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Courtyard tower

16 pieces 6 steps · One little step at a time.

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A LITTLE PREPARATION

Gather your pieces

Match the shapes and quantities. The pictures show our colours. Colour names in the steps refer to the pictures; keep useful contrasts, such as a light belly against a dark body.

16pieces in total

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01

STEP 1 OF 6

Place the green four-by-eight base plate on the table.

Place the green four-by-eight base plate on the table. New additions are shown in their original colours; earlier pieces are lighter.
02

STEP 2 OF 6

Make a four-by-four square of cream bricks in the centre of the base. Leave two rows of base showing at either end.

Make a four-by-four square of cream bricks in the centre of the base. Leave two rows of base showing at either end. New additions are shown in their original colours; earlier pieces are lighter.
03

STEP 3 OF 6

Add a cream square brick directly above each cream brick.

Add a cream square brick directly above each cream brick. New additions are shown in their original colours; earlier pieces are lighter.
04

STEP 4 OF 6

Turn two red small plates across the tower and place them side by side to cover the top.

Turn two red small plates across the tower and place them side by side to cover the top. New additions are shown in their original colours; earlier pieces are lighter.
05

STEP 5 OF 6

Add two yellow wall bricks along each side of the roof, leaving the middle two stud columns open.

Add two yellow wall bricks along each side of the roof, leaving the middle two stud columns open. New additions are shown in their original colours; earlier pieces are lighter.
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STEP 6 OF 6

Turn a blue long brick across the middle of the yellow walls to join both sides. Leave one row of yellow studs showing at the front and back.

Turn a blue long brick across the middle of the yellow walls to join both sides. Leave one row of yellow studs showing at the front and back. 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 the tower a name. Describe a visitor coming towards it. Take turns calling out something spotted in the distance.

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