You’ve just finished a box of Star Wars cereal. Do you throw the empty box in the recycle bin or create something fun with it? We usually toss the box in the recycle bin. But because we had special Star Wars cereal, I thought it might be fun to make a DIY Cereal Box Light Saber!
What You’ll Need:
- Empty cereal box
- Construction paper (or scrapbooking paper, etc.)
- Silver Duct Tape
- Black Permanent Marker
Directions:
- Cut open the cereal box so it lays flat.
- Cut off the flaps.
- Starting at one end, roll it so it looks like a paper towel roll.
- Wrap Duct Tape around the bottom half (-ish) of the roll.
- Roll up the colored paper and put it in the center of the cereal box roll.
- Draw the buttons on the Duct Tape.
- Let your kids play until they need a new one!
So much fun, am I right?!
Star Wars Cereal is a delicious fruity flavored cereal with marshmallows. There is only one kind of cereal, but there are currently two limited edition package designs that readers can choose from.
- Yoda Package – Has a quiz on the back of the package for fans to test their Star Wars knowledge
- Darth Vader Package – Has a board game on the back of the package for fans to play as they enjoy their delicious cereal
Star Wars Cereal can be found in major retailers and grocery stores across the country. It contains whole grains, does not contain high fructose corn syrup, is a good source of calcium and vitamin D, and only has 9g of sugar per serving.
Marshmallows “Marbits” are in 6 fun shapes – Yoda (green), R2-D2 (blue and white), Jedi Fighter (pink/red), Stormtrooper (white), Lightsaber (blue) and Lightsaber (red).
Corn pieces are in 3 fun shapes – TIE Fighter, X-Wing Starfighter and Millenium Falcon.
Well, normally I use them for fire starter in our fire pit or I recycle them.
Never thought to make the kids a light saber with them.
Our kids are HUGE star wars fans so this would be a hit.
Too much fun!
How cool! My boys would love the cereal and the light saber
Please don’t shoot me, but I usually just recycle my old boxes. Yikes! On the flip side, I like the way that you recycled/re-purpose your boxes.
If you had said you trashed them I might have been upset, but since you recycle, you are good in my book!
What a cute and easy craft. My kids could almost do this themselves, which I love!
I can’t wait to make these with my boys. What a great idea! They will love them!!
Up until now, our cereal boxes wouldd be put away to get recycled. But now my son will be thrilled to learn that he will be the proud owner of a light saber!
That turned out SO cute. What a great way to up cycle.
My kids love this cereal! It’s so fun to see in their bowl. I never would have thought about making a light saber out of the box, though. Great idea!