Cuddly Bantha

 If you are not aware of a little book titled The Star Wars Craft Book by Bonnie Burton... it may be because you do not have a 10 year old self proclaimed "Star Wars Geek" living in your home.

I purchased the book to entertain Cameron over the Christmas break. You can buy yourself a copy at http://www.amazon.com/The-Star-Wars-Craft-Book/dp/0345511166/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1363967139&sr=8-1&keywords=star+wars+crafts

On page twenty two are instructions for making a Cuddly Bantha. Well, kinda. No dimensions or pattern provided. Just instructions. If you want to make one similar in size to Cameron's. I folded a sheet of paper in half to make the rectangle that the pattern is based on 5.5x8.5.

This week the book came out again when I asked Cameron to come up with a birthday list and party plan. On his list was 'Cuddly Bantha'.

Below is what a Bantha would look like if there were really such a thing as a Bantha on a planet far far away. We just had to make the horns a little more like the ones in this picture, to be more 'realistic'.

 I purchased the materials and with not just a little pressure from Cameron, we completed the project this weekend. All sewn by hand. Cameron made the stumpy legs. So cute! and very cuddly. Makes you want to be a Tuskan raider.