LEGO Crafts, Activities, and Recipes

If your kids can’t get enough of LEGO, they’re going to love these fun and creative LEGO crafts, activities, and recipes! From hands-on building challenges and easy crafts to colorful LEGO-inspired treats, there are plenty of ideas to keep little builders busy.

Whether you’re planning a LEGO birthday party, looking for a rainy day activity, or just want a fun way to encourage creativity and play, this roundup has something for every LEGO fan. Grab those bricks and get ready to build, create, play, and snack your way through these fun LEGO ideas for kids!

LEGO Pizza Activity

This excellent math-related LEGO activity is perfect for kids just starting their learning journey. Make a color guide for some small cardboard pizzas, and let kids add toppings according to the recipe.

LEGO Math Towers

LEGO math towers are a great way to combine math with building skills. Kids take a series of foam numbers, and build towers to correspond with the number of blocks.

LEGO Maze for Cars

Encourage creative building strategies with this fun activity. Use LEGO to build a maze to drive toy cars through, complete with dead ends, twists, and tunnels.

LEGO Marble Run

Build a marble run using only LEGO blocks for a guaranteed fun afternoon. Kids can use trial and error to make a pathway the marble can travel down to get to the bottom.

LEGO Boat STEM Activity

This fun activity will challenge kids’ engineering skills while demonstrating the scientific principle of buoyancy. Build a boat that really floats, then see how many pennies it can carry without sinking.

Design a LEGO Minifigure

Here’s a fun mix-and-match activity that kids will love. Cut out some yellow LEGO heads and hands, then pants and shirts in a range of colors, so they can build their own LEGO man.

LEGO Brick Suncatcher

This fun LEGO project lights up a room without using any blocks at all. Kids can make a LEGO suncatcher using construction paper, tissue, and contact paper.

LEGO-Themed Lunch Box Idea

Keep the LEGO fun going even at lunchtime with this LEGO lunch box. Whether it’s little “brick” sandwiches or stacked fruit blocks, little LEGO lovers will be over the moon.

LEGO Skewers

These LEGO fruit skewers are simple to make, and turn out so cute! The perfect finishing touch involves turning a regular marshmallow into a LEGO man head.

LEGO Rice Krispie Treats

This is the perfect dessert treat for LEGO fans. Use store bought Rice Krispie Treats, frosting, and M&Ms to make little edible LEGO bricks.

LEGO Brownies

These Lego Brownies are a fun and colorful dessert that combines rich, fudgy brownies with a playful Lego-inspired design. They are topped with vibrant frosting and M&Ms to mimic Lego bricks.

LEGO Slime

LEGOs are a favorite in homes and classrooms around the world, and for a good reason. Kids use their unlimited imagination to create towers and houses and even unicorns! This LEGO slime is the perfect way to combine sensory play with a favored kid (and adult) toy. 

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Stacie is a former first grade teacher who loves to share educational activities to help kids learn, grow, and develop! She has a Bachelor’s Degree in Elementary Education and a Master’s Degree in Child Development with a focus on Mental Health.

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