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Prehistoric fern grove

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

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A little before you begin

The leaves and trunks stay fixed.

The grove is scenery; do not force a dinosaur into the spaces between its plants.

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.

8pieces in total

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01

STEP 1 OF 6

Lay a green 6 × 12 plate across the table, with its long edge nearest you.

Lay a green 6 × 12 plate across the table, with its long edge nearest you. New additions are shown in their original colours; earlier pieces are lighter.
02

STEP 2 OF 6

Put two brown curved bricks between the plants, rounded ends pointing towards the front and back.

Put two brown curved bricks between the plants, rounded ends pointing towards the front and back. New additions are shown in their original colours; earlier pieces are lighter.
03

STEP 3 OF 6

Put a brown round tower near the left end, leaving one clear column at the left and two clear rows at the front and back.

Put a brown round tower near the left end, leaving one clear column at the left and two clear rows at the front and back. New additions are shown in their original colours; earlier pieces are lighter.
04

STEP 4 OF 6

Put a green leaf piece on the round tower. Line up its four middle studs with the trunk.

Put a green leaf piece on the round tower. Line up its four middle studs with the trunk. New additions are shown in their original colours; earlier pieces are lighter.
05

STEP 5 OF 6

Put another brown round tower near the right end, leaving two clear columns at the right. Stack a second brown tower on it.

Put another brown round tower near the right end, leaving two clear columns at the right. Stack a second brown tower on it. New additions are shown in their original colours; earlier pieces are lighter.
06

STEP 6 OF 6

Put a green leaf piece on the taller trunk, with its four middle studs above the tower.

Put a green leaf piece on the taller trunk, with its four middle studs above the tower. 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 leaf tips and find a hiding place in your paper landscape. Draw a path around the grove for a dinosaur. Tell a story about a very small visitor looking up at the leaves.

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KEEP THE IMAGINATION GOING

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