DIY: Interactive Artoo Mickey Ears

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Note: This nifty little DIY project comes to us courtesy of our friend Nut. 

This is a little project that originated with one too many trips to Disney with Nanci, who likes wearing her R2-D2 Mouse Ears and eat cannibalistically out of an R2-D2 popcorn bucket.  After a couple evening trips to the park, the question arises:  “Wouldn’t it be cool if it had lights and made noise?”

Well of course it would!  But Disney hasn’t taken us up on our suggestion (yet), so here’s how to make your own.

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