After a few weeks at home we have finally got away for a holiday. I was really looking forward to a change of scenery and some meals out! Our preparations start early as my children love to start planning what they are going to take. Now clearly they are only talking about their toys but you would think they were planning the whole trip with the amount of discussions which take place.
My 6 year old loves his Lego, especially his Star Wars sets, so wanted to take some of this with him. The last time we agreed to Lego in the car you can probably imagine how noisy it was and how many pieces were lost. So my 6 year old and I came up with the Portable Lego Kit or Lego Busy Box which has solved all our problems.
We used:
Metal lunch tin
Lego base plate
Fret saw
Twin Stick tape
Star Wars Duck Tape
How to make a Portable Lego Kit
We used an old metal lunch tin as the base of our Portable Lego Kit. I wanted to provide two surfaces where my son could build and play with Lego whilst on the move.
I found a small base plate, measured the size I needed and marked it with a piece of washi tape. Then I cut the Lego base plate using a very fine fret saw.
The larger piece was for the bottom of the box and the smaller piece for the inside of the lid. I turned each base plate over and applied strips of Twin Stick tape to each one.
I removed the backing paper and placed each base plate where I wanted them.
To finish off the Portable Lego Kit I added strips of Star Wars Duck Tape around the inside of the tin. Lego and tin can be quite noisy so this step was just to try and deaden the sound of any loose pieces of Lego moving around!
My son loved choosing which Lego sets to take with him and has been using his Portable Lego Kit every day. We already had all the supplies we needed so this was a nice and easy make for him.
This is very innovative (and my husband would probably love it)
This is an amazing idea! I always used to get my Lego all over the place so something to keep it altogether is a stroke of genius!
What a clever idea and a fun activity. We like lego and this is an easy to make lego kit.
This is a super idea for travelling. I am sure your son was thrilled with his mobile lego kit.
This is so cool – would be perfect for taking on holiday. What a lovely thing to make for your boy xx
Oh this is so neat. It really is perfect for traveling with the kids. What a great idea!
That’s such a clever device, so good for long car journeys x
What a fantastic idea! So simple yet so easy. Little polly pockets and even sylvanian families would work in here too, especially all their little accessories! Thank you x
This is such a fab idea, I had no idea such a thing existed!
Ooo this is such a cool idea!!! My elsest would really appreciate something like this and now I’m going to buy my supplies 🙂
Oh my goodness this looks superb! I love the idea of a carry case for lego! H x
I like the idea of making a portable Lego kit that would be a great idea for my nephew he would love it.
Now this is such an amazing idea, a portable lego kit is the future x
I’m not a Lego man however I went to LegoFest with my cousin and he loves it and is a popular star on Instagram for his creations. He’s said this is a genius idea! So there you go 🙂
This is such an amazing idea! Perfect for long journeys X
This is such a clever idea, I’m going to send this to my sister for my niece!
This is such a good idea and looks like it would keep kids entertained for hours when travelling! x
Omgh this is so smart!! I would never have thought about doing something like this
Haha what a fabulous idea! At least no pieces are going to be going walkies!
That looks perfect when you are out and about to keep little ones happy.
Such a great wee idea – Lego is so marvellous!
That is SO clever!! Little figurines and lego pieces are my bug bear!!
My little one needs this. He loves his duplo!
That’s a really cool lego. Loving the idea of it being portable and you can take it on a trip 🙂
Oh my goodness – my little brother would absolutely LOVE this! We’re always losing little legomen and pieces out and about – I’m definitely looking into one of these!!