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Lava-reveal volcano

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

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A little before you begin

This is a fixed mountain with a lift-out lava model. It has no launching mechanism.

Lift the lava by its red middle, with a hand below it after removal.

The lava and mountain are both included in the inventory.

Build away from the screen

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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.

35pieces in total

See the original colours

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01

STEP 1 OF 9

Lay two green 4 × 8 plates side by side, making a square.

Lay two green 4 × 8 plates side by side, making a square. New additions are shown in their original colours; earlier pieces are lighter.
02

STEP 2 OF 9

Put a brown square at each corner of the green floor.

Put a brown square at each corner of the green floor. New additions are shown in their original colours; earlier pieces are lighter.
03

STEP 3 OF 9

Join the corners with a brown 2 × 4 brick along each edge. Keep the middle open.

Join the corners with a brown 2 × 4 brick along each edge. Keep the middle open. New additions are shown in their original colours; earlier pieces are lighter.
04

STEP 4 OF 9

Put a red square in the very middle of the green floor. Stack a yellow round tower and another red square on it.

Put a red square in the very middle of the green floor. Stack a yellow round tower and another red square on it. New additions are shown in their original colours; earlier pieces are lighter.
05

STEP 5 OF 9

Put three brown slopes down each side, high edges facing the middle. Start one row in from the back edge.

Put three brown slopes down each side, high edges facing the middle. Start one row in from the back edge. New additions are shown in their original colours; earlier pieces are lighter.
06

STEP 6 OF 9

Add two brown slopes across the back and two across the front, with their high edges towards the middle.

Add two brown slopes across the back and two across the front, with their high edges towards the middle. New additions are shown in their original colours; earlier pieces are lighter.
07

STEP 7 OF 9

Build a smaller ring above the first. Put three brown slopes down each side, one column further in, with high edges towards the crater.

Build a smaller ring above the first. Put three brown slopes down each side, one column further in, with high edges towards the crater. New additions are shown in their original colours; earlier pieces are lighter.
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STEP 8 OF 9

Close the upper ring with a brown slope across each end. Their high edges face the crater.

Close the upper ring with a brown slope across each end. Their high edges face the crater. New additions are shown in their original colours; earlier pieces are lighter.
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STEP 9 OF 9

Centre a yellow round plate on the lava column. Put two red curved bricks side by side on it, rounded ends forwards. Finish with an orange cone centred over their back two rows.

Centre a yellow round plate on the lava column. Put two red curved bricks side by side on it, rounded ends forwards. Finish with an orange cone centred over their back two rows. New additions are shown in their original colours; earlier pieces are lighter.

THE LAST STEP OF THE GUIDE

Room for a little more imagination.

Lift the lava section and look into the crater. Make a paper lava path and move the dinosaurs to a clear resting place. Count down together, then reveal the bright lava by hand.

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KEEP THE IMAGINATION GOING

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