We’ve been prepping for a lego celebration for someone special’s birthday party coming up. We made a surprisingly easy Lego guy cut-out for kids to take their pictures with. The best part: no paint required. You need a poster of the image, spray adhesive and a piece of wood or even cardboard.
I searched high and low to find a printer to print a 4ft tall picture of a Lego guy. I had quotes coming in at $80, which was not happening for a kids birthday party. When I had nearly given up hope of a photo op station – I came across Walgreens who prints banners – 2’x6′ for $25 (they always have coupons for their print shop which can get you 40% off). I was a little skeptical at the quality for that price, but I was pleasantly surprised. It printed true to color and was as crisp as the original photo.
The banner came 24″ wide, which is exactly the width of “Project Boards” from Home Depot, so no cutting of wood. Keep your banner rolled up because it makes it easier to work with. Spray the top six inches of the board and line up the top of the poster and press into place.
Spray the next 6-8 inches and slowly unroll the banner smoothing out as you unroll. Keep spraying, smoothing and unrolling until you reach the bottom.
Hunter was in heaven. What kid obsessed with Legos wouldn’t love a life size mini figure?!
I told him I needed to cut out his face and a look of horror came over him. “Don’t ruin my Lego guy”. The only reason why I made this guy was to cut out his face! I let it hang out in the house for a couple days and after the newness wore off Hunter wasn’t nearly as sad to see his face go.
I used a jigsaw to cut out a circle. I first cut picture side up (which leaves a rough edge) so I could see where I needed to cut and then I flipped it picture side down and went around the circle again to create a nice clean edge on the front.
The kids then took turns pretending to be Emmet. Pretty entertaining. Especially the voices.
You can download the file I sent to Walgreens here. (Right click on the word here and download the linked file.) It’s set up as a 2×6 banner – although the graphic is only about 2×4. For file size constraints, its saved as a PDF – You’ll want to convert it to a JPG before uploading. Open the file in any photo editing software and save it.
Find more ideas for a lego birthday party:
Lego Birthday Treats
Lego Party Ideas
Lego Party Invite
Lego Costumes
I love this! Can you share where you found the high res (jpg?) picture of Emmett? Thanks!
Send me your email at karapothier at yahoo dot com and I'll shoot it over to you!
I'm looking to do exactly this for my son's Lego birthday party! Thanks for the info, I've been wondering how to accomplish it. Could you share where to find the high res images of Lego mini figs please?! Thanks x
Send me your email at karapothier at yahoo dot com and I'll shoot it over to you!
I can't seem to get the lego guy to fit the entire banner like yours…any suggestions?
It's a 2×4 picture placed on a 2×6 banner. Because of the proportions of the lego figurine it worked best as a 2×4 but it was cheaper to print it as a 2×6 banner. Hope that helps!
Hello, this is a great idea! Can you tell me where to find the image?
Thank you for sharing this image with me, it was very kind of you!
Hello, love this…what a great idea! Would you mind sharing the image with me as well? We are having a lego party in a couple of weeks and my son will flip for this. 🙂
Awesome idea..Could you please add the image to this post or email it to me? I plan on following in your steps :).
I'm so in love with this and am doing a lego party. Is there any chance you could share with me as well?
Hi there, would you mind sending me the image? You did a fantastic job! Also I was wondering if there are any other lego men or lego woman images where you found Emmet?
Hi Kara,
How did you make this stand up once you were finished with it?
looking for this image and can't find it. Can you email it to me ashey2003_676 at yahoo dot com
its ashley2003_676 at yahoo dot com. left out the l
i would love to do this for my sons bday party next month. can you please share the image….i cant seem to find a good one that will fit on the 2×6 banner..
thank you so much!!
my email is tiffanypacheco611 at gmail dot com…..thanks in advance
Hi! I just found your site and love the photo ideas! Could you email me the image as well. My son saw this online with me and now I have to try and make it. Hope it comes out as good as yours did….
[email protected]
Thank you, Stephanie
Hello, I really love your LEGO cut-out idea! Would you still be willing to share the picture? Thanks!!!
I agree with everyone, the cut-out looks great. I have been able to locate a high resolution image to use, could you also send me a copy of the image at [email protected]. Also, I was wondering what you setup to allow the board to stand on its own? Thanks in advance
Hi! This is adorable! Would you mind sending me the high resolution image? Our elementary school is having a fundraiser and the theme this year is Lego. Thank you so much!!! [email protected]
Hi!! I have been looking all over!!! Please send me the picture of teh cut out in high res. please, e-mail is [email protected]. Thank you much 🙂
The link is at the bottom of this post. Thanks
This is amazing!!!! I emailed you from the comments above if you are still willing to share this image! I have an almost 4 year old who would love his own Emmett!
The link is at the bottom of this post. Thanks
Hi. I am trying to download the banner to print for my grandson's birthday party. I can't get it to download. Thanks. 🙂
I've updated the link in this post for downloading. Thanks
Could you please email me the high resolution image…I tried but could not get it to download. Thanks for sharing your tips too!
[email protected]
I've updated the link in this post for downloading. Thanks
Could you please email me the high resolution image. I couldn't download it.
[email protected]. Thank you
I've updated the link in this post for downloading. Thanks
Hi,
Can you please email me this image. MD dot BAGINSKI at GMAIL dot COM . Thank you
The link is at the bottom of this post. Thanks
Can you tell me what size your facehole is/was? I have a different image I want to use, but am not sure the existing face is large enough. Thank you!
Can you please send me the photo as well. Thank you
[email protected]
The link is at the bottom of this post. Thanks
Can you please send me the photo as well. Thank you
[email protected]
The link is at the bottom of this post. Thanks
This looks amazing! We are having a lego birthday in a couple weeks and I really think this would add to the fun. Could you please send me the photo file when you have time? I tried to locate a file myself and couldn't find one with a high enough resolution. Thank you so much! [email protected]
The link is at the bottom of this post. Thanks
Thank you. I did see that link, but it was too large to upload to Walgreens page, darn it 🙂 I found another picture that will work. This will really add to the fun at our party. Thanks again!
This is such an easy way to this, thank you! I'm doing a different theme, can you tell me what resolution I should find for my image?
Thanks!
Try this link: http://lifewithfingerprints.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/Lego-Guy-Banner.pdf
Hi there! Cannot seem to download the Emmett file for my Emmett obsessed sons bday? Would you mind sending the link to my email?
Try this link: http://lifewithfingerprints.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/Lego-Guy-Banner.pdf
Hello I was wondering if you can send me the image [email protected]
Can’t seem to find a good one
Thank You
The download is available at the bottom of the original post. Thanks!
Hi Kara! Thank you for these instructions and the download file! I’ve tried uploading to Walgreens, but it says it’s too big for the 2×6 banner. Any ideas? Incidentally, I had to convert it to a JPEG (they wouldn’t accept PDF) and it said it was too low-res.
If you have the time to help, I’d really appreciate it. This would blow my son’s mind! 🙂
Not sure why it wouldn’t work for you. Try this link to download the file and hopefully it works!
http://lifewithfingerprints.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/Lego-Guy-Banner.pdf
Thanks, that’s the link I originally used. We took it to Walgreens, and they said it wouldn’t work. They said there’s a huge border that comes standard on all their banners, so it cuts off Emmet’s arms. Thank you anyway! 🙂
How do you upload a pdf file to Walgreens? It wants a pic. Thank you!
I converted it online but it crops the picture. Ah, I guess I gotta give up this dream. lol
Hi! Would you be able to share the file please? I would really appreciate it 🙂
The download is available at the bottom of the original post. Thanks!
I love tjis idea! My son is obsessed with everything Lego! For some reason i cannot open link for emmett cutout. Coul you please email to me? You did a Great job momma!?
I would love to print this for my son’s birthday! He is obsessed with the LEGO movie. I tried to upload the image from the link above and it says walgreens cannot accept that kind of file. Can you please email me the file you used for the 2×6 banner? My email is [email protected]. Thank you!
Unfortunately the file size is so large, I can’t send it through email. I uploaded the high quality PDF to the blog post (you can right click the link and download the file that way). You’ll want to convert it to a JPG using a photo editing software before uploading to Walgreens. I hope this helps – I can’t get the file smaller without sacrificing quality. Good luck!
Please do that to me please… I love it! Or what I can do? [email protected]
You can download the file at the bottom of the original post. Thanks!
I tried to get this printed and they won’t print it because of copyright. Did you have to have a release to print or did they just not ask?
No – My walgreens didn’t ask any questions. I’ve never had any questions when I’ve photographed toys!
Can you please email me the lego man file. I can’t seem to download it. Thank you so much!
I’m sorry – the file is too large to email!
Just printed the poster at walgreens yesterday and used a 50% coupon! It turned out absolutely amazing! I used some of the negative space above Emmet to write a birthday message to our son. I cant wait to turn this into a photo station! Thank you thank you thank you!!!
So glad it worked out for you!
We can’t get it to convert to a jpeg-any tips? Our lego Barry is 7-26-17. TIA
I’m not sure how to help you, unfortunately I have don’t have a good way of sending such a large file besides uploading and letting people download it. I know plenty of people have had success in printing this at their local walgreens, and I know some people have run into problems. I’ve never been able to pin point why it works for some and not others. I’m so sorry!
I would like this image, please.
The download is available at the bottom of the original post. Thanks!
Hi I would love this file and any other lego men you have. This is awesome
Thanks so much I was able to get it from your reply to someone else. Do you by chance have a policeman as well?
I’m sorry, I don’t.
Hi Kara,
How did you make this stand up once you were finished with it?
You can attach it to a small 2×4 frame. Or lean it up against something if you want it really easy.
Can I just buy what you did. I don’t have a computer to download it. I’m just using a phone. Did you do it in Walgreens to download the picture?
Unfortunately, I can’t sell it because I don’t own the Lego rights. Sorry!
Hi! How did you find the image, I would like one of Harl Hubbs and Poppy Star. But not sure where to start?
My email is [email protected] if you can help me?
Thank you!
You may need some photo software experience to make this happen. I would just shoot a photo with the highest quality camera you have, and then cut out the background in a photo editing program like photoshop. Hope this helps!