Light Up May the Fourth Be With You Cards

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Dum dum dum dum duh dum dum duh dum… You hear Darth Vader’s Imperial March theme a lot in our house. My husband is a major(!) Star Wars fan and he’s trying to turn my daughter into one as well. So we’re getting ready to celebrate a very important holiday, May the Fourth, otherwise known as Star Wars Day. Show your love for all things Star Wars with these awesome May the Fourth Be With You Light Up Cards. All it takes is a free printable card and some simple circuits! This post contains affiliate links.

May the Fourth Be With You Card Supplies Needed

These are the supplies you need to make both a May the Fourth Be With You card and a Welcome to the Dark Side card.

- Heavy white card stock or scrapbook paper {affiliate}
- Red and green LED lights {affiliate}
- 1 pink/red straw and 1 green straw {affiliate}
- 2 x CR2032 coin cell battery {affiliate}
- Transparent tape
- May the Fourth and Force Be With You Light Up Circuit Card Printable

To have the free printable card templates emailed to you, simply fill out the form below.

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SAFETY NOTE: Please keep all coin cell batteries away from small children or children who still put things in their mouth. They are extremely hazardous if swallowed.

How to Make the Star Wars Inspired Cards

Watch the video or read ahead to learn how to make your own card.

Download the May the Fourth Be With You Light Up Circuit Card. Print out the card and cut down the center dotted line.
Measure a 2 3/4″ portion of both the pink and green straws and cut. Set aside.
Poke two holes about 3 mm apart just above the lightsaber hilt (handle) for the LED. Insert the LED.

Place LED inside end of straw and tape straw to the card at the end away from the hilt.

Flip the card over and insert battery so that one contact is on each side. You want the positive LED contact (the longer wire) to connect to the negative side of the battery and vice versa. Tape wires and battery to card.

For a Darth style dark side card, repeat with the Welcome to Dark Side half of the printable, a red LED, and pink straw.

Too Late for May the Fourth?

Don’t worry, I made you a May the FORCE Be With You card too :) Simply make a May the Force Be With You Card instead!

Or check out our Father’s Day Star Wars Card version too. You Are My Father…

Need more Star Wars Fun for May the Fourth? I’ve got you covered…

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