Looking for a fun, unique way to connect as a family? Sharing Star Wars With Our Kids has been a great springboard for conversation and a way for us to create memories.
My husband grew up during the years of the original Star Wars trilogy releases and has been a HUGE fan ever since. His birthday and holiday gift requests were for Star Wars action figures, the Millenium Falcon, and Legos. Luckily for him, the 21st Century has managed to join 2 of his childhood favorites together and provided an opportunity for him to share the stories with our kids!
Although my 3 girls are definite fans of of Star Wars, my 9 year old son is definitely the biggest fan among the kids. My hubs still enjoys building with Legos and is happy to “help” my son when a new set arrives at our house, especially the Star Wars themed ones. Before my son ever saw the actual films, we introduced many of the characters and the storyline to him via the Lego sets. This was the perfect way to help him understand who did what and how the characters all connected with one another over time.The Star Wars Lego sets provided hours of entertainment, creativity and imagination for him before we ever hit play on the movie discs.
There’s a fun, new show debuting this Fall that is the absolute perfect compliment to all of this: Lego Star Wars: Droid Tales. In this new mini series by Disney, droids like C3PO & R2D2 regale the characters gathered together after the closing of the 6th film, Return of The Jedi, with tales of the past and the adventures that brought all of them together. Our family watched the first episode, Escape From Endor, and loved it!
Our family is familiar with the entire plot line and thought the episode we saw was a great recap of several past events with a big dose of humor! Lego Star Wars puts a humorous spin on the traditional tale with updated pop culture references and other fun elements. My hubs loves the casual, fast paced retelling of the story and it’s many laughable moments. When a show that’s mainly aimed at younger kids can keep the writing smart enough to make an adult genuinely laugh, you know you’re onto something good.
“Start catching up on the entire Star Wars™ saga today with LEGO® Star Wars™ construction sets and the new Droid Tales series. Click here to start building the universe, and tune in to Disney XD for new Droid Tales episodes as the perfect way for families to learn or relive the saga before the new film comes out later this year.”
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karissa says
My husband is a big fan of Star Wars and Legos too! My daughter is a big fan of Legos and kind of Star Wars.
Anita says
Love! My boy is obsessed with all things Star Wars and thinks being a Jedi when he grows up is a possibility. 🙂
Betsy @ Happily Ever After, Etc. says
I’ve always been a big Star Wars fan… for my 14th birthday all I wanted was the complete set of DVDs! We had a movie marathon that day… the first of many! We had many lego building days as well… can’t wait until I had kiddos of my own to share these little Star Wars legos with!
Bonnie @ Living a Fit and Full Life says
So fun! My kids would love those legos!
Cathy @ Our Mini Family says
My hubby and I love Star Wars! We’re so stoked for the new movie to come out, too!
Kirsten says
My kids are going to love this new mini series. They are total Lego junkies and love Star Wars too. Thanks for letting me know!
Stacey says
My whole family is Star Wars fans. In fact we just had our – too many times to count – run through all of the movies. Seems like anyone that wants to be friends has to endure the Star Wars initiation 🙂 really!
Pam says
This looks like a lot of fun! I have to admit that I’ve only seen a few of the Star Wars movies. What a great way to share them with your kids. 🙂
Michelle says
Great ideas! I love Star Wars!
Debra says
This is awesome! My family is Star Wars Obsessed!
Bonnie @ Living a Fit and Full Life says
I love the star wars legos. So fun!
Lauren Gay says
My son was really into Star Wars as a kid. He even battled Dark Vader at Disney World on his birthday one year. He’s since outgrown it but I’m holding out hope that he will come back around after his “cool teenager” phase.
Jamie @ Coffee With Us 3 says
Those Star Wars Legos look like such fun! I have so many friends who love Star Wars– I’ll have to let them know about them!