Do you know how many ways you can use your LEGO collection? There are tons and you can check them all out here. This time we used our flat LEGO pieces to create a LEGO snowy winter tree in the form of a mosaic. Art and engineering combined! Take this one on as a LEGO winter challenge.

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Winter Theme LEGO Building Ideas

Let’s build! Get your kids using their LEGO collection in new ways! You know they have a ton of it, but what else can they do with all those bricks. My job is to give you simple ways you can encourage your kids to find cool ideas for LEGO.

Most of our LEGO building ideas use some of the most basic LEGO pieces. We have a decent size collection, but we aren’t master builders. Really I want to show you that you don’t have to be one either!

Basic brick builds are some of our favorites because it allows my young son to do more on his own and learn how pieces work with each other.

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We have made a couple of these LEGO seasons trees now, an apple tree and a fall leaves tree, so of course we need to show you a winter LEGO tree! Sort out those white pieces, build a fun tree shape, and make a tree for each season!

We need to get started on our spring tree next. Winter has only just begun here, but I am already dreaming of the green leaves and the pink bugs returning to the bare branches outside of my windows.

What about where you live? Maybe you just dream of snow. Maybe your LEGO seasons winter tree will have a snowfall or maybe a snowstorm! Maybe your winter tree scene will have a light dusting on the ground or an epic snow pile!

Check out more fun four seasons activities for kids!

Click here for your FREE LEGO Winter Challenge Calendar

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Tips For Creating Your Mosaic

Here are some tips to help you or young builders create a beautiful winter tree mosaic:

  • Choose a Simple Tree Design: Opt for a simple tree design with a recognizable trunk and branches. A winter tree might have a bare appearance with snow-covered branches.
  • Select Appropriate Colors: Choose LEGO bricks in colors that represent winter, such as white, light blue, and shades of brown for the tree trunk. You can also include light gray for a snowy effect.
  • Use Contrasting Colors for Snow: Make the snow on the branches stand out by using a contrasting color like white or light blue against the darker branches. This creates a visually appealing winter contrast.
  • Experiment with Textures: Add texture to the tree trunk by using different brick patterns or incorporating slopes and curved bricks to create a more realistic appearance.
  • Create a Snowy Landscape: Extend the mosaic to include a snowy landscape at the base of the tree. Use white bricks to represent snow and consider adding small details like snowdrifts or footprints.

Once the winter tree mosaic is complete, put it on display in a prominent place to showcase your kids’ creativity. You could also incorporate it into a winter-themed LEGO scene.

Build A LEGO Winter Mosaic Tree

What is a mosaic? A mosaic is a picture {or pattern} created with small or tiny pieces. Usually hard materials, so here you will use LEGO pieces to make your LEGO winter tree mosaic! Learn more about mosaics here.

Supplies:

  • base plate
  • brown and white {and grey} flat pieces of different sizes. (Now you can easily use the regular bricks as well if you don’t have enough of the flats.)
  • 1×1 pieces in white for snow
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Instructions:

You can see the start of one of our LEGO trees below! You want to build a good foundation. Remember you can attach the branches so that they twist a bit to create a more realistic look! You can build up the tree a bit and create a layered look.

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More Fun LEGO Builds For When The Kids Are Bored

There are so many ways to play with LEGO, and I hope you try a few of these winter LEGO challenges! Let me know if you have a great LEGO winter activity! I love to get new ideas from my readers.

LEGO Games

Bored and stuck inside this winter? Here are some fun ideas for what to build out of LEGO when bored. Plus, you can play the game afterward!

What about making your own LEGO Crayons you can draw with!

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LEGO Tower Game
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LEGO Marble Run
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LEGO Tic Tac Toe

Printable Winter STEM Pack

Even if you don’t live in a snowy winter climate, there are many ways to explore the season!

WHAT’S INSIDE? You’ll find 250+ Pages of Winter theme projects for science, STEM, and art!

  • 25+ Winter science activities and STEM projects for kids that are easy to set up and fit into the time you have available even if it’s limited! NEW: Observation sheets for activities.
  • Printable winter theme STEM activities that are simple but engaging for home or classroom. Perfect for K-2 and beyond and adaptable to many skill levels.
  • Find simple background science explanations to share with kids while they explore hands-on and playful experiments, projects, and activities! Fun with physics, chemistry, design, engineering, and more!
  • Easy to gather supplies makes these STEM activities ideal when you have limited resources available. Perfect for trying with groups of kids.
  • Engaging winter STEM activities packed with winter theme activities, journal pages, and design process steps! Includes structure-building cards, STEM challenge cards, and screen-free coding activities.
  • Fun snowflake theme STEM, including snowflake cutting templates, snowflake tinker cards, and snowflake science activities, including a snowflake formation cycle!
  • Even more, winter printable sheets include hibernating animals sort, snow weather cycle, five senses for winter journal pages, thaumatrope patterns, and fun extras with a winter theme!
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