🐹 Hamster Lego Fun and Easy Stop Motion Activity

6 days ago
2 min read

No matter your age, this is such a fun activity - especially if you love hamsters. If you love Lego even better, it's a double win.

For around £9 ($10US), you can buy the Lego Creator 3 in 1 hamster set (31376). Once you've built the hamster, you can also turn it into an eagle or a hedgehog, which makes it really good value for money.

A brown and white Lego hamster with pink ears and nose, sat sniffing a purple Lego flower, with the Lego box behind it and the instructions to the right all on a leafy green table cloth — *The Lego kit*

🧱 My Build Experience

I haven't built Lego in years and I really had so much fun.

Time lapse of the build

It's changed a lot since I last played with it - there are so many new pieces and I loved how interactive this little build is. You can move:

• The hamster's ears

• The face

• The little paws

• The flower

It's a quick and easy build, thanks to the simple step by step instructions that come with it.

🎬 Turning It Into a Fun Activity

Once I had finished building it, I tried something new - my first ever stop motion animation!

I used the Stop Motion Studio app (free version), and it was pretty straightforward to get started.

The app has lots of short tutorials, so it's easy to pick up.

📱 How I Did It

This is the basic process I followed:

• I filmed in 9:16 format so I could upload it to my YouTube channel Cosmic Hamsters.

• Took 14 photos for each second

• Moved the hamster slightly between each photo

• Focused on moving:

- the hamsters ears

- the head

- and its body (side to side and forward)

💡 Top Tips I Learned

To make your animation look smoother and more professional:

• Use spotlights to shine on your subject

• Close any curtains/blinds

• Switch off other lights in the room

This helps reduce shadows and flickering.

a table with a leafy green runner, spotlights shining down on the left and right, Lego hamster and flower in the middle — *My setup for filming*

The end result

📣 Final Thoughts

All in all, I had fun creating my first stop motion animation, and would highly recommend it as:

• A fun Saturday afternoon activity

• Something creative to do with kids

• Or maybe even a fun date night

If you do buy the Lego set and try stop motion animation, please do tag me @CosmicHamsters on Instagram or YouTube. I always love to see what people create.

Love Cosmic Hamsters ❤️💫🐹