How to build a brick reindeer
To build a brick reindeer, stand four brown legs and lay long brown bricks across them for the body, add the back with a little white tail and a neck reaching forward, build the head with a black eye and a red nose, then branch tan antlers up from the head. 26 pieces, 4 steps, ages 4–9.
The reindeer build at a glance
| Pieces | 26 (12 kinds) |
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| Steps | 4 |
| Ages | 4–9 |
| Colors | brown, tan, red, black, white |
| Finished size | 14 × 2 studs, about 9.6 cm (3.8 in) tall |
| Special pieces | None: plain bricks |
Parts you need
9× brown 1×2 brick
4× brown 1×1 brick
3× tan 1×2 brick
2× brown 2×10 brick
1× brown 2×8 brick
1× brown 2×4 brick
1× tan 2×3 brick
1× brown 1×4 brick
1× tan 2×2 brick
1× red 1×2 brick
1× black 1×1 brick
1× white 1×1 brick
Step-by-step instructions
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1 Legs and body
Stack four brown legs, then lay long brown bricks across them for the body.
Find: 8 brown 1×2 bricks, 2 brown 1×1 bricks, 1 brown 2×10 brick, 1 brown 2×8 brick
Did you know? Reindeer live in the cold far north, where it snows a lot.
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2 Back, tail and neck
Add the back with a little white tail, and the neck reaching forward.
Find: 1 brown 2×10 brick, 1 brown 1×1 brick, 1 white 1×1 brick
Did you know? Reindeer can swim across rivers and lakes.
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3 Head and red nose
Build the head with a black eye, and give it a shiny red nose!
Find: 1 brown 2×4 brick, 1 brown 1×4 brick, 1 brown 1×2 brick, 1 red 1×2 brick, 1 black 1×1 brick, 1 brown 1×1 brick
Did you know? Real reindeer noses warm up the cold air they breathe in.
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4 Big antlers
Tan antlers branch up from the head like tree branches.
Find: 3 tan 1×2 bricks, 1 tan 2×3 brick, 1 tan 2×2 brick
Did you know? Reindeer grow brand new antlers every single year.
Questions parents ask
How many pieces do you need for a brick reindeer?
26: 9 brown 1×2 bricks, 4 brown 1×1 bricks, 3 tan 1×2 bricks and 9 more kinds. The full list is in “Parts you need”.
Are these reindeer 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.
