Build your Happy Holidays with the new LEGO Friends Advent Calendar!
My daughter is a LEGO Friends fanatic! Last year, we counted down the days to Christmas with the 2018 LEGO Friends Advent Calendar and are going to have so much fun doing it again this year! The LEGO Friends 2019 Advent Calendar looks like it is packed with fun holiday-themed surprises!
Create a LEGO Easter Basket that any LEGO fan will love!
If you're looking for a unique gift idea, this LEGO Easter basket is filled with items that LEGO fanatics of any age are going to love! Because there are so many awesome LEGO products out there, you can go as minimal or as grand as you want to suit your needs and budget. I put a different LEGO basket together last year for my daughter and she absolutely loved it!
Count down to Christmas with the LEGO® Friends Advent Calendar and download Free Printable LEGO Gift Tags!
My daughter is a LEGO Friends fanatic, and loved opening up the 2017 LEGO Friends Advent Calendar last year. We can't wait to count down to Christmas again this year with the LEGO® Friends 2018 Advent Calendar, with 24 buildable surprises inspired by the 5 LEGO Friends!
Since this is also the season of giving, I've also designed some Free Printable LEGO Gift Tags for you to add to all of your holiday gifts this year! Happy holidays!!
Set the scene with LEGO Harry Potter sets & enjoy this magical Free Printable Harry Potter Activity Pack!
To all my fellow Harry Potter fans (young and old), I've got a fun post for you today! When we received this new LEGO Harry Potter set, I felt that same surge of excitement as I felt when I purchased my first Harry Potter book. Putting this LEGO Harry Potter set together inspired me to create a Free Printable Harry Potter Activity Pack to share with all of you!
Celebrate National Best Friends Day with a DIY Friendship Bracelet tutorial inspired by LEGO Friends!
Today is National Best Friends Day, and what better way to celebrate than with the LEGO Friends group?! These girls are great examples of being a good friend and supporting each other. We've got some fun, new sets that you can get in the LEGO Friends line, as well as an awesome DIY Friendship Bracelet tutorial so that you can tell your own BFFs just how much you appreciate them!
Thanks to LEGO for sponsoring this party! As always, all opinions are my own. This post contains affiliate links.
Throw an awesome LEGO Minifigure Party with these simple tips and free printables!
Earlier this year, LEGO celebrated the 60th anniversary of their bricks with a handful of play sets, which we shared to go along with a LEGO Challenge Game. 2018 also marks 40th anniversary of the LEGO Minifigure! To celebrate the occasion, 16 new LEGO Minifigures were released in mystery bags on April 1. We decided to celebrate the occasion here at home by throwing a LEGO Minifigure Party with friends!
While "Pinterest-perfect" parties are the goal most of us strive to achieve, our budgets don't always agree with our party plans. I know I'm not the only one in this predicament, so I wanted to share some simple tips, FREE printables, and more about how we were able to throw an awesome party on a budget should you feel inspired to have your own LEGO Minifigure Party!
Officially called the Party Series, these new minifigures are dressed up in wild costumes! Each LEGO series set usually includes 16 minifigures, but this series is extra special because it includes the police officer minifigure that was the first ever created in 1978! You can find the LEGO Minifigures packaged in mystery bags available online or in stores for $3.99 each.
Want to see what we got in our 12 Party Series mystery bags? Watch the video my daughter made opening them all up to find out!
I started with my personal favorite, party favors, to begin my party prep. I created some free printable party favor bag toppers to attach to the top of the favor bags. Print out the toppers on regular copy paper, cut them out with a paper trimmer, and fold the toppers in half.
In each treat bag I added in one LEGO Minifigure mystery bag, and some adorable brick candy that your guests can build AND eat! After the bag has been filled, close the top of the bag and place the topper over the bag. Staple or tape the topper in place.
For a little more LEGO fun, I found these awesome mini popcorn boxes! The favor bags fit perfectly inside, and the box can hold any other goodies that your guests want to take home with them. I especially love how the favors looked on the party table and helped tie in the LEGO theme!
To place the toppers on the cupcakes with ease, I cut a paper straw into 1/4 and attached the pieces to the back of the cupcake toppers with tape. Stick the straw into the cupcakes, and just like that you've got LEGO-themed cupcakes!
For additional table decoration, we rounded up some of our favorite LEGO minifigures. Here in front of the decadent chocolate and vanilla cupcakes, we've got a Roman Gladiator, a Retro Spaceman, a Highwayman, and (my personal favorite) a Dance Instructor from Series 17!
My daughter got out her LEGO bricks and built this awesome napkin and utensil holder to put on our party table. It's VERY easy to build, and kids will be so proud to have one of their creations on display for all the guests to see!
My daughter built this little "cup" to hold markers so that the guests could find them easily. It's built the same way as the utensil holder, but smaller and taller! You could also keep this after the party to hold all of your pens and pencils on a desk!
Entertainment for party guests is one of the most important parts of the party. Not to worry, though. I've got you covered! This Free Printable Make a LEGO Minifigure activity is a ton of fun for kids of all ages. Print the page out and your guests can go wild customizing their own custom LEGO Minifigure!
Don't forget to download and print out Free Printable LEGO Minifigure Bingo to play with friends! It's a fun way to add some LEGO minifigure fun to your party! The bingo printable comes with 10 cards in a set, or you can download a blank set to can create your own cards. Kids of all ages will have a great time playing this game!
This party was a ton of fun to put together, and the kids had a wonderful time. If you haven't already, be sure to check out the latest LEGO Minifigures!
Some things you should know before downloading the free printables:
*Artsy-Fartsy Mama printables are for PERSONAL USE ONLY (home, school, libraries, etc).
*You may NOT modify, sell, redistribute, or claim the design as your own.
*Please do not remove the credits/watermarks.
*If you'd like to share this project, you may use ONE photo and credit must be given to Artsy-Fartsy Mama and linked back to this post.
Download and print Free Printable LEGO Minifigure Bingo to play with friends!
Unless you're new here, it's no secret that my family is obsessed with LEGO. This year marks the 40th anniversary of the LEGO Minifigure! To celebrate, I put together this Free Printable LEGO Minifigure Bingo with some of my favorite LEGO Minifigures for you to play at a party or just for fun!
LEGO Minifigure Bingo includes just a few of the minifigures that LEGO has released over the past 40 years, including the Hot Dog Man, Chicken Man, Yeti, and Cactus Girl! This printable bingo set includes ten bingo cards, so it's easy to print and use for parties. It's fun for every age to play, and the calling cards include the names of the minifigures in case you don't know who they are.
(Set includes 10 bingo cards and calling cards in a single PDF file)
The blank set works a little differently. You get one bingo card with empty spaces (except for the "free" spot). Then print and cut out the bingo pieces so you can assemble the bingo cards yourself. Just glue the pieces in place and you're ready to play!
This is a great option for little hands that want to be creative, or if you have a larger group of people and don't want multiple cards that are the same. The blank bingo set includes all the same characters as the full set, but you can create your own bingo card setup.
(Set includes one blank bingo card, bingo pieces, and calling cards in a single PDF file)
Game Instructions
1. Pick some kind of object to mark your squares (LEGO bricks, candy, glass gems, buttons, etc)
2. Give each player a bingo card and markers (or put your own card together with the blank set).
3. Have each player put a marker over the free space.
4. Have one person choose a calling card and say it out loud. Each player will cover that item on their card with a marker.
5. Once a player has 5 squares covered in a row (horizontally, vertically, or diagonally), call out "BINGO!" and win the game!
Some things you should know before downloading:
*Artsy-Fartsy Mama printables are for PERSONAL USE ONLY (classroom, home, libraries, etc).
*You may NOT modify, re-sell, redistribute, or claim the design as your own.
*Please do not remove the credits/watermarks.
*If you'd like to share this printable, credit must be given to Artsy-Fartsy Mama & linked back to this post.
To lengthen the life of the prints, I would recommend printing the bingo cards and calling cards on cardstock. All sets are 8.5x11 inches and combined in a single PDF format.
This post is sponsored by LEGO and contains affiliate links. As always all opinions are my own.
Make your own custom clock out of LEGO bricks!
It might be a little obvious by now, but we adoreLEGO in every style, shape and color at our house. March is National Craft Month, so we decided to celebrate by making something together as a family. My husband has been teaching time to 3rd graders at school, and that inspired me to make a custom clock out of LEGOs. It was so much fun to build, and I hope you feel inspired to get building, too!
You need to start with a LEGO baseplate. We used a green 10"x10" Classic LEGO Baseplate. These can be found on the LEGO website and at most retailers.
You'll also need to get a basic clock mechanism. These are easy to find at most retailers and come in a variety of styles. My recommendation is to find one that isn't too fancy, has long enough arms to fit the clock, and to not spend too much money.
Find the center of the baseplate and mark it with a permanent marker. Use a drill with a 5/16 bit to carefully cut a hole in the center of the board. Push the center of the clock mechanism through the hole in the back of the baseplate and attach the hardware to keep it in place. Put the clock hands on and test the mechanism to make sure it works before you go any further!
To make our clock hands coordinate with the LEGO theme, I created some custom LEGO hands to replace the ones included in the clock mechanism. I uploaded the image (see how) into Design Space and cut the LEGO hands out of yellow poster board with my Cricut Maker machine.
Because I'm so happy that you're here, I'm sharing my LEGO Clock Hands SVG file (for personal use only) for you to use to make your own clock!
The original clock hands were a little too large/wide, so we used some scissors for cutting metal to trim them down. Be very careful not to bend the hands while you cut!
Add a bit of super glue to the tops of the clock hands and stick them to the back of the LEGO clock hands. Lay the hands flat to dry according to glue package directions.
Place the hands back on the clock mechanism to make sure they are laying flat and look good. You can also put the batteries into the mechanism to test it out if you'd like. Carefully remove the hands and set them aside.
Now, for the toughest part: decide on your clock design. The baseplate is your blank canvas. Dump out the LEGO bricks and come up with something amazing. The possibilities are endless, so get creative!
After talking through a few different ideas, we finally decided on this clever design. We used LEGO bricks in different colors, but the same amount of "studs" for each of the clock numbers! For example, a 1x1 brick for 1:00, a 2x2 brick for 4:00, a 2x4 brick for 8:00, and so on! We used other 1x1 and 1x2 bricks paired with the other bricks to get the other numbers.
Once the clock building is done, put the clock hands back on and add any additional clock hardware. Place batteries in the clock mechanism and set the time. Now you have your own custom LEGO clock that you can hang anywhere and change the design of anytime! My family is loving this new clock so much that we decided to hang it up in our living room where we can see it every day.
Here at Artsy-Fartsy Mama, you'll find a little bit of everything: crafts (even ones for the kids), FREE printables and SVG cut files, easy recipes, educational ideas, travel tips, sewing tutorials, and so much more to add creativity to your life!
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