Mini double-decker bus

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.

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.

• 1 × White
  4 × 8 plate
  Part 4672a
• 2 × Red
  2 × 3 curved brick
  Part 2302b
• 2 × White
  2 × 3 curved brick
  Part 2302b
• 9 × Blue
  2 × 4 brick
  Part 3011
• 8 × Red
  2 × 4 brick
  Part 3011
• 2 × Red
  2 × 4 plate
  Part 40666
• 1 × White
  2 × 4 plate
  Part 40666
• 2 × Red
  4 × 4 wheeled base
  Part 42093
• 4 × White
  4 × 6 plate
  Part 25549

Build

One step at a time

New pieces are in colour. Earlier pieces are lighter.

Step 1 of 12

Add: 2 × red 4 × 4 wheeled base; 2 × red 2 × 4 plate

Set two red wheeled bases in a line, leaving two clear stud rows between them. Cover the eight top studs on each with a red 2 × 4 plate.

Step 2 of 12

Add: 2 × white 4 × 6 plate

Lay two white 4 × 6 plates end to end along the chassis. Their short ends meet above the gap. Leave one row projecting beyond each end of the chassis.

Step 3 of 12

Add: 2 × red 2 × 4 brick

Join the floor halves with two red 2 × 4 bricks side by side. Each brick crosses the floor join, covering two rows on either side.

Step 4 of 12

Add: 2 × red 2 × 4 brick

Fill the back four rows with two red 2 × 4 bricks turned across the bus, one behind the other.

Step 5 of 12

Add: 1 × red 2 × 4 brick; 2 × red 2 × 3 curved brick

Put a red 2 × 4 brick across the two rows in front of the join. Add two red curved bricks side by side at the front, rounded ends pointing forwards.

Step 6 of 12

Add: 3 × blue 2 × 4 brick

Build the lower window row from the back forwards. Put blue 2 × 4 bricks across the back, the next two rows and the front two rows. Leave the middle four rows and the two rows behind the front clear.

Step 7 of 12

Add: 2 × blue 2 × 4 brick; 1 × red 2 × 4 brick

Fill the middle four rows with two blue 2 × 4 bricks side by side. Put a red 2 × 4 brick across the two remaining rows, just behind the front window, as a solid pillar.

Step 8 of 12

Add: 2 × white 4 × 6 plate

Cover the window row with two white 4 × 6 plates, end to end. Line them up with the lower floor.

Step 9 of 12

Add: 2 × blue 2 × 4 brick

Join the upper floor halves with two blue 2 × 4 bricks side by side, crossing the join as before.

Step 10 of 12

Add: 2 × blue 2 × 4 brick; 2 × red 2 × 4 brick

Finish the upper deck: blue bricks across the back and front two rows, with red bricks across the two rows just in front of the back window and just behind the front window.

Step 11 of 12

Add: 1 × white 4 × 8 plate; 1 × white 2 × 4 plate

Cover the rear eight rows with a white 4 × 8 plate. Add a white 2 × 4 plate across the next two rows.

Step 12 of 12

Add: 2 × white 2 × 3 curved brick

Finish the roof with two white curved bricks side by side over the front window. Their rounded ends point forwards, matching the red front below.

Ready to play

Make a little story

1. Draw a route with three stops. Give each stop a name.
2. Count the upper and lower deck windows as the bus visits each stop.
3. Take turns being the driver and the person announcing the next stop.