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Big-eared rabbit

14 pieces · 8 steps

Two tall ears and a small pale muzzle give this little rabbit its character.

Big-eared rabbit - finished model
Before you build

Find the pieces

Match the shapes and quantities. The pictures show our colours. Use the pictured part and stud dimensions to find the same shape.

Count the studs

Studs are the round bumps on top. Count the lines of studs across and along a piece. When a step leaves a clear row or column, keep that space empty. Match the picture to keep the model facing the same way.

Follow the colour

New pieces keep their colour in each step. Earlier pieces are lighter so you can see what to add. The finished-model picture shows all the colours together.

Choose how to play

Choose one model and check its pieces first. Take it apart to reuse those pieces for another model. Pack-wide lists are optional planning tools; the exact-colour list follows the pictured palette.

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.

Shape-only checklist

Match these shapes and quantities. The full checklist above shows our pictured colours.

Build step by step

Step 1. Set two white long bricks side by side. Put a white curve in front of each one, with the rounded toes pointing towards you.

Big-eared rabbit - step 1, new pieces in colour

Step 2. Lay a white small plate lengthways across each long brick and its curved foot. Two rows rest on each piece.

Big-eared rabbit - step 2, new pieces in colour

Step 3. Build the lower body with two white long bricks turned across the plates, one behind the other.

Big-eared rabbit - step 3, new pieces in colour

Step 4. Centre a white long brick along the body, running from back to front.

Big-eared rabbit - step 4, new pieces in colour

Step 5. Put a white long brick across the top for a broad head.

Big-eared rabbit - step 5, new pieces in colour

Step 6. Add a white wall brick at each side of the head for two long ears. Leave two clear columns between them.

Big-eared rabbit - step 6, new pieces in colour

Step 7. Centre a white curve at the front of the head for the muzzle, rounded end towards you.

Big-eared rabbit - step 7, new pieces in colour

Step 8. Add the last white curve at the back of the body for the tail, rounded end pointing away. Its front row grips the back of the body.

Big-eared rabbit - step 8, new pieces in colour

Ready to play

  1. Make a paper garden for the rabbit to explore.
  2. Count its ears and point to its little nose.
  3. Tell a story about the rabbit finding a quiet place to rest.
Tell us how your build went
Sources and credits

Original model and instructions by Little Build Club. Piece geometry from the LDraw Parts Library.

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