Create amazing DIY Minecraft Swords with cardboard boxes. These make amazing Minecraft party decorations or party favors. They are perfect for make-believe play or to add the final touch to a Minecraft Halloween costume.
DIY Minecraft Swords
Do you have a Minecraft fan at home? They keep adding more and more to the game which is constantly sparking J’s interest.
I created these DIY Minecraft Swords for his Minecraft birthday party and they were a hit! I will not lie they were a labor of love. However, the excitement of the boys when I told them they got to keep it made it worth every minute!
What you need to make your own cardboard Minecraft Swords:
- Cardboard.
- A foam Minecraft Sword.
- A box cutter. (Make sure to have a fresh blade)
- A marker.
- Paints. Colors depend on what kind of swords you are making.
- Square edge paintbrush.
How to make Minecraft swords:
Grab your box cutter, a fresh blade, and a marker.
Like most Minecraft lovers J had one of these foam swords that I traced. If you do not have a foam sword to trace you would have to work out a template sword. Since all of the lines are straight and work off of a standard square this is possible, time-consuming, but possible.
![](https://twitchetts.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/IMG_84261-1024x1024.jpg)
Cut out your sword, do it again, and again, and again… I mentioned in the first party post this was a labor of love!!
![](https://twitchetts.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/IMG_84281-1024x1024.jpg)
Time to start painting!! Choose what kind of Minecraft sword you want to make. Diamond, gold, iron, stone, or even wood!! Start with the middle color.
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Using another sword as a guide, add your next layer. You are only painting single squares here so you don’t have to go to the edge.
![](https://twitchetts.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/IMG_83991-1024x1024.jpg)
Both sides.
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Repeat this process for the outside edge.
![](https://twitchetts.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/IMG_83931-1024x1024.jpg)
Using the scraps and the other swords to help guide your painting will save you loads of time.
![](https://twitchetts.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/IMG_84101-1024x1024.jpg)
Make sure you have a square-edged paintbrush. It will make things a LOT less frustrating! You can pull up images online to help you with doing the handles. There are images everywhere!
![](https://twitchetts.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/IMG_84081-1024x1024.jpg)
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Finish up by painting the rest of the handle brown. The kids loved their DIY Minecraft swords and it made a great party favor. I did a variety of sword types because I used them in our Minecraft party activity. You could easily do all diamond or all iron etc.
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