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If your kids have a lot of LEGO blocks but don’t want to keep assembling them as kits or aren’t sure what to build, these LEGO challenge cards and other ideas should help.
Too Many LEGOs?
The girl loved LEGOs for many years and ended up with a ton of kits, including Harry Potter, Frozen, Star Wars, the LEGO Friends sets and more. It was kind of overwhelming after a while to play with them because some things were put together permanently (like Hedwig), but other things (the Friends kits in particular) were taken apart, mixed in with the others and it was just a mess.
It felt at times like there were too many LEGOs to know what to do with.
That’s where LEGO challenge cards and other ideas can help.
Just giving people a little direction as to what to build and how can make the blocks more fun again. It’s also a great idea to limit the number of blocks you play with in a session like this because it can still get overwhelming.
It’s known that having too many options actually stifles creativity because it’s harder to come up with something to make when you have all the options instead of just a few.
Like with my trash tower building challenge, offering kids a few ideas with LEGO challenge cards gives them a place to start.
Using LEGO Challenge Cards
These LEGO challenge cards (free PDF download) are great to have on hand for those I’m bored moments, or when kids want to play with blocks but aren’t sure what to do with them.
You could also use them as part of a summer activity jar (or any time activity jar) where getting out the challenge cards and building something could be an option.
They could be set out with some blocks on a table as a formal invitation. Or just tuck them into a box of LEGOs and see what happens.
This set of LEGO challenge cards includes 20 ideas and a blank sheet so you or your kids can write your own challenges.
Other Ideas for Playing with LEGOs
LEGOs can be used in all sorts of ways depending on the blocks you have. Little ones will enjoy color sorting, counting and otherwise arranging them. They make great prints in playdough, or you can paint them and use them as stamps.
You can build simple machines like this LEGO candy dispenser from Frugal Fun 4 Boys and Girls.
You can make Christmas ornaments with these books from Chris McVeigh (I reviewed the first one over at CraftGossip).
We really loved the LEGO stop motion book, which doesn’t seem to exist any more, but there is one for LEGO minifigure photography, which would also be fun.
The main thing is just thinking about ways to use blocks in different situations, from holiday decor (I loved all the Harry Potter ones at Halloween!) to ways to solve everyday problems.
Do you have ideas for LEGO challenge cards or other ways to play with blocks? I’d love to hear them!
