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Baby triceratops

20 pieces · 11 steps

Three orange horns and a wide green frill give this little dinosaur a bold face. Four short feet support its chunky body.

Baby triceratops

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 horns, head and legs stay fixed.

Lift the dinosaur underneath its body, keeping fingers away from the horns.

Gather pieces

Everything you need

Colours show the pictured version. Brown represents Reddish Brown. Match shapes and quantities first; other colour choices have not been checked for this edition.

Shape-only checklist
  • 1 × 4 × 8 plate
  • 3 × 2 × 2 cone
  • 4 × 2 × 3 curved brick
  • 2 × 2 × 6 brick
  • 1 × 2 × 4 brick
  • 1 × 2 × 4 plate
  • 8 × 2 × 2 brick

Total: 20 pieces

Build

One step at a time

New pieces are in colour. Earlier pieces are lighter.

Step 1 of 11

Add: 4 × green 2 × 2 brick

Step 1: Set out four green squares in two pairs. Leave two clear columns between the left and right feet and no rows between the back and front pairs.

Set out four green squares in two pairs. Leave two clear columns between the left and right feet and no rows between the back and front pairs.

Step 2 of 11

Add: 1 × green 4 × 8 plate

Step 2: Put a green 4 × 8 plate over the feet, running from back to front. Each foot projects one column outside its side.

Put a green 4 × 8 plate over the feet, running from back to front. Each foot projects one column outside its side.

Step 3 of 11

Add: 1 × green 2 × 4 plate; 1 × green 2 × 3 curved brick

Step 3: Attach a green 2 × 4 plate at the back, centred left to right. Only its front row overlaps the body plate. Add a green curved brick at the outer end, rounded end pointing backwards.

Attach a green 2 × 4 plate at the back, centred left to right. Only its front row overlaps the body plate. Add a green curved brick at the outer end, rounded end pointing backwards.

Step 4 of 11

Add: 2 × green 2 × 3 curved brick

Step 4: Put two green curved bricks side by side on the body plate, one row from the back. Their rounded ends face forwards.

Put two green curved bricks side by side on the body plate, one row from the back. Their rounded ends face forwards.

Step 5 of 11

Add: 1 × green 2 × 6 brick

Step 5: Put a green 2 × 6 brick across the body behind the head, starting at the fifth row of the body plate. It projects one column on each side.

Put a green 2 × 6 brick across the body behind the head, starting at the fifth row of the body plate. It projects one column on each side.

Step 6 of 11

Add: 2 × black 2 × 2 brick; 1 × green 2 × 2 brick

Step 6: Put a black square at each end of the wide green brick and a green square between them.

Put a black square at each end of the wide green brick and a green square between them.

Step 7 of 11

Add: 1 × green 2 × 6 brick

Step 7: Join the three squares with another green 2 × 6 brick, lined up with the one below.

Join the three squares with another green 2 × 6 brick, lined up with the one below.

Step 8 of 11

Add: 2 × orange 2 × 2 cone

Step 8: Put an orange cone at each end of the frill. Leave the two middle columns clear.

Put an orange cone at each end of the frill. Leave the two middle columns clear.

Step 9 of 11

Add: 1 × green 2 × 4 brick

Step 9: Attach a green 2 × 4 brick in front of the frill, centred on the body. Its back two rows sit on the body plate.

Attach a green 2 × 4 brick in front of the frill, centred on the body. Its back two rows sit on the body plate.

Step 10 of 11

Add: 1 × green 2 × 2 brick; 1 × green 2 × 3 curved brick

Step 10: Put a green square on the back half of the jaw and a green curved brick on the front half, rounded end forwards.

Put a green square on the back half of the jaw and a green curved brick on the front half, rounded end forwards.

Step 11 of 11

Add: 1 × orange 2 × 2 cone

Step 11: Put the third orange cone on the green square behind the rounded nose.

Put the third orange cone on the green square behind the rounded nose.

Ready to play

Make a little story

  1. Count the three horns and four feet.
  2. Draw a leafy breakfast for your dinosaur.
  3. Make a trail between the fern grove and a paper watering hole.
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Sources and credits

Geometry: LDraw Parts Library. Part sources · Model and inventory · Render record

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