There are so many easy LEGOS to build when bored.
Today I have not only gathered 13 of those ideas for you but I also have a simple tutorial for a LEGO prompt jar.
Then I also want to share the limitless benefits of LEGO.
While they can be quite the investment, I really feel that it is worth it for the quality.
Dare I even call it a “toy” that offers so many ways to use them.
Bricks can also be used as manipulatives, game pieces, uses for sorting, to learn fractions, to create a unique diorama, building landmarks, on and on.
If you still need convincing why LEGO is such a necessary add to your homeschool supplies look at my list.
8 BENEFITS OF USING LEGOS
- Creativity and Imagination: LEGO bricks allow children to build whatever they can think up. This encourages their creativity and imagination.
- Problem-Solving Skills: Building with LEGO bricks requires problem-solving skills, as kids have to figure out how to connect the bricks together to create their desired structures. This helps them develop logical thinking and problem-solving abilities.
- Fine Motor Skills: Manipulating and building with small LEGO bricks helps children develop their fine motor skills, which is important for tasks such as pre-writing, drawing, and buttoning clothes.
- Patience and Persistence: Building with LEGO bricks can be challenging, but it is also very rewarding. Teaching children the importance of patience and persistence, as they have to keep trying until they achieve their desired results.
- Social Skills: LEGO bricks are a great way for kids to socialize and learn how to work together. They can build together on collaborative projects or play games with each other using LEGO bricks. They are also just wonderful for parallel play.
- Storytelling: LEGO bricks can be used to tell stories and create scenes. This encourages children to use their imagination and develop their storytelling skills.
- Relaxation and Stress Relief: Building with LEGO bricks can be a relaxing and stress-relieving activity for kids. It allows them to focus on something creative and enjoyable, which can help them forget about their worries for a while, something we all need now and then right?
- Heirloom Potential: LEGO sets can be passed down from generation to generation, making them a cherished heirloom that can be enjoyed by multiple family members. They really do not lose much of their value either for resale later, and some sets skyrocket in value.
DIY EASY LEGOS TO BUILD PROMPT JAR
Next, look at this fun diy easy LEGO jar.
I am giving you two sets of instructions for this.
The first one is a simple tutorial for using your Cricut Machine.
The second is for those who want to simplify it even further using ready-to-go stickers from the store.
You will need:
- A clean empty jar
- Paper towels
- Rubbing alcohol
For Cricut:
- Cricut machine
- Cricut software
- Vinyl
- Mat
- Weeding tool
- Transfer tape
Check out this bundle if you have been on the fence about getting a Cricut, they are fantastic for kid made projects, t shirts, signs, and so much more.
Start with a clean dry jar.
You want something that doesn’t have a lot of raised writing on it so that you can decorate the smooth signs easier.
Pasta jars and instant coffee jars work great for this.
Rub the entire outside of your jar down with alcohol or Windex and dry well.
This will help remove any oils or dust left on the outside of the jar so that the stickers will adhere better.
So that you cut the proper size stickers measure the width of your jar and decide how large you would like your writing to be.
Open up your Cricut design space, choose your font and adjust the size to your needs.
I also found these fun brick outlines by searching LEGO under the image tab.
LEGO BUILD IDEAS FOR KIDS
I thought “I’m bored! LEGO Prompts” was a fitting title for our jar.
Tip- change the color on design space fore each element and you can do it all at once.
The machine will prompt you to change out vinyl/mat with each different color.
Hit the make button and follow the onscreen prompts to cut out your vinyl lettering.
Carefully peel the excess vinyl from around the cut-out portion, use a weeding tool to pick out the smaller centers of letters and shapes.
Apply transfer tape or clear contact paper, rub it down well with a credit card.
Press letters/shapes where you would like them and rub the design firmly with the edge of a credit card to transfer, peel slowly to be sure that it has adhered.
To use store bought stickers follow the directions up to wiping the jar down with alcohol and allowing it to dry and then skip down to here.
Simply apply your letters and shapes to the jar.
The next thing you are going to do is print off or handwrite prompts onto paper or cardstock, cut them out in strips.
Fold into small bundles and fill up your jar.
Next time you hear “I’m bored” or “I don’t know what to build!” send them to the jar for an challenge.
EASY LEGO BUILD PROMPTS
Additionally, look at a few of these prompts to put in your jar.
First, grab this large bucket of LEGOS to keep separate from the others with the jar tucked inside.
- Blindly choose 20 LEGO pieces, build a tower.
- Grab 4 wheels and 10 bricks, build a car.
- Build an animal that you would find in the ocean.
- Build your favorite book character out of LEGO.
- Build a replica of any family member (including family pets).
- Use only 1 color of brick to build something.
- Create a tic tac toe board out of LEGO and challenge someone to a game or two.
- Build something to represent the current season you are in.
- Set up scenes for a minifig or two and practice your photography skills with a camera or smart phone.
- Roll two dice, choose that many LEGO and build something amazing using just those pieces.
- Build a robot that moves in some way.
- Build your name out of LEGO pieces.
- Make something that floats.
- Build a Nerf Target and practice knocking it over from further and further away.
- Design and build a tool that could make your life easier.
- Create an art piece using only flat LEGO pieces.
- Recreate a famous landmark…Eiffel Tower, Taj Mahal, Sphinx, etc.
- Make a LEGO marble maze.
- Make something with your eyes closed the entire time (or blindfolded) from choosing bricks to building.
- Build something that is delicious to eat.
- Make a picture frame to hold a favorite photo.
- Build the tallest tower you can without it falling over, measure and note it, see if you can beat it with some changes.
And here are a few of our boredom builds.
Don’t you love our creative picture frame?
Finally, look at these easy lego builds.
EASY LEGOS TO BUILD
13 Easy Legos to Build When Kids are Bored
Too, this activity encourages the skills of creativity, fine motor skills, and following directions.
Build some LEGO® puppies with their own doggy bed and food bowl! These are such adorable little puppies. You can swap out the bricks in the legs to make them either lying down or standing up.
It stands in front of the pyramids on the west bank of the Nile in Giza, Egypt. And it was created in a quarry to build the pyramids and other structures nearby.
By now you probably know what a fantastic resource LEGO is in your homeschool.
We are back with more LEGO® mosaic building cards, and this time they have a superhero theme!
Build the 4 stages of the Monarch butterfly life cycle –with LEGO® bricks!
How to garden plan with kids using LEGO is a way to sneak in some learning. My kids, like so many others, love to create and build with LEGO so it is just a great hands-on natural extension to learning.
Welcome Spring with a cute and easy little LEGO duck building challenge! Make your own pons of LEGO ducks with a simple Spring themed building activity for multiple age and ability levels. Create a whole pond scene too!
I decided one week for a “Fun Friday Activity” to build Lego balloon cars with my kids. They are simple, fun, and educational. I use this formula when planning our weekly fun activities. Lego balloon cars are a great way to have some STEM fun.
Little Brother loves making creations with LEGOs. He created this flower on his own and then I took it apart and reassembled it for these photos. 🙂
It is so fun to build a LEGO marble run and it is a perfect example of a STEM activity using basic bricks. Combine design and engineering for a STEM idea that will provide hours of fun and laughs! We love simple LEGO building ideas!
Bees are fascinating little creatures from how they create their honeycombs to maximize space, to how they know to fan the hive to keep it cool.
The Lego Candy Dispenser is a super simple build and doesn't take a bunch of crazy pieces but still results in an impressive way to share your candy with friends.
In our boy-heavy house, no one is into unicorns, actually. Janie loves all things girly, but she is not really a fan of unicorns. Maybe she’s too young? She’s 3. We do, however, love the unicorn in Despicable Me, and I thought it would be fun to build a unicorn out of LEGO® bricks!
