Celebrate May the 4th With These Adorable DIY Star Wars Magnets
May the Force be with you Disney friends! To commemorate the one day of the year where fans around the globe celebrate all things Star Wars, we here at MickeyBlog thought we’d share a fun DIY project with you!
This dashing Trio of DIY magnets are easy to make for fans of all ages and utilize object you should have at home. Because let’s face it, who is going out!?
So set aside a wee bit of time this afternoon and celebrate Jawas, Baby Yoda and The Mandalorian with these crafty creations!
Here’s What You’ll Need to Get Started:
- Three plastic bottle caps
- Light green, black, silver, and red acrylic paint
- Brown and green construction paper
- Two small googly eyes
- Glue or hot glue
- Paint brushes
- Pencil
- Ruler
- Scissors
- Three magnets
JAWA MAGNET
Let’s kick off our delightful magnet trio with the adorable Jawas from the planet of Tatooine! Follow these simple steps and you’ll have one of these tiny tots on your fridge in no time!
Step 1: Start by painting the inside of one bottle cap with the black paint and let dry.
Step 2: Next, Trace the bottle cap on the brown construction paper.
Step 3: Draw a rounded triangle shape around the circle you traced. This will be the Jawa’s hood.
Step 4: Cut out the hood shape with the circle in the middle slightly smaller than the one you traced so that there’s space to glue it to the cap.
Step 5: Glue the hood to the bottle cap. If you’re using school glue, flip it over as it dries. That way the glue drips on to the paper and not into the cap. Let dry completely.
Step 6: Paint two red eyes in the middle of the Jawa’s face and let dry.
Step 7: Have a grown-up help you glue or hot glue a magnet to the unpainted side of the bottle cap! Wait for the glue to dry and place your Jawa on the fridge for all to see!
BABY YODA (AKA THE CHILD)
Next up is the Star Wars character that everyone is talking about- The Child or as we lovingly refer to him – BABY YODA!
Step 1: Start by painting the inside of a bottle cap with the light green paint and let dry.
Step 2: Trace the bottle cap on the green paper.
Step 3: Draw a line through the middle of the circle you traced. This will be the top of the ears.
Step 4: Draw two half-circles below the line on both sides of the circle to finish the ears.
Step 5: Cut out the two ear shapes.
Step 6: Glue the two ears to opposite sides of the painted bottle cap.
Tip: Be Patient young padawans, Hot glue is more effective for glueing on the ears. You’ll need a grown-up for this. But younger crafters may prefer to use school glue. This takes longer to dray.
Step 7: Once dry or cooled, paint over the ears with the same color you used to paint the bottle cap. Let dry.
Step 8: Add some googly eyes to the middle of the bottle cap and wait for it to dry
Step 9: Glue or hot glue the magnet to the backside of the bottle cap and your Baby Yoda magnet is complete!
THE MANDALORIAN
Next up is the one and only MANDO. Follow these simple steps to make a bottle cap magnet featuring The Mandalorian’s awesome helmet.
Step 1: Paint the inside of one bottle cap with the silver paint and let dry.
Step 2: Using the black paint, paint a thin curved line across the middle of the bottle cap. Paint a line perpendicular below it, and let the paint dry.
Step 3: Mix the silver and black paint to make a darker silver, and paint both sides next to the perpendicular black line. (Leave the top of the helmet the original silver.)
Step 4: Cut a small, thin strip of paper. Continue to trim it so that it fits on the top part of the helmet above the black visor you painted. Cut the top of the strip in a rounded shape.
Step 5: Glue the strip of paper to the top of the helmet and let dry.
Step 6: Paint another layer of the original silver paint on the top to cover the strip you glued.
Step 7: Glue or hot glue the magnet to the backside of the bottle cap, and your Mando magnet is complete.
From all of us here at MickeyBlog, we’re wishing you a happy May the 4th. Keep following along with us all day for more Disney-related news, updates, arts and crafts and more!
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Source: StarWars.com