A box of LEGO bricks is possibly the best gift you can give a child. It’s fun for children of all ages. If your kids are new to LEGO or they’ve been building for years, this printable LEGO challenge card game is a fun way to guide their activities.
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If your kids are older and have been building LEGO sets for a while, they may be running low on inspiration. I created these fun LEGO challenge cars as a boredom buster for my tweens.
LEGO challenge cards are an easy way to add an extra level of play to your child’s favorite plastic bricks. My kids love LEGO, so my son was instantly excited when he saw that I had made these LEGO challenge cards.
I think they would make a fun stocking stuffer or an accessory to gift with a new box of LEGO bricks. You could even use them as a party game at a LEGO party.
LEGO challenge card game
Print and cut out the LEGO challenge cards and shuffle them. Place the cards face down to make a draw pile or let kids look at the cards to choose ones that inspire them.
The rules are simple: Build what it says on the card. Each one is meant to be open-ended, so kids have inspiration for what to build, but can explore their own creative way of doing it.
There are 16 different challenges and each can be completed in different ways, giving you hours of LEGO fun.
When I made these cards, both of my kids sat down and played with their LEGO bricks for a bit. I shuffled the deck and laid them face down. Each child drew a card and then built what it said.
I made these to be simple enough that preschoolers with a basic block set should be able to build. They’re also just as much fun for older kids who could get more elaborate with those weird special pieces.
And honestly, an adult who loves LEGO will probably have fun coming up with unique interpretations of the cards too. I sat down with the kids to see what I could come up with too.
Here’s a peek at a few of the challenges
The first one was “Build something with just one color.”
Then “Build something you use every day.”
And you could get really creative with “Build something using every color.”
Printable LEGO challenge cards
This printable includes two pages. They fit on regular 8.5×11-inch printer paper with 8 cards per page.
After you print, simply cut them out around the edges. I left a small margin of white around mine, but of course, you can cut right along the colored edge. For more durability, you could laminate the individual cards.
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Designed to print on 8.5×11-inch paper. All printables are for personal use only.
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awesome idea! The grandson love legos but after a bit he is asking for ideas of what to make – now I can whip out a card! 🙂
That’s exactly why I made them. My son has checked out every LEGO book in our library and now he’s asking me what he should make. I think I’ll be making more of these…
My boys are huge lego builders and this is a really awesome idea! Thanks so much for sharing! I think the will enjoy these challenges! Pinning.
What a great printable! -Marci @ Stone Cottage Adventures
What a fun idea! the printables looks great, too!
Keri this is such a neat idea. It gives structure to the lego building and provides a challenge.
This is really neat! I’ve printed off one for my son when he’s older and a couple to use for Christmas gifts – is that ok? I will absolutely include your blog info with the gift. Thanks for such a great idea!
Sure! I made this with gifting in mind. I just don’t want someone to go selling them in their Etsy shop.
Wonderful idea! Thanks so much for the time and effort.
You’re welcome! LEGO is timeless and always seems to be popular.
I can’t seem to print it. Any tips?
Hi Charlene! I’m sorry you’re having trouble. To download the printable, you’ll need to click the pink button that says “click here to download.” You may need to allow popups or authorize downloads. After it downloads, you’ll need to unzip the file. On a Mac, just double-click the file; on a PC right-click and then select “extract all.” If you’re having trouble beyond that, let me know more details and I’ll see if I can figure it out.
Hi! I teach Kindergarten. Any chance you made these with pictures instead or words? Thank you.
Hi Julie! Right now I only have this version. I wanted these to be open-ended to encourage creativity and a lot of them are pretty vague (eg. “something you use every day”). I’ll add this post to my update list, though, and create a second set with pictures. Do you want me to send you an email when the new ones are ready?
This is such a great idea! I can never think of what to make when I start playing Legos with my boys. Now I’ll always have a stack of ideas.
Thanks, Jessica! We sometimes draw one card and have everyone build the idea. It’s fun to see how different everyone’s interpretation of the same thing turns out.
These are great! I am going to add this to a lego set for a gift!
Thanks! That sounds like a fun idea!
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Please send to my email address so that I can download
THANKS
Hi Joanne – Everything is automated through Gumroad, so after your payment, you would’ve received an email from them. (You can also find it in the library of your Gumroad account.) I don’t have any records associated with this email address.
love this!