How to build a brick balloon bunch
To build a brick balloon bunch, make a little red and yellow present, lay a long white bar on it and run three white strings up, add a round red balloon on one side and a round yellow one on the other, then build a big round blue balloon up high in the middle. 26 pieces, 3 steps, ages 4–9.
The balloon bunch build at a glance
| Pieces | 26 (11 kinds) |
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| Steps | 3 |
| Ages | 4–9 |
| Colors | yellow, red, white, blue |
| Finished size | 12 × 2 studs, about 11 cm (4.2 in) tall |
| Special pieces | None: plain bricks |
Parts you need
4× yellow 2×2 brick
4× red 1×2 brick
3× white 2×2 brick
3× white 1×2 brick
2× blue 2×4 brick
2× red 2×4 brick
2× yellow 2×4 brick
2× blue 2×2 brick
2× red 2×2 brick
1× white 2×4 brick
1× white 2×3 brick
Step-by-step instructions
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1 Present and strings
A little red present, a long white bar, then three white strings going up.
Find: 4 red 1×2 bricks, 3 white 2×2 bricks, 2 yellow 2×2 bricks, 1 white 2×4 brick, 1 white 2×3 brick, 1 white 1×2 brick
Did you know? Party balloons float because they are filled with helium.
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2 Red and yellow balloons
A round red balloon and a round yellow one, and the blue one starts in the middle.
Find: 2 red 2×4 bricks, 2 yellow 2×4 bricks, 2 red 2×2 bricks, 2 yellow 2×2 bricks, 2 white 1×2 bricks, 1 blue 2×4 brick, 1 blue 2×2 brick
Did you know? The first rubber balloons were made about 200 years ago.
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3 Blue balloon
Make the blue balloon big and round, up high!
Find: 1 blue 2×4 brick, 1 blue 2×2 brick
Did you know? A balloon can float up higher than an airplane flies.
Questions parents ask
How many pieces do you need for a brick balloon bunch?
26: 4 yellow 2×2 bricks, 4 red 1×2 bricks, 3 white 2×2 bricks and 8 more kinds. The full list is in “Parts you need”.
Are these balloon bunch instructions free?
Yes. Every step is on this page. A print-ready PDF with the parts list and one big step per page is free by email.
What if I’m missing a color?
Use a brick of the same size in another color. The shapes hold the model together; the colors are only for looks.
