Lego House Tips

Buying LEGOs for Your House

• You can build a LEGO house from the LEGOs that you have in your home or you can buy them especially for your house. If you need a large supply, head to your local toy store and buy your LEGOs. You can also visit the LEGO Web site (www.lego.com) to get a full rundown of the available sizes and shapes. The Web site may be a good idea if you cannot find the sizes and shapes you need for your house.

Before You Start Building

• Before building your LEGO house, you will need to decide what size LEGOs you will use for building. LEGO offers many different shapes and sizes, so choose what works best for you. If you're building with a very young child, a DUPLO-size selection would be good. Traditional LEGO-size bricks might be more of a challenge for adults and older children.

  A LEGO house needs a place to stand where it won't get knocked over. Before starting your house, ensure you have a LEGO table or board big enough to hold your house. If you don't have one, you can find them at most toy stores. They can also be ordered from LEGO's Web site. The LEGO table or board allows for the bricks to be stuck right to it, making the house more secure during building. They also work well if you plan to display the house for any period of time.

  Sketch your house before you begin to build. This will give you a reference when you aren't sure how to proceed. Drawing your house beforehand will also help you find natural stopping and starting places, so you can work on your house little by little until it is completed.

Displaying Your Lego House

• If you are going to permanently display your LEGO house, think about using a LEGO board and gluing the base of the house to the board. Use craft glue. This ensures you will have a house that stays stable and standing even when it gets bumped. Of course, once you glue the base bricks to the board, you won't be able to reuse them as they will be permanently stuck to the board.

  When building your LEGO house, think about your house display. This will remind you to firmly press together the bricks. If the bricks are firmly pressed together, you will have a hard time creating a stable LEGO house that won't fall over if bumped or moved while on display.