting pumpkins, we made some super cute Phineas and Ferb pumpkins. They were fairly easy to make using the characters distinct color scheme and a few key details.

I recommend printing Phineas and Ferb images to use as templates for their hair, eyes and Ferb’s collar. You could freehand draw these as well but you know I prefer the easy route, and I am not an artist. 🙂

Ferb Face details for Phineas and Ferb pumpkins

How to make a Phineas Pumpkin

Phineas Pumpkin Craft

Phineas Pumpkin Craft

Yield: Phineas Pumpkin

Use small pumpkins and craft supplies to make this Phineas pumpkin for Halloween this year.

Materials

  • 3 small craft pumpkins
  • paint: blue, yellow, cream
  • craft foam: red, white blue
  • orange duct tape

Tools

  • glue gun
  • scissors

Instructions

  1. Start by painting 3 equal sized (small) pumpkins. Paint one blue, one yellow and one cream. It may take several coats of paint to completely cover the pumpkins.
  2. Cut strips of orange duct tape in thirds lengthwise. Add the stripes of orange to the yellow pumpkin to mimic Phineas' shirt.
  3. Google an image of Phineas and print to use as a template for his eyes and hair.
  4. Use white and blue craft foam to create Phineas' eyes. Use tape, glue dots or a glue gun to attach them together.
  5. Cut Phineas' hair out of red craft foam. Staples or tape extra red craft foam to the back of the hair to help it attach it to the top of the cream colored pumpkin.
  6. Hot glue the pumpkins together and then glue the eyes to the front of the cream pumpkin.

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You could make these with real pumpkins but I craft pumpkins are easier to work with and we will get to enjoy these fun Disney pumpkins next year too.

How to make a Ferb Pumpkin

Ferb Pumpkin Craft

Ferb Pumpkin Craft

Yield: Ferb Pumpkin

Use small pumpkins and craft supplies to make a Ferb Pumpkin for Halloween this year.

Materials

  • 3 small craft pumpkins
  • paint: yellow, purple, cream
  • craft foam: white, green and black

Tools

  • glue gun
  • scissors

Instructions

    1. Start by painting 3 equal sized (small) pumpkins. Paint one purple, one yellow and one cream. It may take several coats of paint to completely cover the pumpkins.
    2. Google an image of Ferb and print to use as a template for his eyes, hair, and shirt collar.
    3. Use white and black craft foam to create Ferb's eyes. Use tape, glue dots or a glue gun to attach them together.
    4. Cut Ferb's hair out of green craft foam. Staples or tape extra green craft foam to the back of the hair to help it attach it to the top of the cream colored pumpkin.
    5. Hot glue the pumpkins together.
    6. Hot glue the eyes to the front of the cream pumpkin and the collar to the front of the yellow pumpkin.

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Phineas and Ferb Crafts

You could make these for a Phineas and Ferb themed party as well. I think making a Perry pumpkin would be necessary though. Maybe I will make him next year.

Check back for more Phineas and Ferb crafts soon, including our Beaver Pete shirt. Don’t get the reference? Go watch Phineas and Ferb the Movie: Candace Against the Universe on Disney+!

More Pumpkin Ideas

The Mandalorian Pumpkin

byKaren•

Our Baby Yoda pumpkin needed a guardian, so the boys and I came up with a simple Mandalorian pumpkin idea. It’s the perfect Star Wars craft for this Halloween.

Star Wars painted Pumpkins for Halloween

DIY Mandalorian Pumpkin

This is another super easy no carve pumpkin idea. It doesn’t even take amazing painting skills either. Basically it’s just grey paint with a few key details. In fact I was only going to turn one pumpkin into Mando’s helmet but Quinn insisted that he had to be taller than our Baby Yoda pumpkin, so we added a second pumpkin and a little more detail. It turned out great!

Easy Mandalorian Pumpkin Tutorial

I love the small craft pumpkins you can buy at Dollar Tree but my other favorite pumpkin option is the old school plastic candy buckets. Many stores only sell plain buckets now, but sometimes you can find the pumpkin shaped ones at discount stores. Yard sales and thrift stores are also a great place to find old pumpkin shaped buckets.

Orange pumpkin bucket with paint and duct tape

The Mandalorian pumpkin needed to be larger than the Baby Yoda pumpkin, so instead of 2 small craft pumpkins, I used two candy bucket pumpkins for Mando. By the way, placing the smaller craft pumpkin on top of the larger pumpkin bucket also works great for certain pumpkin styles like the BB-9E pumpkin and Incredibles pumpkin.

Mandalorian Pumpkin Supplies

Beyond two pumpkin candy buckets, you also need grey paint, brown craft foam, black and silver duct tape, the Mandalorian helmet template and a glue gun. You could actually paint the helmet design if you want to skip using black duct tape but I didn’t want to worry about messing it up. Plus duct tape is one of my favorite craft supplies. 🙂

Mandalorian Pumpkin Bandolier

The one key detail I wanted to add to Mando besides his helmet was his bandolier. I really wanted to keep this pumpkin craft simple and I had to remind myself of that when I was planning the pumpkin details. You could add additional armor or leather details but my crafts tend to do better when I do less instead of more.

My bandolier is simply brown craft foam and silver duct tape, glued to the front of the bottom pumpkin. It’s simple but effective and easy for most people to create. Don’t forget my trick when cutting duct tape. Check out detailed instructions to make the Mandalorian Pumpkin below.

Mandalorian Pumpkin

Mandalorian Pumpkin

Yield: 1 Mandalorian Pumpkin

Celebrate Halloween and season 2 of The Mandalorian this year with an easy Manalorian pumpkin.

Materials

  • 2 Pumpkin candy buckets
  • Grey paint
  • Black duct tape
  • Parchment paper
  • Silver duct tape
  • Brown craft foam

Tools

Instructions

  1. Paint both pumpkin buckets grey. It may take several coats of paint for coverage.
  2. Print out the Mandalorian helmet template. Trace the image on parchment paper. Cover the back of the parchment paper with strips of black duct tape, ensuring the entire image is covered. Flip it back over and cut out the design.
  3. Attach the helmet design to one of the painted pumpkins.
  4. Cut a strip of brown craft foam to use for the bandolier. I cut my rectangular craft foam in half lengthwise to create a longer strip. Use duct tape on the back to attach the the strips together.
  5. Add thin strips of silver duct tape to the bandolier for additional detail.
  6. Use a hot glue gun to attach the bandolier to the second pumpkin. Then glue the top pumpkin to the bottom pumpkin.

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    The Mandalorian Season 2

    Can’t wait to see more of the Mandalorian in action? You are in luck, The Mandalorian, season 2 arrives on Disney+ starting October 30th. If you haven’t watched it yet, then be sure to binge season 1 before season 2 starts!

    More No Carve Pumpkin Ideas

    DIY Captain America Shield

    byKaren•

    Just about everyone loves Captain America, he is a Marvel fan favorite for sure. When you think about Cap what is the first thing that comes to mind? For me it’s his shield. Every Captain America super fan needs their own shield. Check out this simple DIY Captain America shield tutorial.

    Captain America Shield made from duct tape and a frisbee.

    Captain America Craft

    This is an easy project and if your child does ok with scissors (can safely cut relatively straight lines), then they can definitely make their own Captain America shield themselves.

    captain America Shield Materials

    Supplies

    • Red Frisbee
    • Red, White and Blue Duct Tape
    • Parchment Paper

    I bought 2 red frisbees at the dollar store. I love duct tape, so I already had red, white and blue duct tape at home. I personally don’t recommend generic duct tape, it doesn’t cut as well.

    How to Make a Captain America Shield

    If you have a solid red frisbee to start with than you can skip the first round layer of red duct tape. If your frisbee is like mine, then you will need a circle of red duct tape to cover up the frisbee graphic.

    Start by drawing your various circle on parchment paper to make cutting the duct tape feasible. Captain America’s shield has an outer red ring (the largest circle), followed by white, red and then blue. I found various bowls, lids, duct tape rolls, etc around the house to use as circle templates.

    Once you’ve traced the different sized circles. Add strips of duct tape to the back, slightly overlapping so that it fills in the entire circle design. Now you can flip the parchment paper over and cut around the circle you drew. Do this for each circular layer. The duct tape will peel easily off the parchment paper.

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    Captain America Shield Template

    I didn’t have anything to use for a star template, so I printed the graphic above. You could also just free hand draw the star design on parchment paper but I just don’t have that kind of skill. It was less stressful to just trace the star instead. Make sure you use white duct tape to create your star design.

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    Now layer each piece of duct tape on your frisbee to create your Captain America shield. Place the white star at the center of the shield.

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    The last step is to add a handle. Instead of cutting small holes in the shield for a handle, we created it using more red duct tape. Start by folding a longer piece of duct tape in half, lengthwise. Then tape each end of the strap to the back of the shield.

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    How’s that for an easy DIY Captain America Shield? No messy spray paint involved, just duct tape and a frisbee.

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    This was the perfect craft for Elliot because the costume he received at Christmas didn’t have a Captain America shield. Now he’s ready to throw his shield and battle Thanos! 😉

    Boy dressed as Captain America holding a DIY Captain America Shield

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    Mulch Diggums Shirt

    byKaren•

    Artemis Fowl is now available on Disney+. We were super excited to watch Artemis in action. To celebrate its release I wanted to share an Artemis Fowl project I made this weekend, a Mulch Diggums shirt.

    Mulch Diggums Shirt

    It wouldn’t be surprising if everyone’s favorite character in the movie is Mulch Diggums. He has a lot of funny lines and spends most of the movie narrating the adventure. It doesn’t hurt that Mulch Diggums is played by Josh Gad, aka Olaf from Frozen and looks a little like Hagrid from Harry Potter. He appears to be crazily oversized dwarf, which is of course an oxymoron but still true and funny. He calls himself Dwarfus Giaganticus during the movie which seemed like a great idea for a Mulch Diggums shirt. 

    Mulch Diggums Artemis Fowl Shirt

    I created the Mulch Diggums shirt design in Design Space, just adding a fun beard to the text ‘Dwarfus Giaganticus.’ It’s easy enough to create your own version or just click through and use my design file in Design Space. 

    Artemis Fowl Movie Review

    We really enjoyed Artemis Fowl. In fact, we have been waiting to see the movie for over a year, it was originally supposed to be released in theaters last fall. Quinn and I read the first Artemis Fowl book and couldn’t wait to see a movie adaptation. So we are already Artemis Fowl fans and are just happy to see the characters in a movie.

    That being said, I do think the movie lacks details and enough backstory to make it confusing to the general public. If you’ve read the Artemis Fowl book series (or even just the first one like us), then you will already have a general understanding about how things work in that universe. If you haven’t read the books, then some things won’t make sense in the movie. It’s still a fun adventure if you are looking for a new movie to watch on Disney+.

    Artemis Fowl Party Ideas

    Looking for more fun Artemis Fowl ideas? Check out this list of movie reviews, DIY projects and recipes. Go ahead and plan a fun Artemis Fowl movie night for next weekend.

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    Create the Ultimate Artemis Fowl Movie Night at Home

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    Check out these fun ideas for an Artemis Fowl movie night including fun cupcake toppers to download!

    Artemis Fowl Inspired Kids T-Shirt DIY

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    Do your kids want to be just like Artemis Fowl? Check out this super cute 'Mastermind' shirt you can make at home.

    Artemis Fowl on Disney Plus

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    Star Wars D-0 Droid Craft

    byKaren•

    It would be hard to top BB-8 as the coolest droid in the galaxy but D-0, the new droid we met in The Rise of Skywalker is pretty sweet. Ready for a new Star Wars craft project? Who wants to make their own D-0 droid craft?

    How to Make a D-0 Craft

    This D-0 droid craft is perfect for all levels of crafters from kids to adults. It’s basically made using white paper plates and duct tape and turns out super cute. If you are looking for a more extensive Star Wars droid craft project, check out my BB-8 paper lantern. It also utilizes duct tape (one of my favorite craft supplies) along with two large white paper lanterns!

    Star Wars D-0 Droid Craft

    Star Wars D-0 Droid Craft

    Yield: 1 adorable droid

    Materials

    • White Paper Plates
    • Green Duct Tape
    • Silver Duct Tape
    • Black Duct Tape
    • White Duct Tape
    • Parchment Paper
    • Black Pipe Cleaners

    Tools

    • Scissors
    • Stapler

    Instructions

    1. Use a paper plate to create D-O's cone head. Cut a section of the paper plate into a wide wedge and roll into a cone form. Staple in place.
    2. Cut the edge off two paper plates. Then staple them together, facing inward.
    3. Now you have the basic shape of the D-0 Droid Craft. Paper plates form the shape of D-0 Craft
    4. Use another paper plate to create a small rectangular box to sit between D-0's cone head and circular body.
    5. Use white duct tape to attach your box between D-O's head and body.
    6. Add details to D-0 using duct tape. It's always easier to cut duct tape when it's attached to parchment paper.
    7. You can also draw a template on the parchment paper when cutting out specific details out of duct tape.
    8. We kept our level of detail simple but add as much detail as you would like with duct tape.
    9. Create D-0's antennas using black pipe cleaners attached inside the cone with white duct tape. I twisted two pipe cleaners together for each antenna. My pipe cleaners seemed flimsy.
    10. Add black and green duct tape to finish the outside of D-0's cone head.
    11. Done! You now have your very one D-0 Droid.

    Notes

    I used 8 1/2 inch paper plates for this project. Any similar sized plates should work well. Otherwise you may need to scale your project up or down a bit.

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    Star Wars D-0 Droid Craft Idea

    I hope you enjoyed this Star Wars craft project. And I’d love to see your version of it, if you make it!

    Who is D-0?

    D-0 is a droid we meet in Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker. BB-8 finds him powered down on Ochi’s ship, the Bestoon Legacy. BB-8 powers him back up and he nervously joins the Resistance. 

    Why does D-0 say ‘No Thank You’ to?

    D-0 appears to be easily excitable and nervous. D-0 says ‘No Thank You’ twice in the movie. First he says it to Rey when he first meets her and she attempts to touch him. Rey guesses he’s been treated poorly in the past. D-0 says it again when he attempts to greet an Orbak who leans down and loudly brays at him. 

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