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DIY Travel Lego Case

Lego is a great way to build your child's fine motor, creativity, and problem solving skills. My boys (2 and 4) are finally enjoying this challenging, open-ended toy. It's definitely tricky to build things with their small hands, but they love using their imagination to create houses and castles and cars. So when we went on vacation a couple of weeks ago, I wanted to bring some Lego with us on our flight to keep them busy. Sounds like a terrible idea, doesn't it?! To contain the chaos I purchased a couple of food containers to use as storage and the base for their creations.

• Sturdy food container or pencil box (I used Sistema Sandwich containers )
• Lego Base Plates

First, I measured the inside of the container lid. This will be our base and where we'll glue our base plate. I cut the base plate using scissors down a size that would fit in the lid. I used crazy glue to secure the base plate to the lid and let it dry.

Once dry, you can fill the container with select pieces. Since we were bring these travel cases on the plane, I left the tiniest pieces at home. Close the container and you're all set!

The most challenging part was having to explain to Darcy that we'd have to take it apart his masterpiece because we wouldn't be able to close the container. He wasn't too happy about that. We can't win them all, right?

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How To Make A DIY Travel Lego Case For Kids

This DIY travel lego case for kids is a simple, easy project that will provide hours of entertainment. It is an awesome birthday or Christmas gift for the lego lover in your life. 

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The best part about this gift is that it can be a perfect gift for kids of all ages. My 3 year old loves it as much as my 9 year old does. It is a perfect activity to pull out at a doctor appointment, restaurant or on long car rides. I would put this portable lego kit on my top 3 things to bring on long road trips with kids. 

I know that Christmas time can be overwhelming when thinking of gifts and budgets are often tight. This gift costs less than 15$ and is so easy to make, making it a great option for this holiday season. 

Supplies to Make DIY Lego Travel Case

• Pencil Case (with 3 holes) (you can often find this around 1$ during back to school shopping season)
• Lego Baseplate
• Lego bricks (You can easily use Legos you already have)
• Utility Knife
• 3M Double Sided Mounting Tape or Command Strips
• Personalized Printable Cover (free printable is later in this post)

How To Make DIY Lego Travel Binder

This is one of the simplest gifts I have made in a long time. It takes less than 5 minutes to assemble and is pretty straight-forward for those less crafty people. 🙂

• Take out your Lego baseplates and measure it against the inside of your binder
• Use your utility knife to cut the Lego building plate to size. For mine I had to cut off 2 rows, but it may be different depending on the size of baseplate you purchase.
• Take your 3M tape or Command Strips and adhere it onto the back of your baseplate and place the baseplate onto the inside cover of your binder. You could also use a hot glue gun to do this as well. 
• Add your pencil pouch to the 3 rings & add in your legos. If you are making this for a younger kid I would recommend bulkier Lego pieces, these are easier for little hands to manipulate versus the small pieces.
• Complete with the personalized cover sheet, the free printable for this is later in this post. 

That’s it! In the words of my 3 year old, easy-peasy lemon squeezy.

When To Use Your Lego Binder

There are so many ways to use this binder. Here are a few ideas for you:

• Family Roadtrips

My family goes on a lot of road trips so our binders almost always live in our car. I would highly recommend letting each child have their own lego travel kit. Long road trips can be daunting and we try to keep screen time for special times (like when my kids are almost at their max during the trip) so this is a great activity to have ready to go. This post talks through tips and tricks when going on a road trip with kids . I also have a list of my favorite kids screen-free activities for road trips (including travel toys).

• Day To Day Outings

You can also use these when out at restaurants or the doctor’s office. It is a great activity to bring along when you are going somewhere that may not have many activities for your child but you know they will need some type of entertainment. The binder is a perfect size to fit into a backpack or diaper bag when out and about. I wish I had these binders when we took our kids to Disney World, it would have been the perfect activity while we were waiting in line for rides. 

Tips & Tricks

You could put together lego bricks to make a specific lego set, you can include the instructions in the pocket of the binder and put the lego pieces in the case. This is a fun idea if your kids are looking for another way to play with their diy lego case.

The flat legos can be tricky to take off the lego plate. I would recommend that you have a Lego remove tool in each lego travel kit to avoid frustration when trying to take legos off of the base plate. 

If you are looking for a fun kid’s activity to add to your binder I strongly recommend checking out these free printable lego challenge cards. They are a great addition to your child’s binder and provide some ideas on how to create when your child is feeling stuck. For an added twist you can make the challenges a game and have a time limit and then everyone can share their creation. This is an awesome STEM activity!

Free Printable Cover Sheet

Here is the free printable cover sheet for you to use to personalize your child’s binder. This link should bring you to a printable PDF file. The line above the title is for you to put in your child’s name. I highly recommend printing this out in color as it provides a little extra fun to the binder. This cover sheet is a great way to put that extra special touch on this present. 

I hope your little one loves this lego travel binder as much as my kiddos do. I would love to hear how you plan to use this with your kids!

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LEGO Travel Case (Free Printable Challenges)

LEGO on the go? Why not! If you have a LEGO lover then surely he or she will want to take the fun on the run. Whether you are in the car, staying at grandma’s, or waiting at the doctor’s office, our handy and simple Magnetic LEGO Travel Tray with FREE LEGO Challenge Cards will keep things altogether! A compact way to travel with LEGO. Our LEGO building ideas are a must for keeping kids screen-free!

 MAGNETIC LEGO TRAVEL TRAY (FREE LEGO CHALLENGE CARDS)

LEGO CHALLENGE CARDS ACTIVITY

This is a super simple Magnetic LEGO Travel tray to put together, and I found everything I needed at the local dollar store.  I love the idea of the tray being magnetic so that all the parts should stay together easily for a grab and go travel activity. Pair with the FREE LEGO challenge card ideas and the kiddos are set.

I chose to use one tray and three of these nifty magnetic containers or tins. You could also use two cookie sheets and put 6 tins on one tray to carry even more LEGO pieces while storing the extra tray for building underneath!

Add these FREE LEGO Challenge Cards to your brick collection!

DIY LEGO TRAVEL CASE

Supplies / you will need:.

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• Cookie Tray
• Magnetic Containers (dollar store)
• Free Challenge Cards

Of course, this magnetic LEGO travel tray is perfect the way it is, but what about a few LEGO challenge cards to get the fun and building started?

I made FREE printable LEGO travel challenge cards that you can pair with your LEGO tray. Simple challenges make building time extra special. Click below to download your set.

You can also turn a lunch box into a handy LEGO travel case for long car rides, family visits, and restaurant entertainment! Just a few supplies and you are ready to make your own DIY mini LEGO storage case. Add the free cards from this page and get ready to play!

The same base plates would also be perfect for this project!

HERE’S A LEGO CHALLENGE TO TRY

STEP 1: Print and cut apart cards and place them in an empty box or jar.

STEP 2: Everyone picks a card with their eyes closed, no peaking and no telling.

STEP 3 : Set a time limit such as 15, 30 or 60 minutes, whatever your age group can handle.

STEP 4: Secretly pull off building the challenge card and then come back together to share the build!

Might just win you an hour break and a bit of quiet while they are busy building.

USING YOUR PRINTABLE LEGO CHALLENGES

You have a few options for your printable LEGO challenge card pages. Look for more printable LEGO challenges below too!

• Print and cut for quick use.
• Place whole sheets in page protectors.
• Laminate the whole pages.
• Cut apart the cards and laminate them individually.
• You can store the individual cards on a metal ring or clip or in a pencil case!
• The sheets you can simply place under the magnetic tins on top of the cookie sheet, and they will stay put during travel.

Everyone can have their own magnetic LEGO travel tray! They are even perfect for quiet time in the house! Make one as a gift for a friend.

MORE FUN LEGO ACTIVITIES

• 30 Day LEGO Challenge Calendar
• LEGO Space Challenges
• LEGO Animal Challenges
• LEGO Pirate Challenges
• LEGO Monster Challenges
• LEGO Letters
• LEGO Rainbow Challenges

DIY MAGNETIC LEGO TRAVEL TRAY FOR KIDS

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