The Lego cakes were made from one solid 9x13 cake. Once cooled, I cut it into thirds and cut one of the sections again in half. I put the four sections on an inverted cookie sheet that was covered in foil. I then frosted the cakes with my primary colored frosting. The Lego "bumps" on the cakes were made from marshmallows cut in half and frosted to match the cakes.
Decorations were all primary colors and I bought the supplies at the dollar store. I used a solid colored plastic table cloth and blue and yellow streamers. To make the Legos that were hung on the walls I cut squares and rectangles out of colored paper and drew circles on them, inside each circle I wrote "Lego" as similar to the official Lego font as I could. I also bought small gift boxes at the dollar store and covered each half of them in primary paper. I then cut small circles from the paper as well as little rectangular strips of paper. I taped and glued them together to make raised Lego bumps on top of the paper covered boxes. My wonderful husband used poster board in three different colors to make three large Legos. He cut them in half and folded them into a box and made bumps using circles and rectangular strips. The last thing we did was hang real Legos from the ceiling using thread and clear tape.
Decoration cost= $7
While the party may not have turned out super "professional" in appearance, it was perfect for an 8 year old. In a child's eyes it was magical, and that is what truly matters for a kid's birthday party!
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