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Little footbridge

9 pieces 5 steps · One little step at a time.

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A little before you begin

You will need one 4 × 8 plate and four 1 × 2 double-height wall bricks, as well as four 2 × 4 bricks.

The centre path is two studs wide. This is a footbridge for pretend play; it 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.

9pieces in total

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01

STEP 1 OF 5

Set two brown 2 × 4 bricks across the table, parallel to one another. Leave four clear rows of studs between them.

Set two brown 2 × 4 bricks across the table, parallel to one another. Leave four clear rows of studs between them. New additions are shown in their original colours; earlier pieces are lighter.
02

STEP 2 OF 5

Put another brown 2 × 4 brick directly on each support. Each support is now two bricks high.

Put another brown 2 × 4 brick directly on each support. Each support is now two bricks high. New additions are shown in their original colours; earlier pieces are lighter.
03

STEP 3 OF 5

Join the supports with the cream 4 × 8 plate. Its two end rows sit on each support, and its outside edges line up with them.

Join the supports with the cream 4 × 8 plate. Its two end rows sit on each support, and its outside edges line up with them. New additions are shown in their original colours; earlier pieces are lighter.
04

STEP 4 OF 5

Make the left rail with two brown 1 × 2 double-height wall bricks, end to end on the outside column. Leave two rows clear at each end of the deck.

Make the left rail with two brown 1 × 2 double-height wall bricks, end to end on the outside column. Leave two rows clear at each end of the deck. New additions are shown in their original colours; earlier pieces are lighter.
05

STEP 5 OF 5

Make the matching rail on the right edge. Leave the middle two columns open as a path across the bridge.

Make the matching rail on the right edge. Leave the middle two columns open as a path across the bridge. New additions are shown in their original colours; earlier pieces are lighter.

THE LAST STEP OF THE GUIDE

Room for a little more imagination.

Lay the bridge across a paper stream. Walk a finger along the path, then tell a story about who is crossing and where they are going.

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KEEP THE IMAGINATION GOING

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