25 LEGO Learning Activities for Every Subject

Make learning fun with a list of LEGO learning activities for kids including STEM, art, history and geography, and language.

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Playtime is important for kids of all ages and gives children an opportunity to explore new ideas and think creatively. Some kids learn best through play and hands-on activities.

One of our favorite kids’ toys is LEGO. There are so many different pieces available that you can build almost anything you can imagine.

Turn LEGO play into educational fun. We collected a few LEGO learning activities for STEM (science, technology, engineering, math), art, history, and language arts.

STEM LEGO learning activities

1. Make a coffee filter parachute for a minifigure that’s fun inside or outdoors. Via Hunny I’m Home DIY.
2. In Our Spare Time has LEGO lighthouse instructions that are mostly made with common pieces. You’ll need a light kit to make it really light up.
3. Use a LEGO sundial to tell time like MomBrite.
4. Teach your kids coding using LEGO bricks with this kid-friendly guide at Team Cartwright.
5. Kids will love building a LEGO balloon car, then racing them against each other. Learn how to set up this fun activity at Little Bins for Little Hands.
6. Make a simple LEGO zipline that your kids can test out in different locations. Get tips from 123 Homeschool 4 Me.
7. Introduce simple math formulas with this LEGO math activity. Teach Beside Me uses candy blocks to make it edible!
8. Learn about animal habitats by making one of these 8 LEGO biomes. Adventure in a Box has a printable booklet for each one.
9. Make a LEGO bar chart, via Science Sparks, and use it to measure all kinds of data.

LEGO art activities

1. Set up several bowls of LEGO bricks and give each child a baseplate to make their own LEGO self-portraits, via Mama Papa Bubba.
2. Make LEGO animal mosaics with these ideas from Frugal Fun 4 Boys and Girls.
3. Create a scene with a minifigure and some accessories in a LEGO snowglobe. This idea from Fireflies and Mud Pies is Christmas-themed, but can use any bricks.
4. Use a variety of odd pieces to create interesting textures for LEGO painting with Kids Activities Blog.
5. Duplo pendulum painting looks like a lot of messy fun at Stir the Wonder.
6. Try printmaking with LEGO to create robots like Kitchen Table Classroom – or challenge kids to design their own.
7. Build a LEGO puppet theater and let kids put on a show with finger puppets or minifigures. Via Inspirational Laboratories.

Learning history with LEGO

1. Teach kids about places around the world and challenge them to build a LEGO landmark. Use photos as a guide or these examples from Home Grown Learners.
2. Build a United States map using LEGO. Inspiration Laboratories has details on a downloadable guide, or create your own.
3. Add a LEGO castle siege to your history activities, via LEGO Librarian.
4. Build flags of the world using bricks like Momgineer.

Language arts LEGO activities

1. All you need is a handful of bricks and a pencil for this creative LEGO story builder activity from One Mama’s Daily Drama.
2. These alphabet LEGO cards from Wildflower Ramblings are perfect for teaching preschoolers to recognize letters.
3. Practice sentence building with LEGO, via There’s Just One Mommy.
4. Creative Family Fun suggests using LEGO to practice spelling words.
5. Have your children build their names from LEGO bricks with tips from Playdough to Plato.

Summer vacation is a break from the classroom, but it doesn’t have to be a break from learning. Try a few of these fun ideas and incorporate learning with LEGO into your summer at-home plans.

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