May the Fourth – Learning With My Boys

This is the first time that we have celebrated Star Wars Day. We had tons of fun with our snacks while we watched the movies.

Light Saber Popcycles

I made these Light Saber handles from felt. I used hot glue to hold them together and glued buttons on as well. We go though a bag or two of these popcycles a week at our house (even in the winter). My youngest loves that now his hands don’t get cold.

Light Saber Pencils

Since we are having school at home because of COVID-19 stay at home order, we got to use our Light Saber Pencils.

Wookie Cookies

We made our Wookie Cookies with a gingerbread recipe.

Ingredients:

3 cups flour
3/4 cup melted butter
3/4 cup sugar
1/2 cup molasses
1/2 cup water
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp ginger
2 tsp cinnamon
1 tsp salt
1 egg
White Chocolate Chips
Chocolate Melts

Directions:

Combine all ingredients in a medium mixing bowl. Once dough begins to form a ball in the center, dust generously with flour.
Cover dough with plastic wrap or wax paper and chill for at least 4 hours, or overnight.
Dust a smooth surface with flour, and roll out a section of the dough to about 1/4 inch thick.
Use a gingerbread man cookie cutter slice out your Wookiees. Wookiees are tall, so you may want to stretch out the head and feet! Place on parchment paper on a baking sheet, and score the cookie’s surface with a fork to look like fur.
Bake at 350˚F/180˚C for 10-12 min.
With melted chocolate in a piping bag, add the bandolier, eyes and nose.
Add white chis to the bandolier.