Theme Days: LEGO Day

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“There’s no signs or anything! How does anyone know what not to do?” (Emmet - LEGO Movie) Never fear! We are here to give you the building instructions to build a fun-filled LEGO day for you and your kids, and by the end, your kids will call you the Master Builder!

We realized mid January of 2020, when we set out a folding table in our living room for my kids’ LEGO, that this year was The Year of LEGO. Then, as the folding tables grew from one table to four connected folding tables, we decided as a family that this year for all of their birthday gifts, that we would get them Legoland passes. Then Covid hit. So, we gave them a LEGO Day, where “Everything is Awesome!”

Decorations

Theme days should always have some kind of decorations - so my kids’ builds decorated the dining table where we ordered pizza for dinner! You can display any Lego boxes or instructions you have around the room. You can even make placemats from some of their LEGO instructions using a laminator and laminating sheets. You can order LEGO glasses, bracelets, pencils, and even brick candy for a goody bag too.

Music

If you don’t already know what I’m about to recommend, are you even a LEGO fan? There are a couple songs that you need to play when you wake up your kids for their LEGO Day. “This Song’s Gonna Get Stuck Inside Yo’ Head,” and “Everything is Awesome.”

Supplies

Really all you need is the LEGO-type bricks. We love the large box of 1,500 pieces. It’s really a great supply of LEGO for 1-3 kids for the day. You also need a number of baseplates - 1 per kid for sure, but I recommend 4-6 baseplates for a true LEGO fan. We have both LEGO brand baseplates and generic ones, but the generic ones are very bendy and not sturdy.

Activities

So this is what we did. We looped four activities:

1) LEGO Challenge - Individual

Have you seen the show LEGO Masters? Well, that’s what we did. We gave them a new box of free-play LEGO to share, and gave them a challenge of an object to build, whether it be a home, an invention, or a Star Wars item. They insisted on more than 5 minutes, so sometimes this challenge lasted up to thirty minutes. Then we kindly judged their build, declaring who earned The Gold Brick that round. They loved doing this.

2) LEGO Activity Book

I designed this LEGO Activity Book around topics I wanted to explore with my kids. I want my children to understand business, so we studied the history of the LEGO business. I included a timeline activity sheet for my kids to pick at least five events to build their timeline of the LEGO company’s history. I think Lord Business would like that.

Patents was another topic we tackled - 1) because the LEGO company’s early history discusses this topic, 2) because patents are a big part of creating a product to make a business successful, and 3) because my dad has a number of patents and it only enhances my kids’ appreciation of their Papa’s engineering skills. I included a large math word problem that would be fun to solve with actual LEGO bricks, many more activity sheets, and also ideas for challenges. When you get to this part of the loop, you can just focus on one topic or activity - or multiple depending on what your kids enjoy as well as their ages.

3) Family Challenge Build

Now the family gets to build something together. You can set a timer or not. But, the most important part, as LEGO Batman says, “Everything is better when we stick together.” It can be a great time problem-solving, creating, and learning together. You can look up YouTubes on family LEGO builds or just figure it out yourself! Family challenge ideas are included in the LEGO Activity Book.

4) LEGO Movie

This is such a nice part of the day. You get to have a break and cuddle on the couch with the kiddos! As Emmet says, “Introducing the double-decker couch! So everyone can watch TV together and be buddies!” Or you can accomplish house chores, make lunch…whatever! This is your “You time!” Your kids will be enjoying the movie. I do have to say, the first LEGO movie I ever saw was in the theater, LEGO Movie 2. I was like, “LEGO Movies, Where have you been all my life?” Seriously, such witty, clever humor. Can’t get enough of them. Now I’ve watched all four of the main Lego movies, and I cannot wait for the next one!

Those are the four activities! Then, you cycle through again.

So, if your kids like LEGO, surprise them one day with a LEGO Day! Treat them special with a special day! And when you wake them up (or they wake you up), say, “You are the most talented, most interesting, and most extraordinary person in the universe. And you are capable of amazing things. Because you are the Special. And so am I. And so is everyone.” (Emmet)

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