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Tag Archives: Lego

DIY LEGO Kit

11 / 28 / 19

DIY LEGO Kit | Mama Papa Bubba

Last Christmas, I made the kids each one of these DIY LEGO kits and I’m so glad I did.  They were a super easy project and they’ve been so great for taking along on our travels and vacations.  We don’t use them in transit (too many small pieces to be used in a car or on a plane for me), but they’re perfect for down times once at our destination {usually in an airbnb}.  

DIY LEGO Kit | Mama.Papa.Bubba.

I wish I would have taken proper step-by-step photos of the process, but truly they’re not even needed – it’s so easy.

First off, here’s what I used to make two kits:

  • Plano carry kit (set of 2)
  • base plate
  • mounting squares
  • LEGO Classic Creative Brick Box (large)
  • sanding block (optional)
  • scissors
  • ruler
  • pencil

Of course if you’re making just one kit, you could get away with a single carry kit, a smaller base plate, and a smaller LEGO brick box.  Or if you have a different carry case already on hand, you could easily use that and just refer to this material list and the following instructions as a basic guide. Whatever works!  In the past, we’ve even made the most basic portable LEGO kits using old-school metal lunch kits.

DIY LEGO Kit | Mama.Papa.Bubba.

 

Now to make the LEGO kit!  Here’s what you’re going to do:

 

1. Start by measuring the inside of your carry case’s lid.

2. Measure out a piece of baseplate that will fit nicely inside the carry case’s lid and mark your cut points with a pencil. For this particular case, I made my base plate 16 centimetres by 23 centimetres.

3. Using regular scissors, carefully and slowly cut your baseplate down to size.

4.  Using your scissors or a sanding block, round the edges of the baseplate piece so there at no sharp / pointy corners.

5. Apply several mounting squares to the bottom side of your baseplate and press them down firmly to ensure they’re well adhered.

6. Peel the sticker backings off of the mounting squares, position the baseplate inside the carry case’s lid, and press it down firmly.  I like to take a few minutes and really ensure a good stick here.  

7.  Place the dividers into the carry case to make sections for the different LEGO colours.  I chose to add only two dividers – one between the green and blue sections and one between the orange and red sections.

8.  Fill the carry case with LEGO!  I chose to separate mine by colour because I’m a total sucker for rainbow anything, but you could do by brick type / size too!  Whatever floats your boat.

 

And that’s it!  You’ve got a DIY LEGO kit that’s perfect for taking along on the go.

DIY LEGO Kit | Mama.Papa.Bubba.

What I love about this particular carry case is that the clasps are crazy strong, so I don’t worry about them flying open as the kids carry them  {and inevitably fling them around – especially in Sam’s case}.  Also, I feel like two clasps are always better than just one…  Just in case!

DIY LEGO Kit | Mama.Papa.Bubba.

The other thing I love?  The lids of these particular kits open completely flat, which is so, so helpful when building.  (The lids on our metal lunchbox LEGO kits have never opened flat, which can be a little annoying, just fyi.)

 

Easy DIY LEGO Kit | Mama Papa Bubba

 

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LEGO Self-Portraits

6 / 14 / 177 / 30 / 17

LEGO Self Portraits | Mama Papa Bubba

My gosh, are we ever on a roll with fun LEGO projects this week!  After yesterday’s gorgeous LEGO mandala art, we decided to try our hand at layered LEGO self portraits today and oh my word – we loved everything about the project!

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LEGO Mandala Art

6 / 13 / 177 / 30 / 17

LEGO Mandala Art | Mama Papa Bubba

I don’t remember when or how it came up, but recently, Miss G and I were talking about mandalas…  Grae asked what makes a mandala a mandala, and since I’m by no means an expert, we popped online to do a little bit of research. What we learned is that artistically, mandalas are detailed circular designs that often contain repeating patterns and shapes.  We took a look at lots of gorgeous mandala images and read a little bit about what they symbolize too, which was really interesting.  So when I was thinking about fun and different ways we could use our LEGO collection for LEGO Week, I had mandalas on my mind – hence our LEGO mandala art. 

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DUPLO Wash Sensory Bin

6 / 12 / 176 / 13 / 17

DUPLO Wash Sensory Bin | Mama Papa Bubba

Oh, how we love LEGO and DUPLO in this house!  LEGO bricks and sets to add to our collection have pretty much been permanently stationed on Miss G’s wish list since she was 3 and now that Sam’s really taken a liking to DUPLO, I think we’ll have to work on expanding that collection too.  He loves making towers, pulling the bricks apart, and banging them together to make music at the moment, and today we added washing them with a DUPLO wash sensory bin to the list.  

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LEGO Marble Maze

5 / 28 / 155 / 28 / 15

LEGO Marble Maze | Mama Papa Bubba

This is by no means a new idea, but after our scheduled morning pool party didn’t happen due to car issues, this LEGO marble maze totally cheered Miss G up!  If I remember correctly, I the first LEGO marble maze I saw was by Ness of One Perfect Day, and while a maze made out of LEGO can basically be however you want it to be, her LEGO marble run post has lots of great tips and tricks. 

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LEGO Minifigure Mini Bath Station

5 / 8 / 155 / 16 / 15

LEGO Minifigure Mini Bath Station | Mama Papa Bubba

Okay, so I’m fairly certain we’ve gone off the deep end with this LEGO minifigure mini bath station, but hey – Miss G loved it. In fact, she thought it was the cutest, silliest, most fun thing ever!  Win.

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Play Dough LEGO Minifigures {an invitation to create}

5 / 7 / 155 / 16 / 15

 

Play Dough LEGO Minifigures | Mama Papa Bubba

While I didn’t have anything LEGO-inspired planned for today, Miss G and I had a little bit of downtime this afternoon and while brainstorming, we remembered the laminated LEGO people printouts we paired with plasticine for last summer’s house boating trip…. Perfect! 

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Take Along LEGO Tic-Tac-Toe

5 / 6 / 155 / 16 / 15

Take Along LEGO Tic Tac Toe | Mama Papa Bubba

Grae and I love playing tic-tac-toe.  We play it down in the courtyard with sidewalk chalk, we play it at the beach in the sand, and we play it at restaurants with napkins and pens.  So why not play with LEGO too?!

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Exploring Symmetry With LEGO

5 / 5 / 155 / 5 / 15

Exploring Symmetry With LEGO Butterflies | Mama Papa Bubba

As you may or may not already know, this week Miss G and I are participating in a fun-filled ‘LEGO Week’ with a bunch of other blogging friends, which basically means that we’re dedicating the week to sharing activities and projects inspired by LEGO!

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LEGO Play Dough Imprint Matching Game

5 / 4 / 155 / 5 / 15

LEGO Play Dough Imprint Matching Game | Mama Papa Bubba

LEGO.  Miss G’s been into it in a big way for sometime now, so when some blogging friends made mention of an entire week dedicated to LEGO-inspired fun, I jumped aboard as quickly as I could.  

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Simple LEGO Addition Tray

10 / 14 / 1410 / 29 / 14

Simple LEGO Addition Tray | Mama Papa BubbaEarly this morning Miss G asked me if we could play an adding game {the girl loves addition currently}.  Not having anything prepared, I quickly scanned the room for something that could be turned into a math game without much fuss.  Our ever-growing LEGO collection caught my attention first and I knew it had potential.  I grabbed several bricks as well as a couple of just-purchased wooden dice {in coordinating colours, obviously ☺}.  I figured we could use the dice to generate our addition questions and the LEGO bricks as counters, then added in the plastic serving tray just to give the game a defined playing area and surface.

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LEGO Patterns Busy Box

10 / 9 / 1411 / 11 / 14

LEGO Patterns Busy Box | Mama Papa Bubba

Truth be told, I’ve never loved the name ‘busy box’.  Or ‘busy bag’ for that matter.  It’s ridiculous, I know, but I think I associate both with the term ‘busy work’ from my teaching days, which to me, is basically work {often of very little value} that keeps kids busy and out of the teacher’s hair.  Not my cup of tea.  I figure that if a teacher is going to expect her students to engage in some sort of activity or work, it shouldn’t simply keep them busy {that’s a waste of time} – it should engage them, challenge them, and teach them something worthwhile along the way – right??  Well, after looking at many, many activities labeled as busy boxes or bags, I learned that most of them do all of those things.  Most of them are fun, playful, and help little ones build on some sort of skill {or multiple skills at once}.  And yes, they are easy to pull out during times when you’d like your little one to play quietly and/or independently {while you shower, during restaurant and doctor’s office waits, during quiet time, etc.}, but that’s only because you’ve taken the time to prep the fun in advance – not because they’re anything like boring busy work.  And so, because I’ve finally made peace with the term, here’s our first busy box – a LEGO patterns busy box. ☺

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Portable LEGO Kit for Little Travellers

6 / 11 / 1411 / 11 / 14

Portable LEGO Kit | Mama Papa Bubba

Gracen’s little weekly play date buddy turned 4 today, which called for another homemade gift.  Like almost all of our expat friends here in Kuwait, he and his family will be headed home for the summer shortly, so we wanted to make him something he could easily take along and hopefully use during the journey back to Canada.  Since he and Miss G play with LEGO pretty much every time they’re  together, we figured a portable LEGO kit would make a great gift.

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How to Build a Simple Lego Catapult {A tutorial by Miss G}

1 / 15 / 141 / 17 / 14

How to Build a Simple Lego Catapult  a tutorial by Miss G | Mama Papa Bubba

Well, she’s at it again.  After having me film her making a lego evergreen tree last week, Gracen was set on creating another Lego video asap.  It made sense that this little contraption would be next.  It’s actually something she and her Papa came up with during one of their afternoons together last week.  I came home to find the two of them flinging tiny Lego pieces all over our living room while giggling with glee.  Luckily, they took my suggestion of swapping out the tiny foot killing bricks with soft cushy pompoms very well (phew!)

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How to Build a Lego Tree {a tutorial by Miss G}

1 / 9 / 141 / 9 / 14

How to Build a Lego Tree | Mama Papa Bubba

Oh my word.  Today after teaching Grae how to build the simplest of Lego trees, she excitedly announced, ‘I know!  Let’s make a video and I can teach everyone how to build this very beautiful tree!’

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