Julia March - LEGO Life Hacks

Writte n by Jul ia Marc h and Rosi e Peet Models by Barney Main an d Nate Dia s

CHAPTER ONE: USEFUL TR ICKS 10 Key h angers 121 Bookmarks 14 Code break er Secret message Playing car d holders 18 Decision make r 202 Spinner 2223 Weekly pl anner 242 Decorati ve bag clip s 26 Weigh ing scales 282 Keyr ing 303 Note b ox 3233 Brick separa tor dis penser 3435

CHAPTER TW O: TECH HACK S 3637 Phone stand 3839 Headphone wra ps Cable ties Phone speake r 424 Tab let st and 4445 Tech stor age Cable holder CHAPTER THRE E: UPGRADE YO UR ROOM 4849 Pott ed plan ts 505 Message board 525 Money bo x 5455 Bookends 5657 Display sh elf

Ligh t-u p lett er Door hanger 606 Tissue box holder 626 Hatstand 6465 Flashli ght 666 Photo frames 6869 Mosaics 70 Daily remi nders 7273 Minifigure display f rame s 74 Lockab le safe 76 CHAPTER FOUR : STA TIONE RY HAC KS 78 Stationery pot 808 Paperc lip holder 828 Paperc lip Fix a bro ken pen Tap e dispenser 8687 Utensi l holders 8889 Paperw eight s 909 Note h older Ruler

CHAPTER FIVE : WA CKY INVENTIONS 94 Catapult 9697 Point er 9899 Kale idoscope 100 Chain re action 102 Tras h hoop 104 Grabber 106 Padlock 108 Zip wire 11 Fidget cube 112 Paper crimper 114 Laundry lowe rer 116 Meet the bui lders 118 Brick galler y 120 Build basi cs 122 Acknowl edgments

For my next trick... Key hanger

Bookmarks Wei ghing scales Wee kly planner Playing card holder

You ll nev er forge t your key when it s han ging from an eye- catching LEG O key hanger. Yo u could make your hanger in t he shape of a tree, or e ven a chameleon! Anyth ing with a lon g branch that sti cks out will wor k. As wel l as ke ys, you can use these hangers fo r jew elery or other tri nke ts. How to build : Start by bu ilding a roun d base f or you r han ger o ut of tw o lay ers of pl ates. 4x4 rou nd corner plat e 1x2x3 slope Build bran ches o nto th e ang le plates. Add cu rve d arc hes to the ends of the bra nches. Decorat e wit h lea f pie ces. Add an other top br anch behind the f irst one, curv ing the opp osite way to ba lance out the sha pe. Add l eaves. Add a to p bra nch, u sing a 1x5 x4 arc h and a sta ck of small bricks and slopes. Build a tru nk u sing slopes and ar ches. Face t he ar ches in di ffe rent dir ectio ns t o gi ve the t runk stab ility . Increas e th e heig ht of t he tr ee trunk u sing bricks and plate s. Build in an gle p lates so yo u can ad d bra nches. 1x3x2 inver ted arch 1x2/2 x2 angle plat e 2x2 slope 1x3x2 curve d arch 1x6x curve d arch 1x5x 4 arch Brown pl ates add color and a sense of textur e 1x2 s lope 1x1 brick

Slopes cre ate a groove for the keyring to nestle int o. L i f e h a c k ! Build a hanger with multiple br anches so each family member can hang their ke y from a diff erent branch. Or bui ld everyone their own individual ke y hanger! Owl keep your keys safe ! The chameleon s tongue is built from two tail pieces. The upward curve stops the key fro m sliding off .

Next ti me you take a readin g break, save your pl ace the styl ish wa ywith a LEG O bookmark . Build one with a minifigur e topper, or experim ent with a b old and beaky bird. Its much kinder to your bo oks than foldi ng ove r a page corn er! How to build : Place a 4x4 rou nd pl ate o nto a 2 x rotor b lade, let ting the p late hang off the edg e of th e bla de. 2x16 ro tor blade 2x2 slide plate Add a 4x 4 wedg e pla te an d a 1x plate to the back of the rotor b lade a nd secure with a 2x 2 s lide plate . Bring your bir d to li fe wi th a w edge plate for a w ing, tooth pla tes f or feathers, and a n eye piec e. Finally , a dd so me an gular legs made from yell ow ba rs a nd ba r hol ders. 1x1 plate with clip Bar holder with clip Bar 1x1 t ooth plate 4x4 rou nd plate 4x4 wedg e plate Never lose your page again! 1x1 plate 1x4 wedge plate

Decora te your bookmarks with animals, abst ract patt erns, or minifigure s. The bird s long beak piece fits pe rfe ctly between the pages. Yo ur bookmark can be any design. Just make sure to include long, flat piec es. Light ning bolts work per fe ctly!

Its fun to ex chan ge secret messages wi th a friend. These cunning code s will ke ep your communications clandestine, whether they are casu al chat or juicy pi eces of top- secret new s. How to use: At fi rst glanc e thi s l ooks l ike just a coll ection of ran dom p lates in diffe rent sh ades o f blu e. The bar s of th e code brea ker cover u p some o f the plate s, s o the sha pe o f the lett ers show s thr ough the gaps. L i f e h a c k ! Take this build r ow by r ow. Plan how to form your letters with the dark er color ed plates. Then alternate these ro ws with rows that break up the shape. These will be covered up by the code break er. Build plat es sideways Make sure there s room fo r your message to fi t undernea th the code bre aker The code fits in to the code bre aker to re veal the message: HEY!