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Little rocket

17 pieces 11 steps · One little step at a time.

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A little before you begin

The rocket stays attached to its launch pad. Move it by the base.

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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.

17pieces in total

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01

STEP 1 OF 11

Make a four-by-four launch pad with four green square bricks, arranged in a square.

Make a four-by-four launch pad with four green square bricks, arranged in a square. New additions are shown in their original colours; earlier pieces are lighter.
02

STEP 2 OF 11

Centre a cream square brick on the launch pad, one stud in from every edge. It joins all four green bricks.

Centre a cream square brick on the launch pad, one stud in from every edge. It joins all four green bricks. New additions are shown in their original colours; earlier pieces are lighter.
03

STEP 3 OF 11

Add four red wall bricks around the cream centre for the fins: one along each outer edge of the launch pad.

Add four red wall bricks around the cream centre for the fins: one along each outer edge of the launch pad. New additions are shown in their original colours; earlier pieces are lighter.
04

STEP 4 OF 11

Stack a cream square brick on the centre column.

Stack a cream square brick on the centre column. New additions are shown in their original colours; earlier pieces are lighter.
05

STEP 5 OF 11

Stack a blue square brick on the centre column to make a window band.

Stack a blue square brick on the centre column to make a window band. New additions are shown in their original colours; earlier pieces are lighter.
06

STEP 6 OF 11

Stack a cream square brick on the centre column.

Stack a cream square brick on the centre column. New additions are shown in their original colours; earlier pieces are lighter.
07

STEP 7 OF 11

Stack a red square brick on the centre column.

Stack a red square brick on the centre column. New additions are shown in their original colours; earlier pieces are lighter.
08

STEP 8 OF 11

Stack a cream square brick on the centre column.

Stack a cream square brick on the centre column. New additions are shown in their original colours; earlier pieces are lighter.
09

STEP 9 OF 11

Stack a blue square brick on the centre column to make a window band.

Stack a blue square brick on the centre column to make a window band. New additions are shown in their original colours; earlier pieces are lighter.
10

STEP 10 OF 11

Stack a cream square brick on the centre column.

Stack a cream square brick on the centre column. New additions are shown in their original colours; earlier pieces are lighter.
11

STEP 11 OF 11

Finish with the red roof slope as the nose. Point its low end toward the front.

Finish with the red roof slope as the nose. Point its low end toward the front. 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 coloured bands. Invent a mission name. Describe the first thing seen on a pretend planet.

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