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DIY LEGO Travel Box

By Michelle Myers 15 Comments

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DIY an easy box to take the Legos wherever you travel, simple and budget friendly for all our frugal friends!

Today I have a fun idea that will help you out when you’re away from the house with your Lego lover, a convenient travel box! This easy project comes together pretty quickly and is sure to provide hours of fun!

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I picked up an unfinished wood box at Michaels for about $5. I wanted to make sure whatever I used had a lid to keep everything in one place since we’d be using this when we were on the go.

 

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The first thing we did was apply 2-3 coats of basic acrylic paint all over the surface of the box with a sponge brush. This brush tends to cover quickly and thickly.

After the paint thoroughly dried, we measured the top of the box so we’d be sure to have the correct size Lego base to attach on the top. Ours measured approximately 8″x5″. I measured the original Lego green building plate  and it measured 10″x10″, then determined where I could cut so the plate would fit the top of the box. I used a pair of sharp scissors and had no trouble cutting through the plastic. I purposely cut to fit slightly smaller than the top because it would allow me to create 2 complete boxes using only 1 Lego plate.

DIY Lego Travel Box

I attached the base Lego plate with hot glue to the top of the box. I considered a variety of adhesives but I really couldn’t think of a negative with the hot glue and it was easily accessible so it won!

LEGO Travel Box DIY

DIY Lego Travel Box

Griffin got right to work creating a scene with his minifigures(they’re all watching a movie, in case you don’t interpret Lego) and was busy for quite a while constructing his masterpiece.

DIY Lego Travel Box

Last step, add the current favorites among the Legos, latch the box and you’re all set!  Such an easy and organized way to take the fun on a road trip, airplane ride, distraction for the doctor’s office, to a friend’s house, the possibilities are endless!

Lego Travel Box

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Filed Under: Young Kids Tagged With: DIY, Kids Activities, Kids Crafts, lego

About Michelle Myers

Michelle Myers is mom to four kiddos ranging from elementary thru high school, each with strong opinions and a flair for the dramatic. In other words, they're a lot like her. Former educator and lover of learning, she divides her time between carpool and Starbucks by reading voraciously and giving TED talks to herself at red lights. A Floridian for almost 40 years, Michelle loves the beach, making people laugh, and date nights with her hubby of 25 years...and yeas, they clearly married at age 7.
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Comments

  1. Brittany says

    July 30, 2014 at 8:25 pm

    This is so perfect! My daughter LOVES Legos (my dad loves them even more) and we travel a lot. I’m so making this before our ned road trip!

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  2. Laura says

    June 22, 2014 at 10:22 pm

    Great idea! We’re totally gonna DIY this over the summer,

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  3. Made From Pinterest says

    June 22, 2014 at 2:38 am

    What a fantastic idea! Kids would love this. Thanks for sharing!

    Reply
  4. heidi greer says

    June 21, 2014 at 9:32 am

    we have two trips planned this summer….one plane trip and one road trip. i think we will be making these to help with the “are we there yet?” question. thanks for the idea!!!

    Reply
  5. Mandy See says

    June 19, 2014 at 12:34 pm

    My friend made my son one of these for a gift! He loves it!

    Reply
  6. Gude @HodgePodgeCraft says

    June 18, 2014 at 6:07 pm

    AWESOME – love this fantastic idea!
    Thanks for sharing at #Pintorials 🙂

    Reply
  7. Karena says

    June 17, 2014 at 8:47 pm

    I love this idea. When I made my kids lego tables last Christmas I used the the Loctite brand of epoxy (it comes in the syringe) and the plates have not budged. I was also super surprised to see how easy it is to cut lego plates to size.

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    • Kira Lewis says

      June 18, 2014 at 2:10 pm

      What a great idea! Thanks for the tip.

      Reply

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