Grab that big box of LEGO® and get ready to celebrate Earth Day this year with a new LEGO® challenge. This LEGO® Earth Day activity is a great way to get kids fired up about the environment. Follow the prompts to complete the build using bricks you already have. Maybe the kiddos will even invent their own challenges!
LEGO BUILDING IDEAS FOR EARTH DAY
Learning With LEGO
LEGO is one of the most excellent and versatile play materials out there. Since my son connected his first LEGO bricks, he has been in love. Usually, we enjoy tons of cool science experiments together so here we have mixed science and STEM with LEGO building ideas.
The benefits of LEGO are numerous. From hours of free play to more complicated STEM projects, LEGO building has encouraged learning through exploration for decades. Our LEGO activities cover many areas of learning and are great for preschoolers through tweens.
Earth Day LEGO Build
Earth Day is coming up, and it’s a great time to reflect on the importance of Planet Earth and how we can look after it. This Earth Day, have fun building a custom living habitat for your LEGO mini-figs. Then, discuss with the kids ways they can help care for Planet Earth.
- Recycling Station: Create a small LEGO scene featuring recycling bins, a recycling truck, and people sorting recyclable materials. Add some greenery with LEGO plants and trees to highlight the importance of environmental conservation.
- Community Garden: Build a miniature garden with raised beds, vegetable patches, and colorful flowers. Include LEGO figures tending to the garden, watering plants, and harvesting produce to emphasize sustainable living and local food production.
- Solar Power Installation: Construct a scene showcasing solar panels installed on rooftops or in a field. Add LEGO buildings with solar panels and miniature figures discussing renewable energy and its benefits for reducing carbon emissions.
- Beach Cleanup: Depict a LEGO beach scene with sand, waves, seashells, and LEGO figures cleaning up litter from the shore. Include trash bags, litter pickers, and recycling bins to highlight the importance of keeping beaches clean and protecting marine life.
- Forest Restoration: Build a LEGO forest landscape featuring trees, bushes, and wildlife. Add LEGO figures planting trees, removing invasive species, and restoring habitats to promote forest conservation and biodiversity.
Why not learn about stormwater runoff, your carbon footprint, and acid rain?
This LEGO Earth Day challenge is perfect for sharing with your kiddos. Download our free LEGO Earth Day printable to get started, find some basic bricks, and follow the prompts.
Click here to get your LEGO Earth Day challenge!
LEGO Earth Day Challenge
CHALLENGE: Choose a favorite mini-figure from your collection using an Earth Day theme! Show your mini-fig doing something to help the Earth!
What ideas can you come up with? (Check out 10 ways to reduce your carbon footprint for inspiration)
SUPPLIES: 1×1,1×2, 1×3,1×4 bricks and pieces for building walls, LEGO accessories, a Minifigure, and an 8”x 8” stud plate (or some combination of plates to create an 8×8. Build walls along only two edges of the plate to contain your habitat build. Build the walls about 6 studs high. Add lots of details with LEGO accessories to show off your chosen theme!
TIME CONSTRAINT: 30 minutes (or as long as desired)
I’ve chosen a trash clean up/recycling theme for my raccoon girl minifig!
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LEGO Earth Day challenge cards.
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Get this printable Earth Day STEM challenges for more ideas!
Do you know all about the carbon cycle or the nitrogen cycle?
LEGO EARTH DAY CHALLENGE FOR KIDS
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