My little boy just turned 4 and he insisted on having a Lego birthday party. This was no surprise to me as he lives and breathes Legos. He is obsessed! After he settled on the idea of a Lego party, I may have made the mistake of letting him view other Lego parties on Pinterest. He ended up having some very specific requests like a Lego head pinata, Lego jello jigglers, Orange Lego juice boxes, and an Emmett birthday cake. Because my son was so excited about his Lego party he helped me almost every step of the way. He helped make the crayons, and the jello, and the pinata. Working with him was my favorite part of putting this all together.
My son had never been a huge fan of coloring or doing any kind of art project, until one day we went to the library and checked out a book about how mini-figures are designed. The first step in the process is drawing out the design. Ever since he read that book he has loved designing and coloring his own mini-figures. I thought we would start the party by doing one of my son’s favorite activities.
Free Printable Lego Mini Figure Coloring Page for a Lego Birthday Party Craft.
I gave each child a stack of blank mini-figure pictures, and to make it extra fun, some Lego shaped crayons.
If you want to design your own mini-figures. HERE is the link to the mini-figure printable. There are four per page.
I was worried that when the kids got their bags of crayons that they would think that it was candy and try to eat it. So I labeled the bags, crayons. It wasn’t until I was setting out the bags of crayons that the thought occurred to me that none of the kids could read yet. It is an unnecessary step unless you have an older crowd. Ha!
How to make Lego shaped crayons for a Lego birthday party.
The Lego crayons are super simple to make. Take off the crayon wrappers, break the crayons into pieces, and then place into molds. Bake at 275 degrees for 20-25 minutes until they are fully melted. Let them cool before taking out of molds.
I purchased the molds from Amazon HERE. (affiliate link) I used crayons from the dollar store. I think that was a smart idea because the crayon wrappers were really easy to take off.
My next idea for a Lego birthday party activity came from the Lego Movie! What is Emmett’s favorite T.V. Show?… “Honey, Where are my pants?” I thought it would be fun to finally find “Honey, Where are my pants?” man, his pants! We played pin the pants.
I found an image of the “Where are my pants?” man, and I had it printed onto a 16×20 poster. Then I printed out a pair of white pants for each kid. I also attached a label with each child’s name to the pants. That way we could know who was closest.
If you want to make your own poster, HERE is the link to the image of the pants man. HERE is the link to the image of the white pants.
How to make a Lego mini figure pinata for a Lego birthday party.
Our next activity, by request of my son, was to have a Lego head pinata. I was super intimidated by this at first. I wasn’t sure how I was going to make one. I found this great tutorial. It was actually really simple to make. Although, I made my pinata about 3 times the size of the pinata in the tutorial. The one they share is pretty small.
Then for the last activity of the party, I gave each kid a Lego base with wheels. I let each of them build their own car.
Then we raced them!!! This was by far the favorite activity of the day. I could have let the kids sit around the Lego table and build for the entire birthday party, and they would have been completely happy.
Lego Birthday Party Cake Video
After some car building, we got to have cake! My son discovered a YouTube video about how to make an Emmett cake and that was all that he wanted and could talk about for weeks before his party. Here’s the video.
Even though the video lays out every detail about how to make it, I knew that it was still beyond my capabilities. I hired a good friend to make the cake. I am so glad that I did. It turned out to be the most amazing cake!!! My son LOVED it! I LOVED it! I didn’t want to ever cut into it.
At the beginning of the party, every child got a goodie bag with their name in Lego font. They got to take home some Lego crayons, their mini-figure drawings, candy from the pinata, and as a Thank you I made some Lego cookies for them to take home.
HERE you can download the Thank You printable I made if you would like to use it at your Lego party. It folds over and is white on the back.
More Lego Birthday Party Ideas:
And for a few other details. We also had orange Lego juice boxes. The printable can be found HERE.
I also used my Lego molds to make Jello Jigglers.
My son had a blast at his Lego party! I’m glad that I could make turning 4 so much fun!
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Censie says
March 27, 2014 at 1:31 pmI love this party idea. Great activities and decorations. The bright colors are fun too!
Liz @ Liz on Call says
March 27, 2014 at 3:32 pmOh my G-O-S-H!!! Everything is Awesome about this party! What a lucky little boy. Some great ideas.
Lori says
March 30, 2014 at 6:03 pmI have used my Lego molds to make chocolates and jello- but if I use them for crayons, is it safe to use them for food again?
Sarah Westover McKenna says
March 31, 2014 at 6:08 pmI would think so as long as you wash them out well! I know my baby chews on crayons when I’m not looking and she seems fine. Haha. 😉 You’d have to do some research for a firm answer, though.
Natalie says
April 6, 2014 at 9:44 pmI can’t even BEGIN to tell you how much I love this! It’s totally not weird that I want to do this for my 23rd birthday, right…? Hahah!
Sarah Westover McKenna says
April 15, 2014 at 5:54 pmNot weird at all, girl! You go for it! 🙂
Elsa says
April 9, 2014 at 9:17 pmWhere did you get the poster printed out ? I tried to get it printed and they refused to do it
Sarah Westover McKenna says
April 15, 2014 at 5:52 pmSorry, Elsa—-I’ve been out of town! She got it printed at Walgreens.
Kathy says
August 4, 2014 at 11:12 amHi. I love the pin the pants game!
I was wondering what you printed
The pants on so they would cling
To the patio door?
Sarah Westover McKenna says
August 4, 2014 at 2:31 pmThe picture was printed at Walgreens. The pants have tape on the back of them. 🙂
Jeni says
October 12, 2014 at 3:20 pmI love the Where’s My Pants game idea! I see you printed at Walgreens and the main print out was a 16×20. What about the pants, what size did you have printed? Thanks!!
Sarah Westover McKenna says
October 15, 2014 at 10:51 pmThey were printed on 8.5 x 11 paper.
robin says
February 4, 2015 at 7:29 pmLove this! Where do I get the font and background to make the name labels for the loot bags?
Sarah Westover McKenna says
February 5, 2015 at 10:05 amShe just used a red background and typed it up in Word. The font is from Urban Fonts. 🙂
Amie says
August 8, 2015 at 9:53 pmWhere did you get the bases for your Lego cars? I have been looking everywhere and I can’t find any! Thanks!
Sarah Westover McKenna says
August 12, 2015 at 1:54 pmWe just used pieces we already had. Maybe try the Lego store? They carry individual pieces.
Mira says
March 9, 2017 at 11:29 pmSo fun! Quick Question about the pants, how do I get them to print a larger size? The hyper link isn’t the same size as the photo, let alone the 16×20.
Thanks!
Sarah Westover McKenna says
March 10, 2017 at 12:53 pmHi Mira! This was created by a contributor some time ago, so I don’t know exactly, but my guess is that she used the image like clip art and then made them bigger in another application. I have done things like that in Microsoft Word and on the site http://www.PicMonkey.com .
Tracy says
March 11, 2017 at 2:53 pmWhat a fun party! I want to do this for my soon to be 6 year old!
Hil says
March 14, 2017 at 7:51 pmI love these!! Looks like an awesome birthday party!
Thanks for sharing at #bloggerspotlight!!
Clarissa says
September 18, 2018 at 2:12 pmLove your creativity! I have tried the jello in the LEGO silicone mould but just can’t get them right. They keep breaking. Could you please tell me the proportions of the contents you used? Thank you
Sarah Westover McKenna says
September 19, 2018 at 3:53 pmI just use the recipe on the box for Jello Jigglers. I don’t use the regular recipe. I also spray my molds with cooking spray before I pour the jello in. That way they come out clean.