In this hands-on activity, kids will build a LEGO eye anatomy to explore its parts while strengthening creativity and spatial skills. Also, look at my page From Simple to Spectacular: Easy LEGO Ideas for Everyone.
Too, I have this Human Body Crafts page for more hands-on ideas. And this Beautiful Human Body Lapbook and Fun Unit Study.
Learning about how our eyes work can be fascinating, especially when it involves LEGO bricks- It’s learning through play at its finest.
It’s the perfect mix of STEM and anatomy learning for curious young minds; however, before we delve into the build itself, I have a breakdown of each part of the eye that we will be covering to make it more than just playtime.
The human eye is an amazing creation, and each part of it has an important function.
Eyelashes are not just for beauty; they help protect your eyes.
Even the design of your eyebrows holds a purpose beyond expressing surprise or anger.
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LEGO IDEAS FOR KIDS
Next, look at more LEGO builds for kids books.
Lego Ideas for Kids
Use one of these LEGO ideas in your homeschool. Besides, LEGO are great hands-on crafts to teach with.
Never before have Shakespeare’s plays been depicted in LEGO bricks, and now Brick Shakespeare: The Tragedies—Hamlet, Macbeth, Romeo and Juliet, and Julius Caesar and Brick Shakespeare: The Comedies—A Midsummer Night’s Dream, The Tempest, Much Ado About Nothing, and The Taming of the Shrew are available in one extraordinary hardcover.With over two thousand color photographs depicting the most well-known scenes in some of Shakespeare’s most well-known plays, this bind-up is the perfect gift for your LEGO- and Shakespeare-loving friends and family!Fall in love with LEGO Juliet on her balcony as Romeo proclaims his love. See the full effect of Lady Macbeth’s manic “Out, out, damn spot!” in a whole new way. Laugh along with LEGO Puck as he mischievously hassles the lovers in the woods. Cast a storm with brick Prospero as he strands his usurping brother on his deserted island.
Enter the magical world of fairy tales retold through LEGO bricks! Filled with creative and whimsical settings built from this universally celebrated toy, this book presents an all-new retelling of the original Grimm’s fairy tales of Cinderella, Rapunzel, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, Hansel and Gretel, and more! With one thousand color photographs, this inspired adaptation uses intricately designed brick sets to present some of the most cherished and widely told stories of all time.Watch the clock strike twelve as Cinderella leaves her glass slipper behind at the ball, and see just how long brick Rapunzel’s hair can grow as she waits in her tower. Watch the seven dwarfs plot against the evil Queen and her brick looking glass, and try to find your way home with Hansel’s path of brick breadcrumbs
- Dr Jane Goodall + Chimps
Read through these eye facts with your child before or during the build to get the most out of this hands-on project.
LOOKING AT EYE ANATOMY
IRIS
- The iris is the colored part of your eye, made of tiny muscles that control the size of your pupil.
- It helps your eyes adjust to bright or dim light, much like a camera lens adjusting its aperture, opening and closing.
- No two irises are exactly alike; your iris pattern is unique to you, like a fingerprint.
PUPIL
- The pupil is the black hole in the center of your eye.
- It changes size depending on the light, becoming smaller in bright sunlight and larger in darkness.
- Some animals, such as cats and goats, have differently shaped pupils that help them see better in their environments.
SCLERA
- In some animals, the sclera isn’t white, like in sharks, where it’s dark to help camouflage their eyes.
- The sclera is the white part of your eye that protects the inner parts and gives your eyeball its shape.
- It’s made of tough tissue, similar to what’s in tendons and ligaments!
EYELASH
- Eyelashes are tiny hairs that help keep dust, dirt, and small particles out of your eyes.
- When something gets too close, your eyelashes help trigger the blink reflex to protect your eyes.
- They grow in a natural curve that helps direct sweat and moisture away from your eyes.
EYELID
- The eyelid acts like a shield for your eyes—it keeps them moist and clean.
- Every time you blink, your eyelid spreads a thin layer of tears across your eye’s surface.
- Humans blink approximately 15–20 times per minute, which helps keep vision clear.
EYEBROW
- Eyebrows help protect your eyes from sweat and rain, guiding moisture away from the eye area.
- They also help us express emotions; you can tell a lot from raised or furrowed eyebrows.
- In art and history, eyebrows have always played a big role in human expression and beauty.
TEAR DUCT
- Your body makes three types of tears: basal (everyday moisture), reflex (from irritants like onions), and emotional (from feelings).
- The tear duct is the tiny pink corner on the inside of your eye where tears drain.
- Tears aren’t just for crying; they lubricate and clean the eye all the time.
EYE ANATOMY RESOURCES
The Way We Work is a fantastic resource to keep on hand for all things anatomy.
A couple of these large LEGO sets give you lots of options for building anatomy models like our eye. You can use them for LEGO building challenges, as math manipulatives, and so much more.
Older kids may enjoy learning even more about the eye, like the inside anatomy as we did in this 8 Eye Facts & Human Body Activities Middle School & Fun Eye Model project.
Watch The Human Eye for Kids from Homeschool Pop and learn more about the inner and outer workings of the eye.
Just for fun I think it would really be a hit to use gummy eye candy to introduce or end this unit!
LEGO EYE ANATOMY
You can absolutely get creative and make this eye anatomy any way you want but I am going to give you some loose directions to show you how to recreate the version we did here.
You will need:
- A baseplate
- White LEGO bricks
- Brown Bricks bricks
- Black LEGO bricks
- Color LEGO bricks-brown, blue, green
- Cardstock
- Pen
Begin by building the black pupil in the center of your baseplate with a 2×4 back brick.
Add a single flat dot brick if you like to represent the light reflection in the eye.
Next, build around the pupil with whatever color eye you want to make using 1×4 bricks.
Create the sclera by arranging white bricks around the color with various-sized bricks to equal 2 studs wide by 8 studs long on the top and bottom.
Put 2×4 on either side and ending with 1×2’s on each end to give it that almond shape.
Build an “eyelid” and skin around the eye with 1 stud-wide bricks.
Make eyelashes using 1×2 bricks and add an arched eyebrow using 1 stud-wide bricks.
Finally, create labels for each part by writing them on cardstock and cutting them out.
Have your child label each part.
