LET’S MAKE A LITTLE SOMETHING
Friendly octopus
29 pieces 12 steps
Eight chunky orange arms surround a rounded head and two wide eyes. Count the arms together, then invent a story about what your sea creature finds.
Free instructions. No account needed.
Have these shapes handy: Curved brick, Double curved brick.
A little before you begin
All eight arms are fixed. Move the complete model gently by its body.
The round eyes use ordinary bricks, with no printed faces.
Count studs to check gaps and overhangs. New pieces keep their colour; earlier pieces look lighter. Before you build →
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.
29pieces in total
See the original colours
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Build away from the screen
Save or print the guide, including every step, the parts list and play ideas. For an offline copy, download the ZIP, extract it and open index.html. No bricks included.
WHEN THE BUILDING IS DONE
Now for the little story.
Count all eight arms and give each one an imaginary job. Draw a paper rock pool. Let the octopus discover a shell or a hidden clue. Tell a story with another sea creature, then swap who tells the next part.
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