Build it Yourself | Lego Birthday Party

I love Lego. Simple or complex, fun, creative, timeless. So when my son asked for a Lego-themed party for his 5th birthday I was as stoked as he was. I wanted to keep the get-together small with 5 friends invited so we could invite a Lego Master builder and do something really special and intimate. Did I mention I loooooove Lego?

By: Liesbeth

Lego Invite

I found some of my own Lego from the ’70s (sigh…). This is a vintage larger Lego figure that is no longer being produced. Some of you might recognize him. So, with some nostalgia, my son and I went to work and built the invite. A short photo and photoshop session later, we had our custom Lego invitations. Red envelopes and some Lego sticker work by my son completed our little project.

Lego Pinata

You can’t have a 5th birthday without smacking the living daylights out of something, so a pinata is always good times. We decided a big Lego head would be easy and nice.

This is the fourth time I am making my own pinata and I find it easy and fun to do with my son. The paste is a simple flower and water mixture. I made a framework by cuting a large carton box in pieces. Below a photo step-by-step. Also see my post Ninja Turtles Birthday  for more detailed directions on making your own pinata.

Lego Loot bag & Custom Gifts

Simplest loot bags ever. Small yellow bags from the dollar store (come packed with 3). Freestyle the faces with a black marker and white paint for the mouth. I designed the speech “bubbles” and printed them at home on cardstock.

I made some of my own gifts for the loot bags. The keychain frames I found months ago at a dollar store. I simple cut some pics from one of my son’s Lego magazines and stuck those in the frames.

I also had found an old button making set for kids at a garage sale and simple added the Lego stickers on top of bright fabric.

Food and Drink

We had a lot of fun making Lego juiceboxes by creating custom wraps:

The Lego sugar and chocolate cookies were a total pain in the you-know-what to make but looked very cute.

The lego cupcakes were a hit with the lego block made out of fondant (i cut out every single dot…did I mention I love Lego?), and the fun toppers printed at home.

Food Table / Other Decor

The table was an easy DIY. I used a blue and white striped runner which I have had for ages and used 2 of my sons Lego wall decals from him room and stuck them above the table. I cut a part of the bunting and ran it from one Lego figurine to the other.

My son also got creative and made a spoon and straw holder from Duplo Lego.

Entertainment

What do you do at a Lego party? Yup. You build Lego. Luckily we know the master Graeme Dymond ourselves, so he did us a favour and came to build, covering the whole dining room table in base boards and leading an amazing pirate-themed building session. The best!