Creative Uses for LEGO® Bricks: The Ultimate list of LEGO® Brick Life Hacks

Over the years, LEGO® bricks have helped to shape young minds, building confidence and inspiring creative thinking on an epic scale. Even as adults, the appeal of a new LEGO® set to dig into is tempting, maybe it’s the nostalgia of it or maybe something more, but have you ever considered the practical application of LEGO® bricks? Get your creative fix creating something that you can actually use. This is exactly what we are going to look at in this blog.

For most of us, when we are given a pile of LEGO® bricks, our first instinct is to build some sort of car or building, something that looks cool but has no real practical use, but what you might not have considered is using LEGO® bricks to build things to enrich your home and make your day to day easier.

There are loads of things that you can create for use around the house from key holders to filling in gaps in the wall, so sit back and dive into our list of the best LEGO® brick life-hacks.

Desk Organiser

Use: Transform your desk and make the most out of your surface area with LEGO® bricks. Instead of going to the store and buying desk organisers, use LEGO® bricks to revolutionise your workspace with pen holders, file separators, cable holders, paperweights, and much more. Using LEGO® bricks will not only give you near limitless creative freedom for designing your own workspace, but they will add a dash of colour to what can be a drab affair.

Plant Pots

Use: If you like your houseplants then this next item on the list could be for you. Have you ever considered making plant pots out of LEGO® bricks? LEGO® bricks are the perfect material, they are tough so they won’t decompose or get damaged, they come in pretty much any colour you want, and they allow you to create plant pots with as much drainage as you need!

Picture Frames

Use: Add some colour to your rooms by framing some of your favourite pictures in LEGO® brick frames. Craft unique picture frames to fit any size photo and have the freedom to upgrade and redesign your colour palette whenever you want.

Fridge Magnets

Use: brighten up your fridge with LEGO® brick fridge magnets. All you need to do to turn your LEGO® bricks into fun and functional fridge magnets is attach a small magnet to the back of them. Once you have your new magnets you can use them to hold up notes, or photos, or they can just serve as decorations.

Key Holder

Use: Keep losing your keys? Use your trusty LEGO® bricks to keep them safe. Whether you prefer to keep your keys on a hook or in a bowl, LEGO® bricks can offer a perfect solution. Use a LEGO® baseplate and some bricks to create a key hook with character. A bowl made of LEGO® bricks is just as good for keeping your keys safe.

Jewellery

Use: You can even turn your LEGO® bricks into wearable jewellery. Get creative and use your old LEGO® bricks to make your very own personalised jewellery, you can either keep your bricks as they are or give them a lick of paint to create one-of-a-kind LEGO® brick bracelets, necklaces, earrings, and more! And if you like to wear suits, you can fashion some stylish cufflinks out of LEGO® bricks.

Coasters

Use: Are you tired of finding tea stains and cup marks on every surface in your house? Take 15 minutes out of your day to fashion some custom coasters to keep your surfaces safe and clean. Making your own coasters means you can colour-coordinate them with the rest of your home, but don’t forget, you need to make sure they are completely flat and stable enough to stop your drinks from spilling.

Wall Art

Use: The LEGO Group already has sets that allow you to create beautiful pieces of art, but what's stopping you from building your own art with the bricks you already have? Start with a large baseplate and use the bricks you already have to create a totally unique piece of art. And why not go all the way by framing it and hanging it up on your wall.

Custom USB Drive Housing

Use: make sure you never lose or break your USB stick ever again by building a custom housing for it out of LEGO® bricks. Your LEGO® brick USB will be both tough and fun to use.

Custom Storage Solutions

Use: If you’re fed up with always buying boxes for storage, why not build your storage solutions out of LEGO® bricks instead? Make your boxes as big and as colourful as you want. Boxes made out of LEGO® bricks are a great way to decorate your children’s room and add an extra element of fun.

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Educational Tools

Use: Make learning fun for children. Thanks to the studs on top of LEGO® bricks they can be a great tool to help teach basic maths concepts like addition, subtraction, and fractions. LEGO® bricks are also great for sorting and pattern recognition activities. LEGO® bricks are a fantastic way to stimulate and support the learning of children with SEN, giving them the opportunity to learn through hands-on creativity.

Doorstop

Use: Construct a sturdy little doorstop out of LEGO® bricks. Making your doorstop out of LEGO® bricks means that not only will it be durable, but it will be much harder to trip over because you can make it as big and colourful as you like.

Game Pieces

Use: Use your LEGO® bricks to replace any old board game pieces that you have lost, or create a whole new game from your LEGO® bricks. The options you have with your LEGO® bricks are nearly endless, all you need is a spark of imagination, and you can create hours of family fun.

Curtain Ties

Use: Add some colour to your curtains with some custom-made LEGO® brick curtain ties. Either fit together LEGO® bricks or use a long, flat LEGO® plate to add a playful element to your children’s room or themed spaces.

Cable organiser

Use: It just so happens that LEGO® Minifigure hands are the perfect size to fit around most charging cables. Secure your Minifigures to a hard surface and use them to keep your wires untangled and easy to access.

Shelving

Use: If your LEGO® brick-building skills are up to scratch you could challenge yourself by building functional shelves. Make your shelves as colourful as you like with your LEGO® bricks, but remember, the shelf will need to be able to bare weight and be attached to the wall somehow.

Name Plates

Use: Organise your home by creating name plates for your internal doors, shelves, and cupboards. All you need is a baseplate and enough LEGO® pieces to spell out the name to add a little personalisation to your home.

Furniture

Use: If you have enough bricks and the time to do it, you even have the option of making entire pieces of furniture out of LEGO® bricks. You might not want to build a bed or a sofa out of LEGO® bricks, they might be a little uncomfortable, but LEGO® brick furniture like coffee tables and work surfaces are definitely achievable.

Bookmark

Use: If you find yourself in need of a bookmark, look no further than your LEGO® brick collection. Thin LEGO® plates are a great alternative to traditional bookmarks, they are durable and easy to find, which also means they make great bookmarks for kids too. And to top it off, you can decorate your LEGO® brick bookmark however you want.

LEGO® Brick Wall

Use: The last entry onto this list of useful things to make out of LEGO® bricks is a LEGO® brick wall. Instead of a plain wall, cover it with LEGO® baseplates and create a huge LEGO® canvas on which you and your children can build and create to your heart's content. Use it to make notes and reminders or simply use it to make weird and wonderful designs.

So, what will you make from this list? Do you have any other ideas for useful things to make out of LEGO® bricks? Let us know on our Instagram page and we’ll add it to the list.

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