FOAM KIDDIE LIGHTSABERS
Materials:
1 - Foam Pool Noodle
Black Duct Tape
Silver Duct Tape
Utility Knife
*These instructions will produce 2 Kiddie Sabers.
1.) Remove the label from the pool noodle.
Instructions
2.) Measure Pool Noodle, & mark the halfway mark to cut
it into 2 pieces.
3.) Be Sure to mark the newly cut ends. These are the
ones you will be covering for the hilts.
4.) Use the Duct Tape to fashion a hilt decoration for the
Saber. Lengthwise strips, wrapping around the noodle
form a nice base.
5.) Be sure to cover the bottom end. One way is with
strips of Duct Tape cut in half and affixed in an overlaying
star pattern.
6.) Now is the time to get creative. Just like the Jedi,
customize your Kiddie Sabers to fit the wielder.
The idea for these was not mine, but some enterprising folks at
Celebration IV in Los Angeles last year. I first saw there in the
backpacks these people lugged around as they sold these
Kiddie Lightsabers for $10-15 each. If you shop the dollar
stores, or even Wal-Mart, you won't spend more than $2 total
to make 2 Foam Lightsabers. Please share these instructions
with any SW Fan Parent you know to help them bring the fun
to their kids on a fair budget.

One other note, I found actual, shiny Silver Duct Tape at Duct
Tape at Wal-Mart. So, be sure to not settle for the dull gray
stuff, if you can.
May the Force be with
you...always.