Create a Monochromatic LEGO Mosaic

Combine art and LEGO for a fun hands-on building activity using basic bricks. Create your own LEGO mosaic! Make it as easy or complicated as your imagination wants. Set a time limit if you like for an easy LEGO challenge that is sure to provide heaps of fun. Simple LEGO challenges are the best!

Enjoy LEGO Art With Kids

Feel inspired and taking your LEGO building time in a new direction with this easy LEGO art project using bricks you already have. Hopefully, it will get you thinking of new ways to use those specialty pieces that don’t see much action!

Get ready to add this simple Lego mosaic art activity, to your lesson plans this season. Our art projects are designed with you, the parent or teacher, in mind!

Easy to set up, quick to do, most activities will take only 15 to 30 minutes to complete and are heaps of fun! Plus, our supplies lists usually contain only free or cheap materials you can source from home!

Although this LEGO challenge idea below provides a bit of structure, there is tons of room for creativity, imagination, and design on the part of your kids. It makes a great boredom buster for screen-free fun!

Create a monochromatic mosaic from basic LEGO bricks! Learn more about what that means, and make sure to get the free printable project download to follow along!

You can also make a LEGO mosaic to reflect the changing seasons with fall tree, apple tree or winter tree projects.

What Does Monochromatic Mean?

Monochrome comes from two Greek words. Mono means “one” and Chroma means “color”. When you put them together, it means that something is only a single color.

You can have variations of that one color, by mixing them with black or with white. A tint is when white is added to a color. A shade is when black is added to a color.

What Is A Mosaic?

A mosaic is a picture or pattern produced by arranging together small colored pieces of material, such as glass, tile, stone, or in this case, plastic bricks! Mosaics as an art form have been around for thousands of years.

Why Do Art With Kids?

Children are naturally curious. They observe, explore, and imitate, trying to figure out how things work and how to control themselves and their environments. This freedom of exploration helps children form connections in their brain, it helps them learn—and it’s also fun!

Art is a natural activity to support this essential interaction with the world. Kids need the freedom to explore and experiment creatively.

Art projects allow children to practice a wide range of skills that are useful not only for life but also for learning. These include the aesthetic, scientific, interpersonal, and practical interactions that can be discovered through the senses, intellect, and emotions.

Making and appreciating art involves emotional and mental faculties!

Art, whether making it, learning about it, or simply looking at it – offers a wide range of important experiences. In other words, it’s good for them!

Check out these helpful art resources…

Click here to get your free LEGO Art Project Guide!

Make sure to download the LEGO Art Guide to a computer to access the links. Print and hang it on the fridge for your next LEGO playtime! For complete instructions, grab our Brick Project Bundle.

LEGO Challenge: Make A Monochromatic Mosaic

Optional: Once kids have their bricks, set a time limit to complete their mosaic project. For example; 15 or 25 mins depending on the age of the kids. You could also choose a theme for what kids are to build if they need direction.

Supplies:

Base plate
Assorted bricks of one color variation

Tip: If you have 1×1 and 2×2 tiles, plates, and studs, mix them into your mosaic!

Fun Fact: There are more than 10 shades of blue in the LEGO color palette!

Instructions:

STEP 1: Gather brick pieces that are different hues of one color or monochromatic. For example: dark blue, light blue, teal, reds and pinks, light and dark greens.