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How to build a brick Santa Claus

The finished brick Santa Claus: Santa Claus with his red suit, white beard and black boots

To build a brick Santa Claus, stand two black boots and red legs, add a red coat with white fur, a black belt with a yellow buckle and a white beard, then a tan face with a pink nose and black eyes, and a red hat with a white pom-pom. It takes 43 pieces and 4 steps, for ages 7–9.

The Santa Claus build at a glance

Pieces43 (21 kinds)
Steps4
Ages7–9
Colorsred, white, black, tan, pink, yellow
Finished size7 × 2 studs, about 12 cm (4.9 in) tall
Special piecesNone: plain bricks

Parts you need

  • 8× red 1×2 brick
  • 4× white 1×2 brick
  • 3× black 1×1 brick
  • 3× red 1×1 brick
  • 2× black 2×3 brick
  • 2× black 2×2 brick
  • 2× red 2×2 brick
  • 2× tan 2×2 brick
  • 2× red 1×3 brick
  • 2× tan 1×2 brick
  • 2× tan 1×1 brick
  • 2× white 1×1 brick
  • 1× white 2×4 brick
  • 1× red 1×6 brick
  • 1× red 2×3 brick
  • 1× white 2×3 brick
  • 1× white 1×4 brick
  • 1× tan 1×3 brick
  • 1× white 1×3 brick
  • 1× pink 1×1 brick
  • 1× yellow 1×1 brick

Step-by-step instructions

  1. 1 Boots, coat and belt

    The brick Santa Claus after step 1 of 4, boots, coat and belt: new pieces outlined, earlier ones faded

    Two black boots, red legs, a red coat with white fur down the middle, a black belt with a gold buckle, then red arms and the tip of a white beard.

    Find: 6 red 1×2 bricks, 2 black 2×3 bricks, 2 black 2×2 bricks, 2 red 2×2 bricks, 2 red 1×3 bricks, 2 red 1×1 bricks, 1 white 1×3 brick, 1 black 1×1 brick, 1 white 1×1 brick, 1 yellow 1×1 brick

    Did you know? Santa Claus comes from stories about Saint Nicholas, who gave gifts long ago.

  2. 2 Beard

    The brick Santa Claus after step 2 of 4, beard: new pieces outlined, earlier ones faded

    A big white beard between the red arms, then a white moustache.

    Find: 1 white 2×4 brick, 1 red 1×6 brick, 1 white 1×4 brick, 1 red 1×2 brick, 1 white 1×2 brick, 1 red 1×1 brick, 1 white 1×1 brick

    Did you know? In the stories, Santa lives at the North Pole.

  3. 3 Face

    The brick Santa Claus after step 3 of 4, face: new pieces outlined, earlier ones faded

    A rosy face with a pink nose, and two black eyes.

    Find: 2 tan 2×2 bricks, 2 tan 1×2 bricks, 2 black 1×1 bricks, 2 tan 1×1 bricks, 1 tan 1×3 brick, 1 pink 1×1 brick

    Did you know? In different countries he is called Father Christmas or Papa Noel.

  4. 4 Hat

    The brick Santa Claus after step 4 of 4, hat: new pieces outlined, earlier ones faded

    White fur, then a red hat with a white pom-pom on top!

    Find: 3 white 1×2 bricks, 1 red 2×3 brick, 1 white 2×3 brick, 1 red 1×2 brick

    Did you know? Children leave milk and cookies out for Santa on Christmas Eve.

Questions parents ask

How many pieces do you need for a brick Santa Claus?

43: 8 red 1×2 bricks, 4 white 1×2 bricks, 3 black 1×1 bricks and 18 more kinds. The full list is in “Parts you need”.

Are these Santa Claus instructions free?

Yes. Every step is on this page.

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.

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