How to build a brick snowman
To build a brick snowman, stack white bricks into a big round snowball with two brown stick arms, wrap a red scarf around its neck, add a white head with an orange carrot nose and two black eyes, and finish with a black top hat with a wide brim. It takes 27 pieces and 4 steps, for ages 4–9.
The snowman build at a glance
| Pieces | 27 (15 kinds) |
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| Steps | 4 |
| Ages | 4–9 |
| Colors | white, black, brown, red, orange |
| Finished size | 7 × 3 studs, about 8.6 cm (3.4 in) tall |
| Special pieces | None: plain bricks |
Parts you need
5× white 1×2 brick
4× white 1×1 brick
3× black 1×1 brick
2× black 2×3 brick
2× white 2×2 brick
2× brown 1×1 brick
1× white 2×6 brick
1× black 2×4 brick
1× red 2×4 brick
1× white 2×4 brick
1× white 1×6 brick
1× white 1×4 brick
1× black 1×2 brick
1× orange 1×2 brick
1× red 1×2 brick
Step-by-step instructions
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1 Big snowball
White bricks make a big round snowball, with stick arms.
Find: 4 white 1×2 bricks, 2 brown 1×1 bricks, 1 white 2×6 brick, 1 white 2×4 brick, 1 white 1×6 brick, 1 black 1×1 brick, 1 white 1×1 brick
Did you know? Snow is made of tiny ice crystals called snowflakes.
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2 Red scarf
A black button, then a cozy red scarf.
Find: 1 red 2×4 brick, 1 red 1×2 brick
Did you know? No two snowflakes look exactly the same.
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3 Happy face
An orange carrot nose and two black eyes!
Find: 3 white 1×1 bricks, 2 white 2×2 bricks, 2 black 1×1 bricks, 1 white 1×4 brick, 1 orange 1×2 brick, 1 white 1×2 brick
Did you know? Snowmen melt when the sun warms them up.
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4 Top hat
A black hat with a wide brim on top!
Find: 2 black 2×3 bricks, 1 black 2×4 brick, 1 black 1×2 brick
Did you know? People have built snowmen for hundreds of years.
Questions parents ask
How many pieces do you need for a brick snowman?
27: 5 white 1×2 bricks, 4 white 1×1 bricks, 3 black 1×1 bricks and 12 more kinds. The full list is in “Parts you need”.
Are these snowman 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.
