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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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Category: DIY

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:

Cactus Diaper Cake

byKaren•

Looking for a unique baby shower or diaper cake idea? My cactus diaper cake is perfect for cowboy, southwest, Arizona, cactus or even Toy Story themed baby showers.

Pin this unique diaper cake idea for later.

Saguaro Cactus Cake

My diaper cake is specifically modeled after a saguaro cactus which are native only in the Sonoran desert of Southern Arizona and Mexico. Despite its endemic location, saguaro cacti often depicted as a symbol of the American West.

While this unique diaper cake may look complicated, it was my first attempt at making a diaper cake, so perfect for any newbie diaper cake makers.

Cactus Diaper Cake Supplies

Naturally you will need quite a few diapers to make this diaper cake. Use any brand of diapers that are on sale (or preferred by the new mom). I’d also recommend avoid using newborn diapers because babies tend to grow out of that size fast. At least mine did – giant baby momma here!

You will also need rubber bands of various sizes. Most will be used to secure individual diaper rolls but bigger ones will be used to group diapers several diapers together. You will also need poster board, green ribbon, green paper clips, and double sided tape. I added some paper flowers and a stuffed owl to decorate my saguaro cactus diaper cake.

Cactus Diaper Cake

Cactus Diaper Cake

Yield: 1 Cactus Diaper Cake

This fun cactus diaper cake makes a great centerpiece for desert, southwest, cowboy or Toy Story themed baby shower.

Materials

Instructions

    1. Start by rolling each diaper and securing it with a rubber band. It’s best to start at the waistline of the diaper and roll towards the bottom. You can see in the picture below how much neater the diaper looks when rolled correctly compared with rolling the diaper the opposite way.
    2. Using slightly larger rubber bands, create sets of three rolled diapers. This will allow you to easily stand up the diapers in a row and create the trunk of the cactus. Keep the rubber bands as close to the center of the diapers as possible. This makes it easier to cover with the ribbon later.
    3. Make sure you start creating the cactus shape on top of the poster board so that you can move the diaper cake once it’s done.
    4. Once you have most of the diapers secured in sets of three you can start setting up your cactus design. I used the sets of 3 to create the trunk and arms of our cactus design.
    5. I ended up using a few rolled diaper pairs and single diapers to finish the design.
    6. Once your are happy with your design, secure the shape by wrapping the green ribbon around the perimeter. We used green paper clips to attach the ribbon at various key points. This is especially important around the curves.
    7. Slip the front of the paperclip into the ribbon and the back of the paperclip into the closest rubber band. It will take a little time to get the ribbon adjusted to your liking. This will help secure the shape of your cactus diaper cake.

Notes

It’s important that the rubber bands keep the diapers snug together but not too tight, you don’t want to damage the diapers. 

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Keep in mind that saguaro cacti come in many shapes and sizes, so no one design is right. I added a little leftover green ribbon to decorate my board but you could also cover it in a fun paper.

Decorate the Saguaro Cactus

Diaper cakes are always decorated with fun accessories, and mine is no different. There are several birds that will live in a saguaro cactus including cactus wrens and woodpeckers. I didn’t have any luck finding those birds as a cute baby toy but I did find a baby owl toy. Thankfully owls also live in saguaros. 

Flowers and and a baby owl stuffed animal decorate the cactus diaper cake

To keep the diaper cake fun and whimsical we found decorative flowers in bright colors and attached them with doubled sided tape.

I am really happy with how the cactus diaper cake turned out. It’s truly a unique baby shower gift that’s also practical.

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More easy diaper cake ideas:

This post was originally published in August 2014 and has been updated to provide better information.

Star Wars Diaper Cake

byKaren•

Are you planning on throwing a Star Wars themed baby shower? I’ve got the cutest (and easiest) Star Wars diaper cake idea to share!

We might have went a little BB-8 crazy around here after meeting him in Star Wars: The Force Awakens. When my sister-in-law chose a Star Wars baby shower theme, I knew I had to help with some simple DIY projects like a BB-8 diaper cake.

Close up picture of a BB-8 Diaper Cake design
Pin this BB-8 Diaper Cake to make it later

Star Wars Diaper Cake Idea

This StarWars diaper cake idea was my favorite project for this party. Tiny baby things mixed with geeky Star Wars ideas, it’s the perfect mix for this Star Wars lovin’ mama! This BB-8 is much easier than my cactus diaper cake and a tad more detailed than my mickey mouse diaper cake. It’s perfect!

Today I am sharing how to turn everyone’s favorite droid, BB-8 into an adorable diaper cake. A BB-8 diaper cake is a perfect centerpiece for a fun Star Wars baby shower.

BB-8 Diaper Cake Supplies

The BB-8 shape is actually very easy to recreate as a diaper cake. Just grab a few basic supplies and follow the simple steps I’ve detailed below.

Supplies pictured for a Star Wars diaper cake
BB-8 diaper cake supplies include a springform pan, diapers, ribbons, craft foam and pipe cleaners.

BB-8 Diaper Cake Tutorial

You will see how easy it is to create the BB8 droid shape out of diapers and then decorate it to complete the look.

Make the BB-8 droid shape using diapers, cardboard and rubber bands
Star wars baby shower tablsecape featuring a BB-8 shaped diaper cake

Star Wars Diaper Cake

Yield: 1 BB-8 Diaper Cake

Step by step tutorial to create a diaper cake featuring the cutest droid, BB-8. This is the best centerpiece for a Star Wars baby shower.

Materials

  • 40-50 newborn diapers
  • rubberbands
  • wide orange ribbon
  • thin grey ribbon
  • orange and black craft foam/construction paper
  • glue dots
  • black and white pipe cleaners
  • white onesie
  • white burp cloth
  • cardboard
  • silver duct tape

Tools

  • Springform or round cake pan

Instructions

  1. Roll 10 diapers into tight bundles and secure with a rubber band. Roll from the top down for a cleaner look. Set aside. 2 baby diapers rolled up and secured with rubber bands
  2. Create BB-8 diaper cake body by layering diapers on the inside edge of the pan. Keep them in the same direction for a consistent design.diapers along the edge of a cake pan
  3. Continue adding diapers until only one rolled diaper fits in the center.
  4. Secure the base using one or two extra large rubber bands and remove from pan.
  5. Cover top of BB-8 base with plain white burp cloth and secure with a rubber band. Folding and tucking the cloth where necessary to create a clean look.
  6. Cut out a basic BB-8 design out of orange craft foam and secure to the top of the base using glue dots.
  7. Create BB-8 diaper cake head using a cardboard base. Cut out a length of cardboard slight shorter than 4 rolled diapers. Cover the cardboard in silver duct tape.
  8. Place 4 diaper rolls on top of cardboard, then 3 diaper rolls, then 2 diaper rolls. You are creating a pyramid of sorts on top of the cardboard. Secure design with rubber band. 9 diapers creating a pyramid shape on silver cardboard for BB-8 head of Star Wars Diaper Cake
  9. Cover top of the BB-8 head with a white onesie. Fold and tuck onesie around diapers before securing with a rubber band.
  10. Use gray ribbon, strips of orange craft foam and black construction paper to create the details on BB-8’s head. Tuck tucked the length of foam and ribbon in place, underneath the rubber band, I used glue dots to lightly tack them in place.hand adding ribbon details to top of BB-8 Diaper cake
  11. Wrap a small piece of black pipe cleaner around the top of a white pipe cleaner to create BB-8 antenna. Tuck the other end under a rubber band on top of BB-8's head.
  12. Wrap wide orange ribbon around BB-8's body and head to hide the rubber bands. Top view of diaper cake decorated to look like Star Wars droid BB-8

Notes

To easily move the diaper cake around, I set it on top of a large piece of foam board. I covered the board in paper that coordinated with the baby shower colors.

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© KarenHeffren

Star Wars Diaper Cake Centerpiece

That’s it! It turned out pretty cute, huh?!

Star wars baby shower tablsecape featuring a BB-8 shaped diaper cake
Surround the BB-8 diaper cake with more Star Wars decorations like lightsaber lights, pretzels and cookies

This post was originally published in August 2016 and has been updated to improve the tutorial details.

More Star Wars Baby Shower Ideas:

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

Kylo Ren Valentines Day Cards

byKaren•

For Star Wars fans that prefer the dark side, these Kylo Ren Valentines Day cards are perfect. There is also a valentines card option with a stormtrooper or Kylo’s lightsaber.

Free The Dark Side Star Wars Valentines

BB-8 is totally my droid but I know other people favor other Star Wars characters, even possibly align with “the dark side” of the galaxy. These dark side Star Wars Valentines are for fans of the First Order, Kylo Ren and Stormtroopers from Star Wars: The Force Awakens! Who’s ready for some Kylo Ren valentines?

Printable Kylo Valentines Day Cards

I usually share several new valentine options each year. And this year, I bet my boys will both choose to give at least a few of these dark side cards out.

What is it with boys liking the “bad guys”?? I guess some girls have a thing for bad boys too, right? Maybe in the end Kylo will redeem himself and return to the light, and make everyone happy. (I guess this was a good guess considering the events of Star Wars: The Last Jedi).

Click here to download now: The Dark Side Star Wars Valentines

Free Printable The Dark Side Star Wars Valentines
Each set page prints 4 different dark side valentines including Kylo Ren Valentine’s Day Cards.

I recommend printing out all my valentines on cardstock if you can, they just make the cards much sturdier when passing out to friends. Don’t miss my other printable Star Wars Valentines.

More Free Star Wars Valentine’s Day Cards

If you aren’t a fan of First Order or Kylo Ren, then check out some of the more sweet Star Wars cards you can print. Including Baby Yoda and Mando valentines and BB-8 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

Photo Credit: www.sugarhero.com

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

Mary Poppins Craft | Make a Paper Kite

byKaren•

I love the crafts and activities at movie premieres and parties. The Mary Poppins Returns after party included a penguin ring toss, caricatures, and a sweet paper kite craft. I made a colorful paper kite and knew it would be the perfect Mary Poppins craft to share with you. Easy crafts are my favorite!

Mary Poppins Returns Premiere Party Kite Craft
A fun bow tie inspired me to decorate my kite at the Mary Poppins Returns Party

Mary Poppins Party Craft

The prize for playing the penguin toss game as the cute Mary Poppins bow tie. You can see I used it as inspiration when decorating my kite at the party. They had lots of stickers and markers to decorate the kite crafts once you were done making it.

The kite was a little mangled coming back in my luggage, the tail is wrinkly and I lost a few stickers but overall I really thought it was a fun craft. Simple, easy and cute.

Mary Poppins Easy Kite Craft for Kids
Choose contrasting colors of streamer and paper to make the paper kites stand out.

Let’s go make a kite!

This is the perfect Mary Poppins craft for everyone to make after watching Mary Poppins Returns in theaters. It’d also make a fun Mary Poppins party activity or as DIY party decorations.

How to make a Mary Poppins Kite Craft

Make this simple Mary Poppins kite craft after watching Mary Poppins Returns. It's easy enough for kids to make, making it ideal for rainy day fun, a Mary Poppins party activity or DIY party decorations. #MaryPoppins #MaryPoppinsReturns #MaryPoppinsReturnsEvent Mary Poppins Birthday Party | Kite Crafts for Kids | DIY Kites for kids | How to make a kite
Pin this easy Mary Poppins Party Craft (How to make a paper kite)

The best part of this craft is you likely have all of the supplies on hand. If you don’t have woodcraft dowels, you can always make do with wood skewers as I did. I grabbed a few from the kitchen and cut off the pointy ends.

Mary Poppins Kite Craft Supplies
How to make paper kite craft supplies

How to make a paper kite

Start by folding the top corners of the paper, similar to a basic paper airplane design. They should meet together in the middle. Then place the 12″ dowel down the middle of the paper and tape it in place.

Place the 8″ dowel perpendicular across the top of the 12″ dowel. It should sit just below the paper you folded down. Tape it down as well.

Add a smaller wood dowel under the folded corners when making a Mary Poppins Paper Kite
Add wood dowels to create the kite frame.

Easy Mary Poppins Craft

Now tie your kite string where the dowels meet. Carefully tie the paper streamer to the end of the 12″ wood dowel to create the kite tail. The streamer paper is a bit fragile, so I also added a piece of tape over the knot. Then fold (and tape) the bottom corners of the paper inward to finish the kite design.

Tie on paper streamer to create a kite tail when making a Mary Poppins Paper Kite Craft
Tie on a paper streamer to create a kite tail for this simple Mary Poppins Craft

Be sure to watch the video at the top of the post if you need help with any of the steps. I know some people are visual learners. You’ll see it’s a really simple craft to create.

Fold 2nd bottom corner to complete the Mary Poppins Kite Craft
Follow the steps to create an easy paper craft using party streamers, string, dowels and paper.

I loved the bright colored paper but I also made a sweet one using regular white printer paper. The party streamer gives it a fun pop of color. Remember you can also decorate the kites with markers and stickers after you’re done making them!

Easy Mary Poppins Craft for kids how to make a paper kite
Let’s go make a kite!

Mary Poppins Kite Craft Supplies

How to make a kite from copy paper
The simplicity of a white kite is super cute with a bright colored streamer tail.

Mary Poppins Party Ideas

So gather the supplies and let your kids make a fun paper kite on a rainy/snowy day. Make it extra fun and listen to the Mary Poppins Returns soundtrack, it’s fabulous!

Mary Poppins Kite Craft for a party activity or DIY party decor
Make paper kites in different colors that also double as Mary Poppins party decorations.

I think this paper kite craft would be a fun Mary Poppins party idea for kids of all ages or make them ahead of time and hang the kites as fun DIY party decorations! And if you are looking for a different Mary Poppins craft, check out this adorable kite ornament from As the Bunny Hops!

More Paper Crafts

Free Star Wars BB-8 Valentines

byKaren•

If droids are your favorite then you will love this set of unique BB8 Valentines. Download the free file below to share your love of Star Wars with everyone you know.

Who else wants BB-8 to be their valentine? I think he’s the cutest little thing from Star Wars: The Force Awakens and he is perfect for sweet little Valentine’s Day cards. My boys loved passing out this BB8 valentines to their friends at school.

Screen shot of printed BB8 Valentine printable that you can download.
Adorable Free BB8 Valentines

Free Printable BB8 Valentines

This BB-8 valentines are simple printable card you can pass out for Valentine’s Day. The card design is based on the BB8 graphic we used on our BB-8 shirt.

With a few edits, text and cute hearts added, it was complete. Simple and adorable (if I do say so myself). 😉 I love that they aren’t overly girl or boy centered, perfect for any little Star Wars fans to pass out!

Give Star Wars BB-8 Valentines Day
Two versions of the cutest droid (BB8) Valentines are available.

Print These BB-8 Valentines

I couldn’t decide if the valentines needed the “To and From” on the front, so I made two different versions of the valentines, you can decide which one you like better. 8 valentines fit on each page and I recommend printing on cardstock for sturdier valentines.

Click here to download –> BB8 Valentines (blank version)

Download here to download –> BB8 Valentines (to/from version)

Image of printed BB-8 Valentines card
Click above to download the BB8 Valentines Card

If you plan on making Valentine’s day treats, how about BB-8 cupcakes to match the valentines? I promise they are fairly easy to create! I’ve actually created quite a few Bb-8 projects, click through to see my other fun crafty ideas. 

More Star Wars Valentines

I have a few more printable Star Wars Valentines to choose from. Including Baby Yoda and Mando valentines and set of droid valentines featuring D0 with BB!  All are free to download for your own Valentine’s Day celebrations.

Phineas and Ferb Shirt

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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

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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

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