This was our 8-year-old's first "real" birthday party and the Lego theme was so fun to play with (literally)! If you're looking for more ideas for your own Lego party, I hope you will find inspiration here.
This was my first attempt at cake pops. I saw the smiley face idea online (easily adapted to Lego minifigure heads) and they seemed like a great treat for his class at school; always fun to share treats with your friends. My previous post goes into more detail on their creation.
Did you realize that the official LEGO website has these fun printables and so many more? It was my 10-year-old who informed me of this wonderful "free" decoration.
However, the trick is to actually find them!
1. Go to "Products" (top bar)
3. On each of these pages you will see "Comic Builder" (top right); click on it.
4. Build your comic on the page provided. I selected the page with one single full-page frame. It's pretty self-explanatory and you'll get the idea once you start.
5. I added 4 minifigures per 8.5x11 page. You can adjust the size larger or smaller to fit the page. There are also many other Lego items (trees, flowers, Star Wars ships!!, etc.) to select from.
6. Copy and paste your page to Microsoft Word and print it! It's that easy! (Be sure to select "photo" in your printer options or the images will come out streaky).
7. Cut out characters, laminate, then cut out again for a clean look! I love having our own laminator; knowing we can reuse these neat Lego printables again! Boys bedroom decor!
How fun are these Lego minifigure and brick molds (trays)?! I ordered them to make ice cubes, finger jello, or chocolate but they didn't arrive in time. That hasn't stopped us from making ice ever since the party though. I've also seen people make Lego crayons and soap out of these; creative!
...and the Lego birthday cake!
This was my first time making fondant and creating any kind of "fancy" cake. If I can do it, you can do it! Be forewarned though: it is a loooong process. I have a new found appreciation for why *real* cake artists charge the prices they do. A future post will detail the process for building this cake. I didn't have it put together until after 2am, so it was fun to hear our children giddy over the finished product in the morning. ...then I went back to bed! Our 10-year-old added the "real" Lego guys and ladders to the cake, making it into more of a construction zone.
I wasn't sure how colouring would go over, but most of the kids took to this activity; drawing their own Lego minifigures. Thanks to an idea on Pinterest for these pages.
See the square pretzels? Lego-ish. ;)
See the square pretzels? Lego-ish. ;)
Guess how many Legos in the jar.
Pose and have your picture taken with Lego friends!
I thought these would make for a fun picture to include in thank you notes to friends who came to the party.
Ideally, these would be square mini-pizzas, but we're not living in a perfect world. ;)
See the cute Lego minifigures cut-out on the wall? Another cute Pinterest idea for Lego decorations.
Lego Bingo was a hit ~ great game and totally free printable!
Link to the thoughtful family who shared it via Pinterest!
Such a fun birthday!
:) NICE
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