How to build a brick Santa's sleigh
To build a brick Santa's sleigh, lay two long yellow runners joined by short yellow bars, cover them with a red floor, add red sides, Santa's seat, a brown sack and two little presents, then curl the runners up at the front and finish the tall seat back. It takes 28 pieces and 5 steps, for ages 4–9.
The Santa's sleigh build at a glance
| Pieces | 28 (14 kinds) |
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| Steps | 5 |
| Ages | 4–9 |
| Colors | yellow, red, brown, blue, green, pink |
| Finished size | 11 × 4 studs, about 5.8 cm (2.3 in) tall |
| Special pieces | None: plain bricks |
Parts you need
4× yellow 1×2 brick
4× yellow 1×1 brick
3× red 2×4 brick
2× red 2×10 brick
2× yellow 1×8 brick
2× red 1×4 brick
2× yellow 1×4 brick
2× brown 1×2 brick
2× red 1×2 brick
1× brown 2×3 brick
1× brown 2×2 brick
1× blue 1×2 brick
1× green 1×2 brick
1× pink 1×2 brick
Step-by-step instructions
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1 Gold runners
Two long gold runners, joined by gold bars that start to curl up at the front.
Find: 2 yellow 1×8 bricks, 2 yellow 1×4 bricks, 2 yellow 1×2 bricks
Did you know? Sleigh runners slide over snow like skis.
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2 Red floor
Lay the red floor across the gold bars.
Find: 2 red 2×10 bricks, 2 yellow 1×1 bricks
Did you know? Sleds go fastest on hard, icy snow.
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3 Seat and sack
Red sides, Santa's seat at the back, a brown sack and two presents.
Find: 2 red 1×2 bricks, 2 yellow 1×1 bricks, 1 red 2×4 brick, 1 brown 2×2 brick, 1 red 1×4 brick, 1 blue 1×2 brick, 1 brown 1×2 brick, 1 green 1×2 brick
Did you know? In the 1823 poem A Visit from St. Nicholas, Santa's sleigh is pulled by eight reindeer.
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4 Curly front
Curl the gold runners over at the front, and make the sack bigger with a pink present.
Find: 2 yellow 1×2 bricks, 1 red 2×4 brick, 1 brown 2×3 brick, 1 red 1×4 brick, 1 pink 1×2 brick
Did you know? Long ago, people rode sleighs pulled by horses all winter.
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5 Tall seat back
Finish Santa's tall red seat back and the top of the sack!
Find: 1 red 2×4 brick, 1 brown 1×2 brick
Did you know? Santa delivers presents all around the world in one night.
Questions parents ask
How many pieces do you need for a brick Santa's sleigh?
28: 4 yellow 1×2 bricks, 4 yellow 1×1 bricks, 3 red 2×4 bricks and 11 more kinds. The full list is in “Parts you need”.
Are these Santa's sleigh 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.
