Dragon egg and hatchling

Before you build

Find the right shape

Match the shape, size and colour to the parts pictures. A stud is a round bump on top. Count rows and columns from one edge.

Follow the pictures

New pieces keep their full colour. Earlier pieces are lighter. Keep the front of the model facing you unless a step says to turn it.

Build and play together

Gather all the pieces first, then take each step at your own pace. Help your child press pieces together and lift removable parts gently.

The cap lifts off as one connected piece. The hatchling lifts out after the cap.

The hatchling is included in this guide and parts list. Its horns and head are fixed.

Hold the egg by the lower shell when carrying it.

Build

One step at a time

New pieces are in colour. Earlier pieces are lighter.

Step 1 of 14

Add: 2 × brown 8 × 4 semicircular plate

Place two brown semicircular plates with their straight edges together, making a round nest. The join runs left to right.

Step 2 of 14

Add: 6 × white 1 × 2 double-height wall brick

Build three white narrow wall bricks along each side of the nest, one column in from the edge. Start one row from the back.

Step 3 of 14

Add: 4 × white 1 × 2 double-height wall brick

Close the back and front with two white wall bricks at each end, fitting between the side walls.

Step 4 of 14

Add: 1 × white 4 × 4 plate

Put a white 4 × 4 plate in the opening. It is the hatchling’s broad foot and lifts out with the whole dragon.

Step 5 of 14

Add: 2 × green 2 × 4 brick

Put two green 2 × 4 bricks across the plate, one behind the other.

Step 6 of 14

Add: 1 × green 2 × 4 brick

Put another green 2 × 4 brick across the front half. This makes the broad snout.

Step 7 of 14

Add: 2 × white 1 × 2 double-height wall brick; 1 × yellow 2 × 2 brick

Stand two white narrow wall bricks on the back half, one at the far left and one at the far right. Add a yellow square between them.

Step 8 of 14

Add: 4 × white 2 × 2 brick; 8 × white 2 × 3 curved-bottom brick

Step 8: Put a white square in each corner of the wider shell. Add two white curved-bottom bricks along each side, rounded ends pointing outwards. Keep the middle open.

Put a white square in each corner of the wider shell. Add two white curved-bottom bricks along each side, rounded ends pointing outwards. Keep the middle open.

Step 9 of 14

Add: 4 × white 2 × 2 brick; 8 × white 2 × 3 curved brick

Add another white square in each corner. Put curved-top bricks above the curved-bottom bricks, rounded ends pointing outwards.

Step 10 of 14

Add: 6 × white 2 × 2 sloping brick

Put three white slopes along each side of the shell, high edges facing towards the middle.

Step 11 of 14

Add: 4 × white 2 × 2 sloping brick

Finish the taper with two white slopes across the back and two across the front. Their high edges face the opening.

Step 12 of 14

Add: 3 × white 2 × 6 plate

Close the egg with three white 2 × 6 plates across the opening, side by side. Their edges rest on the high edges of the slopes.

Step 13 of 14

Add: 1 × white 4 × 4 round plate

Join all three cap plates with a white round plate, centred over the opening.

Step 14 of 14

Add: 2 × white 2 × 4 double-curved brick

Finish with two white double-curved bricks side by side on the round plate, running from back to front.

Make a little story

Lift the complete cap, then lift out the whole horned hatchling by its white foot plate. Both are included in this guide.

Lift the cap and tell the story of the dragon hatching.

Give the hatchling a name and draw the place it will explore.

Draw a grown-up dragon beside a paper nest for a family story.

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