Step 1 of 7
Add: 1 × cream 4 × 6 plate
Lay the cream 4 × 6 plate across the table, with the six-stud edge nearest you.
See the model
Treasure chest
A brown treasure chest with a gold band, a hidden treasure and a lift-off curved lid. Open it, hide a clue and send someone on a treasure hunt.
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 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.
Gather pieces
Everything you need
Colours show the pictured version. Cream represents Tan and brown represents Reddish Brown. Match shapes and quantities first; other colour choices have not been checked for this edition.
Shape-only checklist
- 3 × 2 × 4 double-curved brick
- 1 × 2 × 2 brick
- 8 × 1 × 2 double-height wall brick
- 2 × 4 × 6 plate
Total: 14 pieces
Build
One step at a time
New pieces are in colour. Earlier pieces are lighter.
Step 2 of 7
Add: 3 × brown 1 × 2 double-height wall brick
Build the far wall with three brown narrow, double-height wall bricks. Turn them across the plate, end to end along the far edge.
Step 3 of 7
Add: 2 × brown 1 × 2 double-height wall brick
Put a brown wall brick along each short edge between the corners. Leave the middle open.
Step 4 of 7
Add: 1 × yellow 2 × 2 brick
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.
Step 5 of 7
Add: 2 × brown 1 × 2 double-height wall brick; 1 × yellow 1 × 2 double-height wall brick
Finish the near wall with three wall bricks: brown, yellow, brown. The yellow one is the pretend clasp.
Step 6 of 7
Add: 1 × cream 4 × 6 plate
Close the chest with the second cream 4 × 6 plate. Line it up with the floor and press it onto the wall tops.
Step 7 of 7
Add: 2 × brown 2 × 4 double-curved brick; 1 × yellow 2 × 4 double-curved brick
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.
Ready to play
Make a little story
- Hide the yellow treasure, close the chest and let someone discover it.
- Fold a paper clue to fit inside. Make a short trail across a paper island.
- Take turns being the treasure keeper and the treasure hunter.
Sources and credits
Geometry: LDraw Parts Library. Part sources · Model and inventory · Render record
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