How to make DIY Minecraft Swords from cardboard

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.

  Cut out your sword, do it again, and again, and again… I mentioned in the first party post this was a labor of love!!

  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.

  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.

  Both sides.

  Repeat this process for the outside edge.

  Using the scraps and the other swords to help guide your painting will save you loads of time.

   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!

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.