The Ultimate DIY LEGO Party

In July, my two boys turned four and six, and we celebrated with a joint LEGO party.  It was a great party, and I am super-excited to share all the fun and easy DIY details with you.

You can find all the fun party details below, and you can watch the video I made here.

We started out with a super-cute invitation that I put together using Picmonkey.  I used a picture of the birthday boys holding cardboard LEGO men that I made for them {using foam board and bristol board from the dollar store}.

I used the same LEGO men as part of the party decor, and I made a fun LEGO banner using construction paper.  Everything was tied together with a red, yellow, and blue color scheme.

As children arrived at the party, they were directed toward a table where they designed their own LEGO person.  {You can download the worksheet I created here.}

Then, after everyone had arrived, all the children decorated LEGO cookies.  I made butter cut-out cookies and cut them into rectangles.  Every child decorated two cookies using icing and skittles.  The children ate one of the cookies and took the other one home in a bag labelled with their name on it.

After the cookie decorating (and while the children were still seated), we ate and had the birthday cakes.  You can read all about how I made my boys' simple LEGO cakes here.

Then, we played the following LEGO games:

1)  Guess the number of LEGO bricks in the jar.

2)  LEGO bean bag toss.  (You can find a "how to make a bean bag toss from a box" tutorial here.)

3)  Free play with bins of LEGO.

4)  Pin the head on the LEGO man.  (You can download the free templates here.)

5)  Tower building with "life size LEGO".  (You can find the instructions for building your own life size LEGO blocks here.)

6)  Bust open the LEGO Ninjago Piñata.  (I made this DIY LEGO piñata using a balloon, and the same technique I used here.)

7)  LEGO Balloon Tennis... where the kids hit balloons back and forth using their LEGO paddles.  (This game was a VERY popular with the party guests.  I crafted paddles using paper plates with popsicle sticks duct taped to the back.  Then, I added a LEGO head cut from yellow construction paper.) 

Before we knew it, the party was over, and it was time for the guests to leave... with their loot bags. Each guest left with their LEGO cookies, their LEGO paddle and a balloon, and a little treat bag. Instead of traditional treat bags, I made special LEGO cupcakes for the kids to take home. They were definitely a hit!

It was a great party, and a good time was had by all.  I think "LEGO" is a really fun and simple theme for a birthday party, don't you?

♥

Gina Bell (aka East Coast Mommy)

You might also like the fun DIY party ideas here.