Fall Lego STEM Challenge Cards

These printable Fall LEGO task cards are perfect for getting the kids away from the screens and encouraging them to build and problem-solve with the bricks they already have. LEGO activities are perfect all year round!

Fall-Themed Brick Building Challenges

Kids will love the creativity and problem-solving required to complete these engaging activities, which include pumpkins, apples, and acorns.

These challenges are perfect for STEM learning and fine motor skills, all while celebrating the beauty of fall.

Supplies:

Brick building baseplate
Assorted bricks in fall colors (red, orange, yellow, brown, green)
Timer or stopwatch (optional)
Partner (optional for team and race challenges)

Don’t have enough of one color? Use another!
Do you need to build up your collection? Classic LEGO sets are an excellent addition and often have good deals. Also, check your local marketplace for used LEGO bins! Walmart often has great deals.

How To Do Fall LEGO Challenges

Choose a Fall Challenge: Select from various autumn-themed builds, such as a mushroom, pumpkin, or sunflower. Each challenge has its twist to encourage creative thinking and STEM learning.
Build & Complete the Challenge: Use the template to build your design, whether it’s working against the clock, creating symmetrical patterns, or estimating the number of bricks needed.
Test Your Skills: Try fun twists like building with your non-dominant hand or timing yourself to beat the clock!
Work as a Team: Some challenges encourage teamwork, such as those in which partners roll dice and take turns adding bricks until the design is complete.

What’s Included:

Three-Story Challenge: Build the rake design three times as tall by layering bricks three times.
Timer Challenge: How fast can you build a mushroom? Try completing it in under two minutes!
Race Challenge: Compete against a friend to be the first to finish building the pumpkin.
Symmetry Challenge: Complete the symmetrical fall leaf design by building both halves.
Fall Colors Challenge: Imagine this tree in all its fall glory and rebuild it using only red, orange, yellow, and brown bricks.
Estimation Challenge: How many bricks are needed to build the corn? Make your best guess, then count the bricks you used.
Opposite Hand Challenge: Try building the sunflower using your non-dominant hand.
Upside Down Challenge: Flip the apple design upside down for a tricky build.
Music Challenge: Play your favorite fall tune and see if you can finish building the acorn before the song ends.
Twice Is Nice Challenge: Time yourself building the apple basket, then try again to beat your time!

💡 Grade Level: These challenges are ideal for elementary school students in grades 1-5. They can easily be adapted for younger or older children by changing the speed of the challenges or increasing the complexity of the designs.

How it Relates to STEM:

Brick building challenges are a fantastic way to integrate STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math) into play. Kids practice engineering skills as they follow templates, estimate materials, and problem-solve each challenge. These hands-on activities also promote spatial reasoning, teamwork, and creativity—all essential components of STEM learning.

LEGO is a fantastic tool for developing STEM skills, and it doesn’t just have to be about using Powered Up functions or Mindstorms! Good ole 2×2 and 2×4 bricks will do the trick for our younger engineers. These types of challenges make the perfect stepping stones to more involved LEGO STEM projects later on!