Build something with letters or numbers using LEGO®

What can I use instead of a LEGO baseplate or single-stud spacer bricks if I don't have them?

Use a piece of cardboard drawn with a stud grid and small round stickers or coins as position markers instead of a LEGO baseplate and single-stud spacer bricks when you mark positions and place bricks.

My letters keep wobbling or my number towers fall over — how can I make them more stable?

Press every brick firmly as the instructions say and stabilize tall stacks by building wider bases with 2x2 plates or adding flat plates under letters while aligning pieces to your marked positions on the baseplate or paper.

How can I change the activity for different age groups?

For younger children use larger DUPLO bricks, make each letter or number only a few studs wide/tall and pre-mark positions on the paper or baseplate, while older kids can increase the studs size, write longer words or math problems, and add alternating-color stripes or stacked towers for counting.

How can we extend or personalize the finished LEGO letters or numbers?

Add removable tiles to spell secret words, attach a light brick or decorative pieces under plates, turn alternating-color stripes or stacked towers into a counting game, and then decorate and share your finished LEGO letters or numbers on DIY.org.