May the 4th, also known as "Star Wars Day", is approaching faster than the Millennium Falcon when it made the Kessel Run in under 12 parsecs. For those in the fandom finding it hard to come up with a worthy way to celebrate their favorite movie franchise, StarWars.com has compiled a list of fun suggestions:
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A Star Wars movie marathon, of course!
Gather your friends and family and watch all the Star Wars films in a
back-to-back binge. With so many movies, the options are open. Do you start
with The Phantom Menace? Do you start with A New Hope? Do you
watch the prequels and not the originals, or vice-versa, for a "half" marathon?
It's too bad kids these days are growing up with Disney's sequel trilogy
instead of the originals or the prequels. They didn't choose when they were
born, but maybe we can bring them to the light side of the force by introducing
them to the old films. As Yoda once told Luke Skywalker, "Pass on what you have
learned."
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Cosplay! Star Wars is a franchise known
for its elaborate costumes and prop design. Whether you dress up as a
stormtrooper or a wookiee, all costumes are iconic in their own right. A quick
tip of my own: if you have children, you would do well to dress them up as ewoks
(so long as they're okay with it).
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Toast to your favorite franchise with the
ultimate Star Wars-themed drink: blue milk! Click here to see
the recipe, just like Aunt Beru used to make.
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Have a Star Wars feast using classic
themed recipes such as "Ewok Sushi" and the "Princess Leia Rice Bowl." Click here for recipes.
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Make arts and crafts decorations! For
instructions on how to make props like Death
Star plans notebooks or BB-8 bicycle
wheel decorations, visit Star Wars's website.
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Have any Star Wars toys you don't play
with anymore? Pass them on! By donating them, you will make May the 4th a most memorable
day for a lucky kid.
· Go to Disneyland or Disney World to ride "Star Tours," a simulator that takes you on a thrilling ride through a galaxy far, far away…
