It’s summer.  We need something to keep us busy.  The kids like junk food and playing with Legos, so when I saw this video with instructions for making gummy Legos, I figured it would be a good activity.

You take half a cup cold water, mix in 1/4 cup corn syrup until well dissolved, then put it into a pot on the stove.  Add 2 packets of unflavored gelatin and one whole pack of your favorite flavor.  Stir with no heat until pretty darn much completely dissolved.  Turn on the heat to medium-low until fully liquified, then pour into molds.  We bought Lego molds on Amazon.

The only serious improvement I made on the instructions in the video was to throw them in the freezer for 10-20 minutes, then in the fridge for another 10-15.  That got them firmed up just fine and was a lot better for impatient kids than the 5 hours at room temperature the video recommends.  To be fair, his did turn out more clear and perfect than ours, but the kids didn’t mind.

We made red ones first.

Then we added some blue.

We made both bricks and people.

Despite the weird face, the kids liked eating them.  I think they enjoyed playing with them more, though.  They were just sticky enough to be stackable and mostly hold their position, but they weren’t hugely messy.  I’d call this project a win.