Star Wars Lunch Bag: A description

Star Wars Lunch Bag: A description

Star Wars lunch bags were something I started for my eldest son when he began Summer Camp in 2009. It was something special that I could do for him each day. It also acted as an ice-breaker, a conversation piece between my son, the camp staff and the other campers. Now, I've got two boys in camp, so it's double the quota. Each night I draw up pictures, usually something "Star Wars-y" on the next day's lunch bags. It can be any thing: a ship, a character, a mash-up, or whatever ( I do take requests.) It's something fun for them to discover each morning. And, it's a reminder of me, their Dad, when they are off having fun at camp.
In years past, most of the bags were kept by the camp staff. But, so far this year, the boys have been bringing them home to keep for themselves.

Some of the bags turn out fairly decent. And others, perhaps, not as successful or artistically satisfying. But, in the end, it's all for fun - theirs... and mine.

Tuesday, July 10, 2012

THIS IS DARTH VADER AND CAPT. ANTILLES - Lunch-bag - 2012


The Zalvin boys love Dav Pilkey's "Captain Underpants,""Super Diaper Baby" and "Ook and Gluk." And I love reading the books to them and doing all the voices. The guy just writes funny stuff, with running gags that get used between all the books he does. Including the one I used for this Pilkey-esque STAR WARS lunch-bag - The "This is (characters' names here)..." gag. First you tell the names of the two characters, and then you follow that with who the character on the left is, and then who the character on the right is, each followed by two descriptive things about the character. Then it ends with "Remember that now."
So, here's the STAR WARS version of that gag, featuring Darth Vader and Captain Antilles from "A NEW HOPE." It takes a little bit of time to come up with the character designs using someone elses drawing style, but I've got plans for more. Best of all, it made my son laugh.
Remember that now.
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