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Little bridge

6 pieces 4 steps · One little step at a time.

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A little before you begin

The narrow opening is not sized for the library’s wheeled vehicles.

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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.

6pieces in total

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01

STEP 1 OF 4

Set two blue square bricks on the table, with one row of studs of space between them.

Set two blue square bricks on the table, with one row of studs of space between them. New additions are shown in their original colours; earlier pieces are lighter.
02

STEP 2 OF 4

Put a yellow square brick on each blue brick.

Put a yellow square brick on each blue brick. New additions are shown in their original colours; earlier pieces are lighter.
03

STEP 3 OF 4

Join the two pillars with the red long brick. Leave one row of the left pillar showing.

Join the two pillars with the red long brick. Leave one row of the left pillar showing. New additions are shown in their original colours; earlier pieces are lighter.
04

STEP 4 OF 4

Add the cream square brick on top, centred along the red brick.

Add the cream square brick on top, centred along the red brick. New additions are shown in their original colours; earlier pieces are lighter.

THE LAST STEP OF THE GUIDE

Room for a little more imagination.

Count the bricks in each pillar. Imagine a stream beneath the opening. Tell a story about a tiny visitor crossing over it.

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