Make a LEGO® salad
Build a pretend salad using LEGO® bricks: create lettuce, tomato, cucumber slices, and arrange them in a bowl to explore shapes, colors, and creativity.
Step-by-step guide to make a LEGO® salad
Step 1
Gather all your LEGO pieces and the bowl or plate you want to build your salad in.
Step 2
Place the bowl or LEGO round plate on the baseplate or flat plate so it won’t slide.
Step 3
Make 3 to 5 lettuce leaves by stacking green plates slopes or curved bricks to create ruffled shapes.
Step 4
Make tomato slices by layering red round tiles or small red plates to make little round discs.
Step 5
Make cucumber slices by stacking light green round tiles with a smaller light tile in the center for the seeds.
Step 6
Make croutons by building tiny brown 1x1 stacks or small square brown bricks.
Step 7
Put the lettuce leaves into the bowl to form a green bed.
Step 8
Arrange the tomato slices across the lettuce bed.
Step 9
Arrange the cucumber slices across the lettuce bed.
Step 10
Scatter the croutons on top of your salad.
Step 11
Add any extra colorful bricks as dressing or fun garnish.
Step 12
Share your finished LEGO salad on DIY.org
Final steps
You're almost there! Complete all the steps, bring your creation to life, post it, and conquer the challenge!
Help!?
What can we use if we don't have a LEGO round plate, baseplate, or specific colored tiles listed in the instructions?
If you don't have a LEGO round plate or baseplate, use a sturdy coaster or paper plate under your bowl and substitute similar-sized flat LEGO plates or different colored tiles (e.g., dark green for lettuce or orange for extra color) to follow the same steps without the exact pieces.
My stacked lettuce leaves or tomato slices keep falling apart—how can I make them stay put?
If your stacked green plate slopes or layered red round tiles keep toppling, anchor each lettuce leaf or slice by building it onto a larger flat plate or interlocking studs so the ruffled shapes and round tiles stay attached when you place them in the bowl.
How can I adapt this LEGO salad activity for different ages or skill levels?
For toddlers, pre-build a simple lettuce bed and use larger plates and big round tiles for tomato/cucumber slices, while older kids can follow the original instructions stacking small slopes and 1x1 brown croutons and add extra colorful bricks as dressing for more detail.
What are some ways to extend or personalize the LEGO salad once it's finished?
To extend the activity, create a LEGO menu card, add transparent studs as dressing, include minifigure utensils or themed bricks like yellow 'cheese' or purple 'onion,' and then photograph and share your finished LEGO salad on DIY.org.
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Facts about building with LEGO for kids
🧱 The LEGO brick's tube-and-stud design was patented in 1958 — many modern pieces still click together the same way!
🍅 Botanically, tomatoes are fruits (they're berries!), but cooks usually treat them as vegetables.
🥬 Lettuce has been grown for thousands of years — ancient Egyptians cultivated it as early as 2,600 BCE.
🥒 Cucumbers are about 95% water, which makes them super hydrating (and great for pretend or real salads)!
🥗 The Caesar salad was reportedly invented in 1924 by chef Caesar Cardini in Tijuana, Mexico.
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