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Treasure chest

14 pieces 7 steps · One little step at a time.

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A little before you begin

The lid lifts off; it does not hinge. Ease the plate off the rim with an adult.

The eight narrow wall bricks are 1 × 2 double-height bricks.

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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.

14pieces in total

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01

STEP 1 OF 7

Lay the cream 4 × 6 plate across the table, with the six-stud edge nearest you.

Lay the cream 4 × 6 plate across the table, with the six-stud edge nearest you. New additions are shown in their original colours; earlier pieces are lighter.
02

STEP 2 OF 7

Build the far wall with three brown narrow, double-height wall bricks. Turn them across the plate, end to end along the far edge.

Build the far wall with three brown narrow, double-height wall bricks. Turn them across the plate, end to end along the far edge. New additions are shown in their original colours; earlier pieces are lighter.
03

STEP 3 OF 7

Put a brown wall brick along each short edge between the corners. Leave the middle open.

Put a brown wall brick along each short edge between the corners. Leave the middle open. New additions are shown in their original colours; earlier pieces are lighter.
04

STEP 4 OF 7

Place the yellow square brick on the floor in the middle. This is the treasure. There is room to lift it out when the chest is open.

Place the yellow square brick on the floor in the middle. This is the treasure. There is room to lift it out when the chest is open. New additions are shown in their original colours; earlier pieces are lighter.
05

STEP 5 OF 7

Finish the near wall with three wall bricks: brown, yellow, brown. The yellow one is the pretend clasp.

Finish the near wall with three wall bricks: brown, yellow, brown. The yellow one is the pretend clasp. New additions are shown in their original colours; earlier pieces are lighter.
06

STEP 6 OF 7

Close the chest with the second cream 4 × 6 plate. Line it up with the floor and press it onto the wall tops.

Close the chest with the second cream 4 × 6 plate. Line it up with the floor and press it onto the wall tops. New additions are shown in their original colours; earlier pieces are lighter.
07

STEP 7 OF 7

Add three double-curved bricks side by side: brown, yellow, brown. Run their four-stud lengths from back to front. The yellow stripe lines up with the clasp.

Add three double-curved bricks side by side: brown, yellow, brown. Run their four-stud lengths from back to front. The yellow stripe lines up with the clasp. 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 off the lid and hide a folded paper clue inside. Make a trail across a paper island, then swap roles with the treasure hunter.

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