Club Jade

Illustrator Ben Dewey pitched in to customize an AT-AT walker for Stephanie Kaloi’s 4-year-old son, who associated the tool with pain. It was a success:

More importantly, the goal was accomplished: our son happily walked all around our living room firing lasers at us for nearly an hour without once being scared that the walker would cause him pain. He’ll need the walker for another three weeks, and having him happy to use it is a huge leap forward for his recovery.

Check out more pictures of the walker at Offbeat Families.

Lucky Buffy has this spiffy kitty playhouse to lounge in.

Thinkgeek (who else?) is offering adorable super deformed plush toys of the X-Wing, Millennium Falcon, and AT-AT. Do want.

May is still showering, but in the land of Hallmark, spring means only one thing: The 2010 Dreambook is out. There are several Star Wars selections: One set of Yoda and Captain Rex (page 56) and several Empire Strikes Back-themed ornaments (pages 60-61) that you can check out below the cut. Luke in flight gear, a snowspeeder, and Vader chatting with holo Palpy are full size, while the mini set is Boba Fett and Han in Carbonite. (more…)

AKA how to really be the best parent in the galaxy. Seriously, it’s an instructive video! (via)

Way back in November we spotted Adriean Koleric’s HERD, featuring repainted and altered AT-ATs and other familiar figures. His show wraps up on Saturday, so head to his site or under the cut for more pictures. (more…)

It’s May, so of course the Dream Book is out, because nothing says spring like planning out your Christmas tree. This year’s Star Wars selections are include The Phantom Menace duel (above,) Han in Stormtrooper gear, Luke’s landspeeder, and a Clone Wars twofer of Anakin and Ahsoka.

Also of interest: Indiana Jones, Star Trek, Harry Potter, Ghostbusters and my personal grinchy favorite, the Wicked Witch of the West.

(Thanks, Rach!)

Nick Drummond’s AT-ATs: not just for xmas is making the internet rounds. Cute, no?

The AT-AT boombox is okay… But the AT-AT iPod dock is far more relevant to the interests of today’s fast-paced digital youth.

And where is the Millennium Falcon record player? Slave 1 CD player? Come to think of it, wouldn’t an AT-ST be a more appropriate for an iPod? Get cracking, people!

Remember last week’s drive-by Stormtrooper? Well, the folks at Kinod Photography got Vader in on the action as well. There’s even a wallpaper version.