How to Make Vegetable LEGO Bricks

Step-by-Step Guide

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   Step 1: Pick the right vegetables.

   Many vegetables are suitable, including carrots, potatoes, squash, and rutabagas.
   
   You could also use firm tofu and add a food color to the water, which the tofu will soak up.
   
   You can do this with the vegetables, too.
   
   Be bold!
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   Step 2: Prepare your vegetables.

   Boil or steam the vegetables so they are soft but not mushy.
   
   Soak them for a couple minutes in salt water.
   
   This will make them a little firmer by drawing out some of the moisture. , As with real LEGO pieces, you will need to decide what bricks you would like to make: a single stud square brick, the four stud square, or the six stud rectangle. ("Stud" refers to the little bumps on top of real LEGO bricks). , This will create a round hole and will push out the inside the vegetable brick.
   
   Be sure to match holes with the LEGO stud arrangement you're creating. , This ensures that it looks like a LEGO brick, complete with studs! , If it's not, carefully press a stud back in, or poke one farther out. , Your kids will be delighted!
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   Step 3: Cut the vegetables into cube shapes.

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   Step 4: Poke a straw all the way through the vegetable.

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   Step 5: Using a toothpick

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   Step 6: push the stud from the bottom of the vegetable brick until it sticks out of the top.

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   Step 7: Check the studs are evenly positioned across the top by looking at the brick sideways.

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   Step 8: Serve with a smile on a colorful plate.

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