How to build a brick Christmas ornament
To build a brick Christmas ornament, stack red bricks from small to wide for the bottom of the ball, add a yellow stripe all the way around, round off the top with smaller red rows, and finish with a yellow cap and a tiny yellow hook to hang it. It takes 23 pieces and 4 steps, for ages 4–6.
The Christmas ornament build at a glance
| Pieces | 23 (9 kinds) |
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| Steps | 4 |
| Ages | 4–6 |
| Colors | red, yellow |
| Finished size | 6 × 6 studs, about 8.6 cm (3.4 in) tall |
| Special pieces | None: plain bricks |
Parts you need
8× red 1×4 brick
4× red 2×6 brick
2× red 2×4 brick
2× yellow 1×6 brick
2× red 2×2 brick
2× yellow 1×4 brick
1× yellow 2×6 brick
1× yellow 2×2 brick
1× yellow 1×1 brick
Step-by-step instructions
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1 Bottom and gold stripe
Red bricks, small then wider, for the bottom of the ball, then a gold stripe all the way around.
Find: 4 red 1×4 bricks, 2 red 2×6 bricks, 2 yellow 1×6 bricks, 2 yellow 1×4 bricks, 1 yellow 2×6 brick, 1 red 2×4 brick, 1 red 2×2 brick
Did you know? People hang ornaments on Christmas trees.
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2 Red middle
A wide red row on the gold stripe.
Find: 2 red 2×6 bricks, 2 red 1×4 bricks
Did you know? The first tree ornaments were apples and nuts!
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3 Top
Smaller red rows to make the ball round on top.
Find: 2 red 1×4 bricks, 1 red 2×4 brick, 1 red 2×2 brick
Did you know? Some ornaments are blown from glass, like bubbles.
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4 Cap and hook
A gold cap and a tiny hook. Hang it up!
Find: 1 yellow 2×2 brick, 1 yellow 1×1 brick
Did you know? The hook goes over a branch of the tree.
Questions parents ask
How many pieces do you need for a brick Christmas ornament?
23: 8 red 1×4 bricks, 4 red 2×6 bricks, 2 red 2×4 bricks and 6 more kinds. The full list is in “Parts you need”.
Are these Christmas ornament 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.
