Another winning idea actually came from my neighbors. They made these awesome swords for their family reunion, and we got to borrow them. They kept the boys in the family occupied for hours!
For each sword, you will need:
- pvc pipe (I think it's 3/4 inch...small enough to fit in the hole of a swim noodle)
- swim noodle (each swim noodle makes at least two swords)
- pvc pipe end cap to keep the tip of the pipe from being too sharp
- electrical tape (we had red, white, and black).
- glue to secure pipe to noodle
- Cut the pvc pipe to the size you want...we had 3 sizes...adult, kid, and little kid ;)
- Cut the swim noodles to be about 1 food smaller than the pipe you have to make sure you have a pvc pipe handle (at least two fist lengths) and place the noodle around the pipe. Glue the pipe to the noodle.
- Wrap the noodle with LOTS of electrical tape. Make sure you secure it to the pipe...none of the noodle should be showing when you are finished. Take extra care to make sure the tip of the sword is covered in an extra layer or two.
- Place the end cap on the handle of the sword. Glue if necessary.
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