The Building Blocks To A Great Party!

Deciding on a theme for a boy's birthday party can be difficult, especially if he doesn't have a favorite superhero that you haven't used before as a party theme. But something that every little boy I've ever known has come to love is building and destroying things with Lego's.

Sweets and Treats

An awesome idea for a perfect Lego cake is surprisingly easy to make. A plain rectangle or square base for the cake with cupcakes flipped upside-down (and unwrapped of course) make the ideal Lego when coated in a smooth layer of frosting. Photo courtesy of Betty Crocker. 

The go to party food that everybody loves is pizza and, believe it or not, you can even make that Lego-like. This picture shows how you can use round fondant cut-outs to cut smaller circles of pepperoni to adorn the pizza rectangles but I've seen a similar shaped and sized pepperoni pieces sold in stores by the  lunch meats. Photo courtesy of Ewehoo.

A great, colorful, and delicious addition to the dessert table could be these Lego brownies. Bright icing adds the color and strategically placed M&Ms, or even Skittles, will make the party guests want to build a tower with these chocolate treats. Photo courtesy of Rindy Mae. 

Before and After the Party

An extremely original invitation to the Lego birthday could be made of the blocks themselves. A silver Sharpie makes the lettering pop and if your worried about the Legos separating, a little dab of glue can go a long way. Photo courtesy of Small Types.

If you were thinking of an invite that is a little more envelope-friendly, these also have a great Lego effect. You could print off the invitation and attach it to colorful card stock and use smaller card stock circles to make the invites pop. Photo courtesy of Divis-licious.

The same technique of card stock circles can also be applied to the goody bags. The colorful plain bags can be found at most stores where you normally can buy party items. Photo courtesy of Crunchy Catholic Momma. 

Activities

A simple blob of Legos can encourage the perfect party game. The "Lego bomb" travels the hands of the guests, sitting in a circle, while music plays. When the music stops whoever is holding the bomb is 'out'. Much like musical chairs, this game is always a hit. Photo courtesy of Jon Dundas, game idea courtesy of A Mom With a Lesson Plan. 

Each guest takes a turn guessing how many Lego pieces to win a special prize. This is extra difficult to guess because the pieces come in all different shapes and sizes. Photo courtesy of School Counselor.

What would a Lego party be without a building station? The kids can build different versions of a car, plane, robot, or anything else and then play together or build whatever comes to mind. It's a good way to keep them entertained during the down time. Photo courtesy of Soak It All In.