You can create your own customized LEGO instruction book for LEGO brick builds that you design. Kids of all ages can follow these simple instructions to make their own LEGO manuals for their original LEGO creations. Making DIY printable LEGO instructions make really good STEM projects showing step by step sequencing and the ability to reproduce a LEGO project which is perfect at home or in the classroom.

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Let’s make our own lego instruction books!

Lego Building Instruction Book

If your kids enjoy making their own Lego creations, then they might have fun making their own Lego instruction book so that others can enjoy building those same creations.

Related: LEGO ideas

It’s a great Do It Yourself project that can keep kids interested in several levels of LEGO building steps and encourage them to think about how they would explain it to others.

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Make a [Do It Yourself] Lego Instruction Book

Materials Needed for Lego Plan Book

Directions to Make Your Own Lego Instruction Cards 

Step 1

Step 1 - Small LEGO builds on white background ready to be photographed for step 2 of the DIY LEGO Instruction Book for Kids - Kids Activities Blog
Set your LEGO creations on a white background to be photographed.

Have your child build a variety of creations using Legos that are different sizes and shapes.

Step 2

Step 2 - lego building instructions printed out on a printer - step 3 of making your own LEGO instruction booklet from Kids Activities Blog
Print out the instructions on paper so you can create a LEGO Instruction Booklet.

Take a close up picture of each Lego creation on a plain white background.

Step 3

Print out each picture onto card stock or photo paper. My kids liked it best when I made them “life size”, but depending on how complex (or large) your LEGO build, you may opt for a smaller instruction step.

Step 4

Repeat with a simple single project or create each building step of a more complicated LEGO build in this same process.

To Create Your Own LEGO Build Plan Book

Finished DIY LEGO instruction page with child following the instructions and building the same item with the DIY instructions
Now follow the instructions to build your LEGO creation!
  1. Cut the pages to the size you want (Ours were about 6×8 when we cut them down).
  2. Hole punch the corner of each page and link the pages together using a binder ring (or a pipe cleaner if you are like me and don’t have any rings anywhere in your house).
  3. Keep for yourself or give as a gift to a friend who might want to build the LEGO project you designed.

This Lego building activity is great for teaching kids about geometry and fostering problem solving skills. I always love it when I sneak learning into a fun activity!

What We Learned Creating this LEGO Instruction Book

My four year old and I came up with this quick LEGO activity one afternoon while my one year old was napping. It kept us busy, occupied, quiet and creating. You just need some Legos, your camera, and a few other odds and ends mentioned below.

My son was so anxious to get building that I didn’t laminate our pages first. I ended up printing new copies and laminating them. Next time, that will be one of my first steps once the LEGO instruction book is complete.

Yield: 1

Design a Custom LEGO Instruction Book

{Do It Yourself} Lego Instruction Book (fb)

Create a custom LEGO instruction book for your original LEGO builds and creations so that you can re-build the same project later or have a friend build it too. This simple project is full of learning from step sequencing to book design. It is fun for kids of all ages.

Active Time 30 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes
Difficulty Medium
Estimated Cost Less than $5

Materials

  • LEGO bricks
  • Card Stock
  • (Optional) Binder Rings

Tools

  • Camera
  • Printer
  • Hole Punch
  • Scissors
  • (Optional) Laminating Sheets

Instructions

  1. Create a simple LEGO build.
  2. Photograph it on a white background like a poster board.
  3. Print off the picture on card stock.
  4. Repeat for other simple builds or separate the steps of a more complicated build with individual images.
  5. (Optional) Laminate pages.
  6. Punch holes in the booklet and use binder rings to keep attached.

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How did your DIY LEGO instruction book turn out?



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35 Comments

  1. Hello
    I love your idea. I have had a go myself and am linking back to you in December as where i got my idea form. Be sure to pop over and see my lego puzzles inspired by you.

  2. Just came across this link passed on from The Toy Bug…I love this idea.
    I am also a past special ed teacher now nanna and love sharing these ideas with my daughter and making up activities for my grandsons. Will definitely be doing this. Also like passing on one of my favourite sites as it is so easy to download activities from here http://www.sparklebox.co.uk/australia/#.T4KYvdWMV8E.
    Looking forward to checking out some more great ideas. Thankyou.

  3. We recently discovered a couple of iPad LEGO games and my boys love to play them! In one they have to drag and drop Legos into a shadow…very similar idea! I can’t wait to make a book like this with Cutie Pie for Sweet Pea and make one of my own for Cutie Pie! thanks for the idea!

  4. My five year old can’t keep up with my 7 year old in lego building. The 2 year old doesn’t even try anymore. This is a great way for the youngers to improve their skills. We have two days off from school this weekend. I sense a project about to happen. This will keep them ALL busy.

    We keep all of our instructions in a binder with page protectors. I will probably just print the pictures as I take them, stuff them in page protectors, and put them in something similar (folder with prongs?) so they are useful right away. If this keeps the 2 year old busy, I will have a great weekend!

  5. Love this idea! I have two wild and crazy Lego lovers at my house! Four if you include dad and I!!! 😉 I was even thinking it might be simpler to put the creations on the scanner and just print it out……hmmm…. I don’t know. I’ll have to let you know how it turns out. 😀 Thanks again for the fun idea!

  6. This is great! We are all about Lego’s in our house. I am putting together a post on Lego activities and will certainly include a link to this page, thank you!

    1. When your post is up, pass along the link Angela! I would love to see the other ideas you find. We are always looking for new Lego ideas at our house.