So, we had this Lego party coming up for my kid, and naturally, the food had to match the theme. I figured, how hard could it be? Saw some pictures online, looked fun. Decided I’d give it a shot myself rather than buying pre-made stuff.
First thing was getting the right tools. Found some silicone molds online – you know, the ones shaped like Lego bricks and minifigures. Ordered a couple of those. Then, had to think about the actual food. Went for fairly simple stuff I thought wouldn’t end in total disaster.
What I Ended Up Making
Okay, here’s the breakdown of what I actually tried:
- Lego Brick Sandwiches: This was my starting point. Seemed easiest. Just made regular sandwiches – ham and cheese, peanut butter. Cut off the crusts, sliced them into rectangles. For the studs on top, I first tried cutting tiny circles from cheese or bread scraps. It was tedious. Then I just used the end of a clean plastic straw to punch out circles from a slice of cheese and stuck those on top with a tiny bit of cream cheese. Worked okay. Looked reasonably like a brick.
- Jello Bricks: These seemed essential. Got a few boxes of different colored Jello – red, blue, yellow, green. Mixed them up according to the box, maybe a little less water to make them firmer? Poured the liquid into those silicone brick molds. Patience is key here, waiting for them to set properly in the fridge. Getting them out… well, that was a bit tricky. The first few I tried to rush, and they sort of tore. You gotta gently peel the silicone away. Once I got the hang of it, they came out pretty well. They looked cool, very colorful.
- Marshmallow Lego Heads: Saw this idea and thought it was cute. Got big marshmallows and yellow candy melts. Melted the candy melts – followed the package instructions, microwave, stir, microwave, stir. Dipped the top of each marshmallow in the yellow goo, stood them up on wax paper to set. Once they were hard, I took one of those edible black marker pens and attempted to draw minifigure faces. Let’s be honest, my artistic skills aren’t great. Some looked okay, others looked a bit… strange. But they were yellow and roundish, so close enough.
The Process and Reality
Making all this stuff took way longer than I initially thought. The kitchen ended up being a mess, especially with the Jello and the melted candy stuff. Sticky patches everywhere. Trying to get the Jello bricks out perfectly without breaking them required some concentration.
And drawing those faces on the marshmallows? Fiddly work. The marker sometimes dragged on the candy coating. Definitely not as easy as the pictures online make it look. You need a steady hand, which I don’t always have after prepping for a kid’s party.
I thought about making Lego cookies too, using cutters and icing, but decided against it. Seemed like way too much extra effort and potential for frustration. Sometimes you just gotta know when to stop, right?
End Result?
In the end, laying it all out on the table, it looked pretty fun. The bright colors of the Jello bricks really popped. The sandwiches were recognizably bricks, kind of. The marshmallow heads added that minifigure touch, even if some faces were wonky.
The kids? They loved it. They immediately recognized the Lego shapes, which was the whole point. The Jello was demolished first, as expected. Sandwiches went down well too. It wasn’t gourmet food, obviously, just simple party stuff made to look like toys. But doing it myself felt pretty satisfying, even with the mess and the slightly imperfect results. It added to the whole Lego vibe, and that’s really all that mattered for the party.