Make invitations using colored card stock, a one inch hole punch, and 3D foam tape. You can also download these invitation printables. Find them for free here. Put Lego bricks in the bathroom soap dispenser. Hang a Lego party lantern over the festivities. Learn how to make one here. Cover a tissue box with wrapping paper, cut a few holes, and put plastic cups in them. These are terrific for displaying snack foods like pretzels, candy, and more. Brighten things up with super easy Lego bunting. These can be made with card stock and a circle cutter (which is pretty much a must for anyone throwing a Lego party). This one can be ordered for $16.52. Transform snack food containers into Lego-rrific holders for ice, popcorn, and other goodies. The coolest part is that after the party these can be used to store your kid’s Lego bricks. Learn how to make one here. Download a Lego birthday crown template. This printable is on Etsy for $4.
Make utensil holders out of Lego bricks. A black marker is all you need to make dollar store bought yellow cups Lego themed. You can make your straws Lego themed, too. Download the free printable. Instead of turning off the TV, put on a Lego movie. Netflix has many Lego movies available to stream. Color garage sale frames and use them to display Lego images. The blue frame above is displaying the original patent for Lego, which can be downloaded here for free. Use cardboard to make a Lego photo booth. Set up a “Decorate A Mini-Figure” station. Craft a Lego piñata and fill it with candy AND Lego bricks. Plastic spoons, Tupperware, and Lego bricks are all you need for this fun game. Hide Lego bricks in the backyard and have an Easter Egg-style hunt. Put a Lego twist on a classic birthday party game. Find the free template here. Play beanbag toss Lego style. Learn about this game and others here. Construct a Lego marble run to test your guests’ hand-eye coordination.
Want a two part activity kids will love? Start by handing out “Build Your Own Race Car” kits. You can buy the materials for 10 Lego cars on Ebay for $39.99. Once your guests have built their cars, take them into the backyard (or another room) to race! Cover juice boxes so they look like Lego bricks. Find the template here. You can even make water bottles exciting with personalized labels. Personalize and download a template on Etsy for $5. Give cheese and crackers the Lego treatment. Make everything awesome with Lego sandwiches. Review the recipe for these peanut butter and honey Lego sandwiches. Lego pizza is delicious and super easy to make. Serve Lego shaped ice cubes. You can buy these cool trays on Etsy for $8. Blow your guests’ minds with adorable Lego cake pops. To find the recipe click here and scroll down. You can make Lego men cake pops, too. Find the recipe here. While some contend birthday cake is best, it’s hard to imagine anyone complaining about these Lego cupcakes.
You CAN make a really impressive cake with these molds, though. Find them here on Amazon for $33. Put the perfect candles atop whatever you serve. Buy these for $9.50. Lastly, send your guests home with these Lego themed goodie bags. Use your circle maker to cut the circles, then affix them to colorful bags, which can be bought in a pack of thirteen here for $7.99.We love throwing Lego Robotics birthday parties for kids! We don’t provide cakes. That’s because we know you can either buy or make a wonderful one without us! (Know of anyone who makes and sells Lego cakes? In the meantime, it’s actually not too too hard to make your own (unless you have a Mindstorms fan and want to build the candle above; directions here).Just remember to set everyone’s expectations correctly. Let’s face it: If your creation looks vaguely Lego-ish and is slathered in sugar, who’s going to complain, especially after one of The Great Adventure Lab‘s amazing parties?
1. Quick and dirty.OK, Betty Crocker doesn’t have the panache of Wolfgang Puck or even Julia Child, but keep mind: making a Lego cake is all about METHOD. We’re talking cake architecture here. So go ahead and make your own fabulous cake and frosting (or use boxed and canned, as Ms. B.C. recommends and we won’t tell anyone), and then look below for a video on how to make your cake look like Lego.Guess what: it’s even easier than it looks because those knobs are just frosted marshmallows. If you hate marshmallows, you can always use the bottoms of mini-muffins … but c’mon – how many kids hate marshmallows? 2. The mathematical approach. ” [yes, there’s no ‘e’ in kitchen]. This blog’s chef’s reaction to the whole box mix/ canned frosting approach of Betty Crocker was “no way.” Instead, she set out to make what she calls an “anatomically correct” LEGO® cake.Her drawings are impressive!! We’re especially wowed by the repeated use of pi in a cake project.
Did she use the disk method to calculate the area of that cylinder? Inquiring calculus survivors want to know …You can read all about the result here … but here’s the executive summary: She made an excellent anatomically correct cake. Unfortunately, her chosen covering, fondant … was a bit difficult to work with (and is not known for taste). We will say no more. Let us admire the planning process instead. 3. Please don’t try this at home. We’re all dedicated, right? But let’s face it – some of us are just more dedicated to the perfect cake than others. In the dedicated crowd: the mom at Jumpin’ Monkies, who somehow found .. oh, about eight hours … to individually carve, frost and combine 125 cake-LEGO® bricks for her son.She found the experience both exhilarating (“Man I love that kid. I would do it again for him in a heartbeat”) and … um … overwhelming (“I want to remind myself to try to take on simpler cakes from now on!”). This is a lady who can make fondant work.
And this is her creation: 4. This is NOT cheating, but it is rather expensive. Buy or borrow mold. 5. This is ALMOST cheating.… but not really because you have to think ahead and order. This offering is from Etsy seller Bumblecakes, who makes her fondant from scratch. A dozen toppers set you back $18 plus shipping (two pieces per topper). Shipped from Utah and can last up to a year when stored properly. 7. Let them eat Cake Pops.Amy Locurto, who also created some cool printable LEGO party invitations (you can find them on our invitations page), is also the inventor of these “LEGO cake pops.” Some are made of cake … and she also made some from marshmallows (after shaping them, she freezes them, dips them in yellow candy melt, lets them cool, and then draws the faces). For our Mindstorms parties, consider the sugar-free ‘cake’ at the top of this page. Think how much money you’ll save on dental bills! The cake will set you back about $300, but on the upside, it doubles as an amazing birthday present!