How To Plan a LEGO Party - Part 2. If your kids love LEGO, this post is for you! In case you missed Part 1 of How to Plan a Lego Party you can catch up. This post is full of menu and decoration ideas for your DIY LEGO Party.
LEGO Menu Ideas:
Cake: ($6)
- LEGO Brownies (in lieu of cake) ($3, BOGO at Publix with $1 off coupon plus m&m's)
I made two boxes in a 9x13 pan, cut the brownies into "bricks". Then made red, yellow, green and blue frosting and frosted each one then topped with the same color m&m's for the buttons.
LEGO Snacks:
• Puff popcorn, butter and cheese flavored: put a handful in white, paper muffin cups for individual servings
• Watermelon cut up into bricks and stacked 3 high on a toothpick
• Two types of cheese cut up into bricks and stacked 2 high on a toothpick
• Apple slices with individual cups of caramel dip
I served the watermelon and cheese on a white, rectangular platter that I found on clearance for $6, the apples were served in blue and red plastic bowls to go with my color theme, $1.88 each at Walmart. All serving pieces I could use again so it was worth the $10. I used square, yellow paper plates (Walmart and Target have them at the best price), green napkins, blue forks and red cups. I went ahead and set the table and made name tags using a Lego font that I downloaded and put them at each place setting.
LEGO Decorations:
- I ordered a dozen red, blue, yellow and green balloons from the party store, some balloons had the number 7 on them for Jack's age ($12)
- Bubble wrap table runner ($4) - Buy a roll of bubble wrap ($2 at Walmart) and spray paint it green to make it look like a large, green, flat Lego piece. I used that as table runners on my food table and my gift table.
- Happy Birthday Jack sign (free)- Print 'Happy Birthday (child's name)' on colored paper using the Lego font, cut out the letters individually, tape on some ribbon and hang up.
- Paper Legos (free) - Print the Lego paper from (deliacreates.blogspot.com) on colored paper, cut into Lego brick shapes and tape on wall, and lay on the tables for added decoration.
- Lego pinata (deliacreates.blogspot.com) ($2 for streamers) - Empty box, cut (6) circles on one side, insert plastic cups upside-down to mimic the buttons then cover with yellow streamers and glue. We opted to use as a table decoration instead of a pinata, just be sure to add something heavy so that it will stand up - I used it as my balloon weight and it worked great!
- Put a Lego creation in the bathroom for decoration
- I scattered Lego people on some of my shelves for added decoration - you could use this as a game 'Find the Lego people' too.
Lego brick treat boxes: ($3.75 each)
These were my own idea 🙂 The containers I used were the Walmart brand Rubbermaid containers which were four for $1.88, I purchased three sets. I printed off more colored Lego paper, cut the shapes to fit the tops of the containers and glued that to the tops of each to mimic a Lego brick. For the treats inside, toysrus.com had a sale, buy one get one 50% off Legos, so I got (2) Lego party packs which included (8) mini-LEGO creations and a coupon for free admission to Legoland.
The Lego party packs were also on sale for $12.49 so I got two packages for under $20, plus free shipping! (Each box got one, I used the rest for prizes and Jack kept the leftovers) For the girls, I made Lego rings: I purchased rings from the local craft store (three for $3) and hot glued a square Lego brick to the top. I put that in a baggie with another square Lego brick and a few colored, tiny Legos for the jewels.
I made bookmarks with the leftover colored Lego paper, and I had some ribbon stored away in my craft box for the tops (free). This is a good time of year for Halloween candy, so I bought a box of Halloween gummies ($4) and some mini packages of m&m's ($3) which are Jack's favorite. Each box also contained a sheet of Lego stickers ($7.50 for 10 sheets, .75 each) and a glow stick that they can use for Trick-or-Treat ($4 for 12). I put the thank you card in there that I made and attached the name tags I made for the place settings to the tops of each (after they were done eating and outside playing).
It was a huge success, Jack said that it was the best birthday party ever and I asked each guest as they were leaving what their favorite part was and they all said something different. Jack had a great time, that's all that mattered!
Here are some additional party theme ideas:
How to plan a Lego Party Part 1 and How to plan a Lego Party Part 2
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Melissa is a football and soccer mom who has been married to her best friend for 24 years. She loves sharing recipes, travel reviews and tips that focus on helping busy families make memories.
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