My birthday is May 4th, which also happens to be Star Wars Day.
This wasn’t a big deal to me until a few years ago, when “May the 4th” Star Wars memes started popping up all over social media.
For those who don’t know, the saying goes: “May the 4th be with you,” as a play on the infamous movie quote.
If I’m being honest, I found the numerous Star Wars memes on my birthday annoying at first.
But then I realized what a cool thing it was to have a birthday on such a special pop culture day.
So, I embraced it!
23 Awesome Ways to Celebrate Star Wars Day
I mean, I’m a total word nerd, so how could I dismiss such an obvious and hilarious pun?
And now, our crazy Star Wars-obsessed kids have an excuse to go all out celebrating mom’s birthday in galactic style!
If you’d like to join in on the fun, there’s no need to visit a galaxy far, far away — you can celebrate Star Wars Day right at home!
Read on for 23 awesome ways to celebrate Star Wars Day:
- Dress up as your favorite Star Wars character.
- Grab a cozy blanket and settle in for a Star Wars movie marathon.
- Bake Star Wars cookies using Star Wars-shaped cookie cutters.
- Have a lightsaber battle (winner gets a wookie cookie).
- Send some funny Star Wars gifs to friends and family.
- Print out some free Star Wars coloring pages from the Star Wars site.
- Make Star Wars origami finger puppets.
- Read some Star Wars books or comics.
- Set your phone’s ringtone to the Imperial March.
- Play a game of Star Wars I Spy.
- Listen to Star Wars stories being read by actual Star Wars actors, like Daisy Ridley (Rey), Joonas Suotamo (Chewbacca), and Anthony Daniels (C-3PO).
- Binge watch some episodes of The Mandalorian on Disney+.
- Play some online Star Wars games.
- Talk like Yoda all day. (“Hungry, I am feeling.” Or, “Bath, I must take.”)
- Build a Star Wars Lego set.
- Play a game of freeze dance to Star Wars music.
- Count how many times you can say “I have a bad feeling about this” or “It’s a trap” in normal conversation.
- Make some Star Wars themed food.
- Refer to your children all day as “padawans.”
- Shop at these online retailers offering special Star Wars Day deals.
- Check out Let’s Draw Star Wars and Let’s Make Star Wars on the Star Wars Kids YouTube channel for fun crafts and activities for your kids.
- Have a Star Wars battle with Rogue One Nerf blasters.
- Watch this video and have a good laugh at the seriously funny lip-synching of scenes from Empire Strikes Back.
Whether you’re on the dark side or the light side, this Star Wars Day is sure to be a blast!
“May the 4th” be with you, fellow Jedi Masters (a.k.a., moms), while you make fun memories with your young padawans this Star Wars Day.
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