DIY LEGO Alphabet and Sight Word Blocks

Do you have some of those large Mega Blok or Lego’s just laying around your house not getting played with anymore? I know I did – and I just couldn’t stand letting them just sit there anymore, so I decided to re-purpose them and now I am so glad I did! Now these plain old blocks have gone from drab to fab, from dull to full of fun! Not only do they look like a “new” toy to my kids they are the perfect educational tool, creating a whole new level of playing.

I have noticed my two year old is enjoying these alphabet Mega Bloks more now that they have a little extra character and my first grader is able to use them to help her create new words! Even better, I have been noticing my 6 year old helping my 2 year old learn his letter names and sounds!!! Oh how it melts my heart to see my kids working and learning together!

 Supplies

• Mega Bloks
• Silhouette Portrait
• Black Vinyl
• Rubbing Alcohol
• Cotton Balls

Directions

• Using your Silhouette program, write the entire alphabet in font IMPACT size 116. Print letters onto the black vinyl.
• Using a cotton ball and rubbing alcohol, clean the sides of each block.
• Transfer alphabet letters to blocks.
• If you want sight words as well, using the same font and size print desired sight words. A few suggestions: HERE, PLAY, HER, HIM, WITH, TO, YOU, WITH, AT, THE, MOM, DAD, JUMP, CAT, DAD, CAN…)

***If you are planning on putting words on both sides of the blocks, I recommend putting like words on both sides of the block. For instance make a few noun blocks (him, her, mom, dad), verb blocks (jump, play) and so on.