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Open the Rainbow Umbrella

30 magnetic tiles · 5 steps

A broad domed canopy, pointed umbrella edges and a little hooked handle

What pieces do you need?

×18square tiles
×4right triangle tiles
×2short rectangle tiles (1 × 0.5)
×6equilateral triangle tiles

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Uses the tile shapes listed in the OugerToy 104 photo, with one kit per build. Colors can vary; check your actual tile dimensions and magnetic connections.

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Build step by step

Raindrops fall and a big umbrella opens. Build its broad curved canopy, add the little edge points, then join the slim pole and hooked handle.

Before you build with real tiles

Adapted for the 104-piece kit. Lay every tile flat and look from above. Use the listed pieces for one picture, then return them before starting another.
Colors are illustrative; substitute any colors in your kit. Match the actual tile shapes and join their edges without overlapping or stretching them.

How to build it, step by step

1. Spread the broad umbrella edge
Add in this step: 7 square tiles
Join seven squares in a row, letting rainbow colors travel from one side to the other.
Hands-on tip: Keep every tile flat on the table. Match neighboring magnetic edges, leave the pictured gaps open and never stack faces. Colors can vary.
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2. Curve the canopy inward
Add in this step: 5 square tiles · 2 right triangle tiles
Add five squares above the first row and a right triangle at each end, sloping inward toward the top.
Hands-on tip: Keep every tile flat on the table. Match neighboring magnetic edges, leave the pictured gaps open and never stack faces. Colors can vary.
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3. Close the rounded top
Add in this step: 3 square tiles · 2 right triangle tiles
Place three squares in the highest row with a right triangle at each side, closing the broad domed silhouette.
Hands-on tip: Keep every tile flat on the table. Match neighboring magnetic edges, leave the pictured gaps open and never stack faces. Colors can vary.
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4. Build the pole and hooked handle
Add in this step: 3 square tiles · 2 short rectangle tiles (1 × 0.5)
Join three squares downward from the canopy. Add one half-height short rectangle to the left of the lowest square. Turn a second short rectangle upright and join it above the left half of the first, leaving the hook open upward.
Hands-on tip: Keep every tile flat on the table. Match neighboring magnetic edges, leave the pictured gaps open and never stack faces. Colors can vary.
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5. Finish six downward umbrella points
Add in this step: 6 equilateral triangle tiles
Add three upside-down triangles on each side of the pole to make the umbrella edge where raindrops drip.
Hands-on tip: Keep every tile flat on the table. Match neighboring magnetic edges, leave the pictured gaps open and never stack faces. Colors can vary.
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A little help for grown-ups

You do not need to plan a lesson. Use these prompts when you reach a tricky step, or when your child wants to try an idea of their own.

1. Spread the broad umbrella edge

How many imaginary friends could shelter under this wide umbrella?

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2. Curve the canopy inward

Why is this row narrower than the one below?

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3. Close the rounded top

Trace the top from left to right. Where is the highest part?

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4. Build the pole and hooked handle

Pretend to hold the umbrella by its hook.

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5. Finish six downward umbrella points

Which little points will the raindrops slide from?

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