How to Make Foam Swords & 4th of July Booth UPDATE ~

To make the handle thing (not sure of the word)…I bought a whole packet of foam sheets at the craft store.  You will want to cut them down to about 3.5″ by 11″.

Take the pipe, and press it about 1 inch away from both sides of the cut foam.  You just want the indentation as a guide.

Using an exacto knife, cut out the inner circle of the indentation.  If it looks like poo, no worries…nobody will know.

Ever so carefully, slide the foam circles over the PVC pipe that is sticking out of the foam.  It should be a tight fit.  Pop the cap on and put the smack-down on the kids.  “Clean your room!!”  (Whack!)  “Fold the clothes!!” (Whack!!)  “Scrub the floors!!” (Whack!!)  It works wonders.  Okay, teasing.  Really.

I think we made 55 of these puppies and they sold just as well as the marshmallow guns.

I will say, these things can still hurt…which may be bad.  But, for my boys…that’s how they like it.

I’m in the background, “Go easy on your sister, she’s only four!”  She was all about the pink sword and not about any mercy.

Anyway, so there you have it.  Our booth, super fun.  It always starts out slow, but as more and more kids are seen shooting marshmallows and battling with swords, the more the sales picked up.  The kids actually made the same amount of money as they did last year, to the dollar…it was weird.  But, the kids loved it, again.  Oooh, we had a sign made up this year too…much better than what we had last year. ( Thanks, Sunshine Decals!)

I think there was just as much going on INSIDE our booth, as there was outside.  It was the local hang-out, for sure.

Do you like my Abe Lincoln tee?  I love it!

I hope y’all enjoyed your Fourth of July!