Our craft item this year involved a photo and Lego. I used a printout from my home computer but if you don't have access to a computer, you can use online services such as Truprint for a quality photo.
This gift will keep any daddy/carer and the children quiet for quite some while!!
Choose your favourite photo, I know, this could be quite a task!
I had to open up a spreadsheet to mark out the word DAD so I knew what Lego bricks to use. This took some time to get right!
After having a good rummage in the Lego boxes whilst the boys were out I managed to get the majority of what I needed. I just had to order a few bricks off eBay as I didn't want a rainbow effect.
I then set about making my plaque
Try to use larger bricks where possible. It becomes fiddly and very hard to put back together again with 1x1 squares.
I flipped the plaque and glued my photo on the back. This is where a Truprint photo would work best, with a glossy finish a size 7" x 5" print would leave a nice border around the edge of the above plaque which is the same size as a 24 x 16 base plate.
I left my image overnight to stick to the Lego. I did find that the blue came through ever so slightly so maybe thicker paper or a photo print might work better.
Once the glue was set I used my craft knife to cut the Lego pieces. The best way I found was to fold the Lego onto itself and slice the bend with the knife. This is a slow process and patience is needed.
Because it's paper I covered each brick with Mod Podge to make it last. Once dried I checked each one to make sure there is no overflowing glue around the sides.
It took them AGES to put all the pieces back together again - and it was lovely to watch.
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| Max soon wandered off.....Daddy stayed the course |
Do let me know if you try this, it really is good fun for any Lego mad daddy
Happy Father's Day
What a lovely idea - patience required but so worth it! Gorgeous picture too :-)
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