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Blue elephant

18 pieces 9 steps · One little step at a time.

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A little before you begin

The trunk starts separately on the table and joins the body in step 6. Keep both parts in place until then.

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01

STEP 1 OF 9

Set out four blue square feet in a six-by-six square. Leave two stud columns between left and right feet and two clear rows between the front and back pairs.

Set out four blue square feet in a six-by-six square. Leave two stud columns between left and right feet and two clear rows between the front and back pairs. New additions are shown in their original colours; earlier pieces are lighter.

02

STEP 2 OF 9

Join the four feet with the blue square plate centred between them. One row at each corner rests on a foot.

Join the four feet with the blue square plate centred between them. One row at each corner rests on a foot. New additions are shown in their original colours; earlier pieces are lighter.

03

STEP 3 OF 9

Build the body with two blue tall long bricks side by side. Cover them with another blue square plate.

Build the body with two blue tall long bricks side by side. Cover them with another blue square plate. New additions are shown in their original colours; earlier pieces are lighter.

04

STEP 4 OF 9

Start the trunk in front of the body with a blue curved brick on the table, rounded end pointing forward. Centre it left to right, with one clear row between it and the body.

Start the trunk in front of the body with a blue curved brick on the table, rounded end pointing forward. Centre it left to right, with one clear row between it and the body. New additions are shown in their original colours; earlier pieces are lighter.

05

STEP 5 OF 9

Stack a blue round tower brick on the trunk’s two flat rows, then a blue square. The top now lines up with the body plate.

Stack a blue round tower brick on the trunk’s two flat rows, then a blue square. The top now lines up with the body plate. New additions are shown in their original colours; earlier pieces are lighter.

06

STEP 6 OF 9

Turn the blue wide plate across the front of the body to join it to the trunk. Its six-stud width reaches the outside edges of the feet, and its front row sits on the trunk.

Turn the blue wide plate across the front of the body to join it to the trunk. Its six-stud width reaches the outside edges of the feet, and its front row sits on the trunk. New additions are shown in their original colours; earlier pieces are lighter.

07

STEP 7 OF 9

Add a blue wall brick at each side of the head plate for the broad upright ears. Keep both ears in the back half of the plate.

Add a blue wall brick at each side of the head plate for the broad upright ears. Keep both ears in the back half of the plate. New additions are shown in their original colours; earlier pieces are lighter.

08

STEP 8 OF 9

Fill the head between the ears with two blue long bricks running from back to front.

Fill the head between the ears with two blue long bricks running from back to front. New additions are shown in their original colours; earlier pieces are lighter.

09

STEP 9 OF 9

Round the top of the head with two blue double-curved bricks turned across it, one behind the other.

Round the top of the head with two blue double-curved bricks turned across it, one behind the other. New additions are shown in their original colours; earlier pieces are lighter.

THE LAST STEP OF THE GUIDE

Room for a little more imagination.

Give your elephant a name. Make a paper watering hole for it to visit. Tell a story about something the elephant finds with its trunk.

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