Today we have Star Wars pens. May the fourth be with you, crafty mamas! If you have little Star Wars fans in your house, then you have to show them How to Make Star Wars Lightsaber Pens today! It’s easy peasy and your kiddos will love showing these Star Wars pens off at school. Use these super fun Star Wars pens at home or in the classroom.

How to Make Star Wars Lightsaber Pens- orange, blue, yellow, and green gel pens against a black background- kids activities blog — Whether you’re a Sith or a Jedi these Star Wars pens are for you.

Star Wars Pens

This is also a great craft to do during a Star Wars-themed birthday party. It can be an activity craft for all of the kids to do together (with just a little prep work from mom to make it go smoothly!) and it doubles as a party favor!

In the words of Yoda, “Do or do not. There is no try.” So, let’s do this!

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Related: Learn how to make Light Sabers out of pool noodles.

How to Make Star Wars Lightsaber Pens:

Supplies:

Fluorescent colored Y&C Gel Xtreme pens
Black duct tape, cut into narrow strips (three per pen.)
Silver Duct tape, cut into even thinner strips

The fluorescent colors from Gel Extreme are the best! They give your lightsaber pens a real glowy “lightsaber look”. They are perfect for dueling!

How to Make Star Wars Lightsaber Pens- Steps 1- black tape cut with 4 pens yellow, orange, green, blue- kids activities blog — Cut the tape. We will need some tape to make these Star Wars pens.

How To Make Your Own Star Wars Pens

Instructions:

Step 1

Wrap strips of black tape around each pen cap. Little fingers might need some help getting it to wrap straight around. It’s a great activity for teaching kiddos concentration and precision! And hey, if you mess up a piece of tape, just toss it and try another! That’s the beauty of this craft!

How to Make Star Wars Lightsaber Pens- Step 3- Wrap tape around the gel pens- kids activities blog — Wrap the tape around the gel pens.

Step 2

Add and embellish with strips of silver duct tape.

Our Experience With These Star Wars Pens

Ta da! My boys have been playing miniature Star Wars games with these ever since we made them. I’m obsessed with those little boy laser beam sound effects. It’s so fun, affordable, easy, and it really gets them in an imaginative Star Wars mindset.

How to Make Star Wars Lightsaber Pens

Make your own Star Wars pens! These pens look just like the beloved lightsabers from the Star Wars movies.

Materials

Fluorescent colored Y&C Gel Xtreme pens
Black duct tape, cut into narrow strips (three per pen.)
Silver Duct tape, cut into even thinner strips

Instructions

Wrap strips of black tape around each pen cap. Little fingers might need some help getting it to wrap straight around. It’s a great activity for teaching kiddos concentration and precision!
Add and embellish with strips of silver duct tape.