DIY LEGO Travel Box

  

A while back, my sister in law asked my mom to help her with a contest that her company was having. The requirements were to take a cheese box and transform it into something cool. I suggested my mom turn it into a LEGO travel case (something that we would LOVE and use all the time).

This is {kind of} a tutorial because I didn't document this with pictures. Sorry. However, it is crazy easy and I know that you guys are smart enough to take this and run with it.:)

What you'll need:

• Wood box with sliding top - we used a cheese box and an old cigar box (some craft shops have similar boxes and several readers have suggested that wine shops and liquor stores have boxes perfect for this project)
• LEGO building plate (this blue one is $4.99 - the two boxes we made are small so one plate covered both)
• Strong glue
• Spray paint

Steps:

• Paint your box however you like (wait until completely dry)
• Use scissors to cut your building plate to size
• Glue the building plate to the top
• Get your LEGO on! 

(As I mentioned before, the building plate we used was large enough to cover our two small boxes.)

 So easy and so fun. Perfect for trips, car rides, and playing at home.  We have yet to take these on a trip but the boys play with them all day long at home.

The only thing I'd like to add are handles. Maybe screw on a handle from a craft store? Leather? Rope?

I have a love/hate relationship with LEGOs (I know you can relate) and I'm hoping these will help with my sanity a bit - at least while traveling. If you whip one of these up, I'd love to see how it turns out!

3/26/12
One of my readers, Alicia, made a LEGO case for her 6 year old LEGO addict after reading this post. She used a flip top box from Hobby Lobby instead and it turned out great (in case you're having trouble sourcing a slide top box). I love how she added his initials (below).