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DIY Star Wars BB-9E Pumpkin

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October 11, 2023 · Karen · Leave a Comment

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Do you prefer the dark side of Star Wars but still want to get your pumpkin craft on? I have a fun droid pumpkin idea, a BB-9E pumpkin!

Have a Star Wars Halloween with this Star Wars BB-9E Pumpkin. This DIY Star Wars Halloween craft is budget friendly, adorable and represents the dark side!

One of the coolest announcements from Force Friday earlier this month was a new character reveal, a new droid that looks a little bit like everyone’s favorite buddy from The Force Awakens, BB-8. Only this droid is from the dark side and his name is BB-9E. He is almost as cute as BB-8, so I decided to make a few BB-9E crafts starting with a BB-9E Pumpkin.

I made my BB-8 pumpkin using real white pumpkins, I found at our local pumpkin patch.  This time around I decided to use fake pumpkins so we could decorate with our BB-9E pumpkin next year too!

My local dollar store has small craft pumpkins for $1 and I improvised using a plastic trick or treat pail for my large pumpkin, also only a $1.

Have a Star Wars Halloween with this Star Wars BB-9E Pumpkin. This DIY Star Wars Halloween craft is budget friendly, adorable and represents the dark side!
BB-9E Droid Pumpkin Supplies

Star Wars BB-9E Pumpkin Supplies

  • 1 small pumpkin
  • 1 large pumpkin
  • black acrylic paint
  • silver, red and blue duct tape
  • silver sharpie
  • BB-9E template
  • parchment paper

How to make a DIY BB-9E Pumpkin

Have a Star Wars Halloween with this Star Wars BB-9E Pumpkin. This DIY Star Wars Halloween craft is budget friendly, adorable and represents the dark side!
Paint a both the small and large pumpkins black first

Whether you use real or fake pumpkins, you will need to start by painting them black. I used a black acrylic craft paint. 

Have a Star Wars Halloween with this Star Wars BB-9E Pumpkin. This DIY Star Wars Halloween craft is budget friendly, adorable and represents the dark side!

It’s no secret I love working with duct tape. Duct tape is an easy way to create designs without too much of a mess. In order cut the BB-9E designs out of silver duct tape, I created a simple BB-9E template that I traced onto parchment paper. Parchment paper is the key to easily cutting duct tape with scissors.

Sneak Peek of BB-9E Pumpkin Tutorial

After you’ve applied the silver duct tape design to each side of the pumpkin, draw even silver lines to mimic BB-9E’s design.

Have a Star Wars Halloween with this Star Wars BB-9E Pumpkin. This DIY Star Wars Halloween craft is budget friendly, adorable and represents the dark side!
Use duct tape to add all the BB-9E pumpkin details

Refer back to images of BB-9E online to add the details of BB-9E’s head. The shapes are pretty simple, so no template is necessary. Remember to use parchment paper when cutting duct tape.

BB-9E
Photo Credit: Lucasfilm/Disney

The very last step is attaching the BB-9E head to the BB-9E body. I opted for duct tape but hot glue could work as well. That’s it. Now admire your adorable, although likely evil Star Wars pumpkin.

BB-8's dark side counterpart, BB-9E Pumpkin
Have a Star Wars Halloween with this Star Wars BB-9E Pumpkin. This DIY Star Wars Halloween craft is budget friendly, adorable and represents the dark side!

You can see the real BB-9E in action when Star Wars: The Last Jedi opens in theaters on December 15.

More Pumpkin Ideas

  • Baby Yoda Pumpkin
  • Mandalorian Pumpkin
  • BB-9E Pumpkin
  • BB-8 Pumpkin
  • Incredibles Pumpkin
  • Duke Caboom Pumpkin
  • Pete’s Dragon Pumpkins
  • Phineas and Ferb Pumpkins
This post was originally published September 19, 2017.

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