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.
Bring the matching little car
The car adds 7 pieces and 6 steps. Gather 31 pieces to build the tunnel and car together. The PDF includes both complete guides.
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
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Step 1. Set two blue small plates parallel, with six clear stud columns between their inner edges. Leave the table between them clear for the car.
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Step 2. Put one yellow square at the front and back of each side plate.
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Step 3. Stack a blue square on each of the four yellow squares.
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Step 4. Stack another yellow square on each blue square. All four columns now have the same height.
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Step 5. Bridge the front pair of columns with the blue wide arch, turned across the opening. The short feet of the arch sit on the outside columns.
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Step 6. Bridge the back pair of columns with the second blue wide arch.
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Step 7. Join the two arch crowns with three blue small plates, running from back to front and filling the six middle columns.
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Step 8. Put a yellow square and then a yellow round tower on each outside arch foot at the front. These are fixed wash markers; they do not turn.
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Step 9. Add a yellow long brick across the middle of the canopy as the sign. Use the included little car on the bare table through the centre; the bus is a separate route activity.
Ready to play
Make sure the way through is clear.
Drive the included little car straight through on a flat table.
Take turns greeting the driver and describing the pretend wash.
