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.

Life Size LEGO

If your kids love LEGO like mine do, they are going to love this simple project -- Life Size LEGO.  This project is quick, easy, and lots of fun!

Just gather up some old boxes, wrap them in colored paper, and add some fun "LEGO" dots to the top. I cut my circles from cardstock, and used foam mounting tape to attach them.

Fun, right?  These Life Size LEGO are fun for stacking on a rainy afternoon, and they are perfect for a DIY LEGO party.  It's also a fun way to wrap a gift.  How would you play with this pretend LEGO?

♥
Gina (aka East Coast Mommy)

Pin the Head on the LEGO Man {with free printable}

I recently had a fantastic DIY LEGO party (which you can read about here) for my two youngest boys, and one of the games we played was "Pin the Head on the LEGO Man".  My boys and their guests loved it!

To make your own game, use the following templates and a piece of Bristol board to create your own LEGO man.  

To download the templates: click on each photo below, right-click, save it to your computer, and print.

On the day of the party... make sure you have some tape, a blind fold, and a head for each child.  (I wrote the children's names on the heads so that it would be easier to keep track of who was closest.)

Do you have a little one that would love this simple "Pin the Head on the LEGO Man" game?

♥
Gina (aka East Coast Mommy)

PS (Don't forget to check out the other DIY LEGO Party details at East Coast Mommy here.)

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Quick Tip Tuesday #9 - Kid's Birthday Party Tip - and free LEGO printable

Today's Quick Tip... as children are arriving at a birthday party, give them a coloring sheet or simple craft to keep them busy until all the guests arrive.  {For example, at my boys' Lego party, all the guests were asked to design their own Lego person.}

Do your little ones love Lego?  Check out this cute printable "design your own Lego man" I drew.  Cute, right?  You can download a pdf version {for free} here.

Do you have a great activity that you use to entertain kids until all the party guests arrive?  I'd love to hear it.

♥
Gina Bell (aka East Coast Mommy)

Simple Lego Cakes

Two of my boys had a Lego party today, and they each requested their own cake.  My 4 year old wanted a "Lego Brick" cake, and my 6 year old wanted a "Lego Ninjago" cake.  I have never taken a cake decorating course, so I like cakes that are easy to make.

The designs are pretty simple, but I think they turned out cute, don't you?

Here is how I made the Lego Ninjago Cake:

1)  I made a double layer round cake.
2)  I frosted the cake with red icing, and made sure it wasn't too smooth so it looked like cloth wrapped around his head.
3)  I used a piping bag to show the yellow face showing through, and I added some black "ninja" eyes (with black gel icing).

Here is how I made the Lego Brick Cake:

1)  I made a rectangular cake in 9 X 13 cake pan.
2)  I frosted the cake with blue icing.
3)  I covered two Oreo cookies with blue icing and stuck them on the cake.  (I did this six times.)

I am not going to win any prizes with these Lego cakes, but the birthday boys were happy, and that is the most important thing.  :-)

♥
Gina Bell (aka East Coast Mommy)