We got excited about it and had many options. After considering the amount of work and suitability, we finalized Severus Snape, the wizard or Obi-Wan Kenobi, the Jedi. I have the replica of Elder Wand with me, so I just have to make a robe. But wands are sharp and if used wrongly can cause serious curses and damages (OK, if kids used them wrongly, it can accidentally poke or hurt someone). Light sabers on the other hand, is popular amongst kids and they will probably enjoy it more.
So our hunt for light saber begun at hobby stores and recycled store (we did not want to buy the costume online). We were initially disappointed when we couldn't find it, but we found light saber look-alike being sold at Daiso (100 yen store). Satya bought a LED torch light from the store as well. He dismantled the Daiso light saber illuminator tube and connected it with a LED torch light and voila, you have a light saber!
Now, we need a robe. Inspired by this blog and after some modification, I started my project on making the robe. I obtained some cloth from a new comforter cover and started measuring the cloth and cutting it. Since, I had no sewing machine, I had to stitch everything by hand. I could only work on this when Aritya was sleeping, and it took me 2 weeks (just the Saturdays to complete it). I started stitching the side of the robes and making the end neat. Then I started working on the hood and stitched their ends. Finally I attached the hood to the robe. The end results, although a little crude, it was utterly satisfying. The next morning, I tried it on Ari-chan and I told him that there a some mistakes and it is not perfect to which he said, " It is OK, if there are some mistakes, it looks perfect". I smiled and hugged him :)
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