9 Awesome Lego Activities {for when you're stuck inside!}

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Stuck inside with kids who are bored? Whatever your reason for needing to entertain your kids (I'm updating this post during the COVID-19 pandemic and we can't go anywhere and do anything) we've all dealt with bored kids who won't quit whining/arguing/talking.  Regardless of the situation, I've got 9 lego activities that will help keep your kids entertained...at least for awhile! 

Bonus: Several of these we did at one of my sons' birthday parties a few years ago.  They were a big hit!  So if you have a LEGO themed birthday party coming up (in a post-pandemic world), you may be able to use a lot of these activities/games to pop some more fun into your LEGO party.

1. Build cars (10 min time limit?  Who can complete first?) then race them!  

Take a piece of thick poster board ($1 at dollar tree) and prop against a coffee table to make a little ramp race track for your LEGO vehicle. When we played this at my son's birthday party, we used Lego car kits (similar pictured below) and had 2 teams. They had to race to build their LEGO vehicle and then race them.

2. Lego Boat

Who can build a Lego boat that floats? Can you devise a sail and blow on it to make it go?

3. Guess how many

Put some LEGO blocks in a clear jar and have your child estimate how many there are. Then take them out and count.  Child can put Legos in the jar and then have YOU estimate. (Bonus: This is also a sneaky way to build number sense).  For a birthday party twist: the winner gets to keep the jar of LEGOs!

4. Lego Cake DIY your own with a square cake pan and 4 cupcakes.  If you are anything like me, your attempt at a DIY Lego cake is not going to look professional.  Guess what? Your kids don't care.  They're stuck at home and you made a Lego cake with them.  Coolest Mom Ever.

5. 100 Contest

Each person gets 100 Legos and 10 minutes to build the tallest tower (or longest structure?) they can.  

6. Use a camera

Pose mini-figs to act out a short story.  Then scroll through the pics and retell your story! If your child is a bit older and enjoys tech things they could use an ipad or device to create a stop motion movie with their Lego minifigs.  My younger son has done this and it turns out pretty cool!

From CollectibleMiniFigs.com

7. Watch

The Lego Movie (of course!)

8. Build a Lego Catapult

Launch mini marshmallows.  How far can they go?

9. Charades

Use your charades game cards but instead of acting out the picture, you will BUILD the picture.  So if you drew "television" you will now build a tv out of Lego blocks while the others try to guess.

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Need Legos?  I love the box of bricks you can get that are not part of a licensed kit.  Great for open ended, creative fun!  Also: Does anyone have one of these cinch sack things for cleanup?  I'm thinking we may need to carpet our entire living room out of one! LOL