Looking for a creative way to sneak in some name practice without breaking out a pencil and worksheet? Let me introduce you to one of our favorite low-prep, high-fun learning activities: the LEGO Name Activity! If your kids are anything like mine, they’ll jump at the chance to play with LEGO bricks—and this activity makes it extra special by turning their name into the star of the show.
We love LEGO for so many reasons: it’s open-ended, screen-free, and naturally builds fine motor skills, problem-solving, and creativity. This simple name-building challenge adds a sneaky literacy bonus, too. Whether your child is just starting to recognize their name or already reading confidently, building letters with bricks helps reinforce letter shapes in a fun, tactile way. Bonus points if they turn their name into a fancy 3D sculpture afterward!
Why You’ll Love This LEGO Name Activity
- It’s fun, hands-on learning that feels like play.
- Great for preschoolers learning to spell their name or elementary kids practicing letters.
- Easy to set up and uses supplies you probably already have.
- Builds fine motor strength and spatial reasoning.
- You can repeat it with sight words, last names, or themed words too!
Materials
- LEGO bricks (any size or color)
- LEGO baseplate (optional, but helpful)
- Pencil and paper
How to Set Up the LEGO Name Activity
- Write Out the Name
Start by writing your child’s name on a sheet of paper in all capital letters. Depending on their age they can do this step on their own. This makes it easier to build since capital letters are mostly made from straight lines.
- Simplify the Letters
Look at each letter and break it down into only horizontal and vertical lines. For example, the letter “A” would look more like a square “U” with a bar across. You’re going for a “blocky” version of each letter that can be recreated using LEGO bricks.
- Plan on Paper
Before building, help your child visualize each letter using simple boxes and lines. This step helps them problem-solve and plan ahead. - Start Building on the Baseplate
Use LEGO bricks to build each letter of the name directly onto the baseplate. You can use bricks of any size or color—rainbow names are especially fun! Try to keep the letters the same height, and leave a one-brick gap between each letter.
- Add Details (Optional)
Once the name is complete, your child can decorate the letters with fun add-ons like LEGO flowers, mini figures, or custom flags. Or take it a step further by turning their name into a mini building or tower!
This activity is one we come back to again and again. It’s perfect for quiet afternoons, LEGO-themed learning days, or even just adding a little creative play into your homeschool or after-school routine. And trust me—there’s something extra special about seeing your name built out of LEGO bricks. Kids feel so proud!
Looking for a challenge? Try spelling out sight words, family names, or summer vocabulary. You could even set up a name-building LEGO station for a birthday party or playdate.
Happy building!
Play2Learn Toddler & Preschool Programs for Curious Toddlers
There is no limit to your toddler’s energy and curiosity. That energy and curiosity although a joy can be challenging at times. Their interest in just about everything around them is what makes them great learners. One and two year olds can soak up so much just from their senses!
But as a teacher or parent that thirst for learning can be exhausting. That is why I created this toddler and preschooler program. To help you get the most out of this time with your curious toddler without having to come up with creative ways to play and interact with them.
Play2Learn for Toddlers includes 20 Units for toddlers. Each 2-week toddler unit has 20 super easy to set up and engaging activities for toddlers 18 months to 3 years.
Play2Learn Preschool which includes 20 Units for preschoolers. Each 2-week preschoolers unit has 20 unique and easy to set up and engaging activities for preschoolers 3 years to 5 years. That’s over 800 learning activities for your toddler and preschooler at your fingertips! So many ideas you and your child will never be bored again!
These toddler and preschool lesson plans and activities will definitely keep you and your toddler and preschooler busy playing and learning!
Click here for more information: Play2Learn
Book: Exciting Sensory Bins for Curious Kids
Did you know I wrote a book of sensory bins? Click here for more information Exciting Sensory Bin for Curious Kids. Or grab your copy at Amazon.
Boring afternoons are made exciting with awesome animal-based bins, like Salty Shark Bay or Yarn Farm. Pretend play bins like Birthday Cake Sensory Play or Bubble Tea Party encourage creativity and imagination. And your kids will have so much fun they won’t even know they’re getting smarter with STEAM (science, technology, engineering, art and math) activities like Sink or Float Soup, Magnetic Letter Hunt or Ice Cream Scoop and Count.
Designed for toddlers 18 months and up.
Book: Super STEAM Activity Book for Kids
Learning all about science, technology, engineering, art, and math sets kids up for scholastic success―and it can be so much fun! Watch kids enjoy building STEAM skills as they color friendly fish, help water find its way to tree roots, solve math problems with mazes, and more.
Find out more and grab your copy here.
Designed for preschoolers 3 years old and up.
Book: Big Book of Riddles for Kids
Riddle me this: What’s an exciting way to practice critical thinking while having a blast? The Big Riddle Book for Kids, of course! From hilarious puns to tough brain teasers, kids can build problem-solving skills with hundreds of riddles tha. t show them how to think outside the box.
- 350 riddles for kids—Have hours of fun with riddles, puns and jokes, and math and logic puzzles that’ll get their wheels turning!
- Level up their skills—Riddles get trickier as kids progress through the book, challenging them as they get better at solving puzzles!
- Double-check their work—Kids can check their answers in the back of the book with a handy answer key.
Help children expand their minds while having fun with this puzzle book for kids!
Designed for kids ages 6 years old and up.
TV Show: Curious Crafting
I’m so excited to share my crafting TV show Curious Crafting which launched in July 2022 on TVOkids and TVOkids YouTube! Season 2 aired in August 2023! My show was also nominated in 2023 for Best Live Action Preschool Series by the Youth Media Alliance Awards of Excellence.
Curious Crafting Season 1 is also now airing in Australia on ABC! Watch it here!
Set in the ultimate crafting space, Curious Crafting is a short form pre-school age series about the joy of making crafts. I lead a rotating cast of adorable little preschoolers (including my own) making magic out of common household objects.
In each episode we transform recycled items into magical crafts like a milk carton school bus, paper bag puppet or cotton pad turtle. The crafters learn and laugh their way through each activity while demonstrating what their young imaginations can create.
Curious Crafting shares the adventure and joy of making art with takeaway lessons for creating crafts at home.
This show designed for toddlers and preschoolers 2.5 years old and up.
