How to build a brick little turkey
To build a brick little turkey, set two orange feet under a brown body and stack a short fan of tail feathers behind it, one row each of brown, yellow, orange and red, then add a red wattle, two black eyes and a yellow beak. It takes 24 pieces and 3 steps, for ages 4–6.
The little turkey build at a glance
| Pieces | 24 (16 kinds) |
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| Steps | 3 |
| Ages | 4–6 |
| Colors | brown, black, orange, yellow, red |
| Finished size | 9 × 4 studs, about 4.8 cm (1.9 in) tall |
| Special pieces | None: plain bricks |
Parts you need
5× brown 1×2 brick
2× brown 2×4 brick
2× brown 1×3 brick
2× black 1×1 brick
2× orange 1×1 brick
1× brown 2×8 brick
1× orange 2×8 brick
1× yellow 2×8 brick
1× red 2×6 brick
1× brown 2×3 brick
1× orange 1×2 brick
1× red 1×2 brick
1× yellow 1×2 brick
1× brown 1×1 brick
1× red 1×1 brick
1× yellow 1×1 brick
Step-by-step instructions
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1 Feet and body
A brown seat, orange feet, a brown body, and brown and yellow feathers behind.
Find: 3 brown 1×2 bricks, 2 brown 2×4 bricks, 2 orange 1×1 bricks, 1 brown 2×8 brick, 1 yellow 2×8 brick, 1 brown 2×3 brick, 1 brown 1×3 brick, 1 yellow 1×2 brick
Did you know? Baby turkeys are called poults.
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2 Head
A red wattle and orange feathers.
Find: 2 brown 1×2 bricks, 1 orange 2×8 brick, 1 orange 1×2 brick, 1 brown 1×1 brick, 1 red 1×1 brick
Did you know? Turkeys say gobble gobble!
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3 Face
Two black eyes, a yellow beak, red feathers on top!
Find: 2 black 1×1 bricks, 1 red 2×6 brick, 1 brown 1×3 brick, 1 red 1×2 brick, 1 yellow 1×1 brick
Did you know? A turkey can see colors, just like you.
Questions parents ask
How many pieces do you need for a brick little turkey?
24: 5 brown 1×2 bricks, 2 brown 2×4 bricks, 2 brown 1×3 bricks and 13 more kinds. The full list is in “Parts you need”.
Are these little turkey 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.
