R2-D2 Anything Craft

July 16, 2016

From Disney Inspired

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You don’t have to be a Tatooine Jawa to find this droid – simply make your own at home! Grab your droid tools and a fellow Jedi, because you’re going to make your very own R2-D2 in your own home. Snip and stick to see an ordinary piece of furniture transform into an R2-series astromech droid! (Brooks Propulsion rocket booster not included!)

What You’ll Need
  • R2-D2 sized piece of furniture
  • Printer
  • Scissors
  • Glue
  • Paintbrush
  • Paint (silver and dark blue)
  • Masking tape
  • R2D2 Pattern

How To Make It

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  1. Print the template and cut out the R2-D2 bits and pieces. Choose an item of furniture and paint the top quarter with silver paint and allow to dry
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  2. Paint strips of masking tape with your blue paint and allow to dry
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  3. Apply the blue masking tape leaving a collar of silver visible below the tape
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  4. Glue and add your droid pieces as space allows
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  5. After allowing everything to dry, you now have your own R2-D2 unit!
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Michele Atwood Founder & Editor-in-Chief, The Main Street Mouse
Michele Atwood is the founder and Editor-in-Chief of The Main Street Mouse, one of Florida's leading Disney and theme park news sources since 2010. A credentialed Disney Partner and media professional, Michele serves as a theme park contributor and insider for Fox 35 Orlando and WDBO radio covering Disney and Central Florida attractions. Michele has also contributed to the Orlando Sentinel, WESH 2, and Spectrum News 13. Michele is the published author of four books — "Moving to Main Street U.S.A.," "How Many Sleeps Till Disney?," "How Many Sleeps Till Disneyland?" and "Daydream Believing: Confessions of a Grown Up Princess" and is co-owner of the House of Mouse Expo and Lost Princess Apparel. With over a decade of hands-on coverage of Walt Disney World, Disneyland, Disney Cruise Line, and Central Florida theme parks, Michele brings firsthand expertise and media access to every story she covers.



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