Tower Blueprints for Kids

Build giant towers.
One layer at a time.

Official step-by-step blueprints for giant magnetic block towers, designed and built by Sawyer, age 7.

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Blueprint No. 001Jeddah Tower
Jeddah Tower, built from magnetic blocks
Sawyer's real build
Jeddah Tower, 327 blocks
The blueprint
327
blocks
51
blocks tall

How it works

Grab a bin of magnetic building blocks. The blueprint does the rest.

  1. 1

    Pick a blueprint

    Every tower is designed, built, and tested by Sawyer. Choose one that matches how many blocks you have.

  2. 2

    Count your blocks

    The parts list tells you exactly how many blocks you need. Counting is part of the fun!

  3. 3

    Build layer by layer

    Each step shows a map of one layer from the top, and how many times to stack it.

  4. 4

    Show it off

    Fill in your “I built it!” certificate and snap a photo of your giant tower.

The blueprints

Newest first. Use the arrows to see them all. Every one is built for real before it goes on sale.

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The Monster, built with magnetic blocks
The Monster drawing
No. 017

The Monster

Guest architect: Ashton (age 5)

A big blocky monster with long arms stretched out wide!

Blocks
75
Tall
17
Level
Medium
$5See blueprint →
Toothbrush Tower, built with magnetic blocks
Toothbrush Tower drawing
No. 016

Toothbrush Tower

A giant toothbrush and a tube of toothpaste, built out of blocks!

Blocks
178
Tall
35
Level
Expert
$5See blueprint →
The House of Hess, built with magnetic blocks
The House of Hess drawing
No. 015

The House of Hess

Guest architect: Ashton (age 5)

A cozy block house with a doorway, windows, and a super tall chimney!

Blocks
87
Tall
16
Level
Expert
$5See blueprint →
The Flying Ant Tower, built with magnetic blocks
The Flying Ant Tower drawing
No. 014 Best Design

The Flying Ant Tower

A giant flying ant with long arms, a big head, and a propeller on top!

Blocks
415
Tall
23
Level
Ultra Expert
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High Skateboard Tower, built with LEGO DUPLO bricks
High Skateboard Tower drawing
No. 013LEGO DUPLO

High Skateboard Tower

Guest architect: Ashton (age 5)

A super-tall tower with two skateboard ramps way up high!

Bricks
83
Tall
31
Level
Expert
$5See blueprint →
Cardboard Snake, built with packing paper
Cardboard Snake drawing
No. 012Packing paper

Cardboard Snake

A giant floor snake made from the packing paper that came in a box.

Feet
21
Sheets
1
Level
Easy
$2See blueprint →
Dice Wall, built with dice
Dice Wall drawing
No. 011Dice

Dice Wall

A little wall of 8 dice. Add up the dots to find its secret number!

Dice
8
Tall
2
Level
Easy
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Box Tower, built with cardboard boxes
Box Tower drawing
No. 010Cardboard boxes

Box Tower

A tower of cardboard boxes, with a lookout box poking out the top.

Boxes
3
Tall
3
Level
Easy
$2See blueprint →
The James Tower, built with LEGO DUPLO bricks
The James Tower drawing
No. 009LEGO DUPLO

The James Tower

A super-tall rainbow tower with a hat, a lookout eye, and a propeller on top.

Bricks
69
Tall
23
Level
Medium
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Crazy Lego Tower, built with LEGO DUPLO bricks
Crazy Lego Tower drawing
No. 008LEGO DUPLO

Crazy Lego Tower

Guest architect: Ashton (age 5)

A rainbow brick tower with a zig-zag top that sticks way out.

Bricks
21
Tall
15
Level
Medium
$5See blueprint →
Tic Tac Toe Twin Towers, built with magnetic blocks
Tic Tac Toe Twin Towers drawing
No. 007

Tic Tac Toe Twin Towers

Two little towers, one for X and one for O. Who wins?

Blocks
8
Tall
4
Level
Easy
$2See blueprint →
Ring Tower, built with magnetic blocksRing Tower drawingNo. 006

Ring Tower

A tall tower wrapped in rings, with a tiny ring at the very top.

Blocks
321
Tall
29
Level
Expert
$5See blueprint →
Museum of Tiles, built with magnetic tiles
Museum of Tiles drawing
No. 005Magnetic tiles

Museum of Tiles

Guest architect: Ashton (age 5)

A see-through museum with two halls, a courtyard, and a tower on top.

Tiles
57
Tall
5
Level
Easy
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The Sims Tower, built with magnetic blocksThe Sims Tower drawingNo. 004

The Sims Tower

A stepped base and a super-tall tower with a spire on top.

Blocks
263
Tall
43
Level
Medium
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The Dragon Tower, built with magnetic blocksThe Dragon Tower drawingNo. 003

The Dragon Tower

Guest architect: Ashton (age 5)

A tall tower with a big ring around its middle.

Blocks
238
Tall
32
Level
Medium
$5See blueprint →
The Snake Rope, built with magnetic blocks
The Snake Rope drawingFirst chairSecond chairTable
No. 002

The Snake Rope

A bridge on pillars that leaps across two chairs and snakes over the table.

Blocks
211
Tall
19
Level
Expert
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Jeddah Tower, built with magnetic blocksJeddah Tower drawingNo. 001

Jeddah Tower

A super-skinny supertall that goes up, up, up.

Blocks
327
Tall
51
Level
Medium
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What's in an official blueprint?

Sawyer designs and builds every tower for real. Then it becomes a blueprint you can follow, one layer at a time.

  • A cover drawing of the whole tower
  • A parts list with the block math worked out
  • A top-down map of every layer, step by step
  • Tick boxes so you never lose your place
  • An “I built it!” certificate signed by the architect

Print it at home or save it as a PDF. Build it as many times as you want.

Get the Jeddah Tower blueprint

🏆 Certificate

Step-by-step maps

Official BlueprintNo. 001

Jeddah Tower

Jeddah Tower blueprint cover
ArchitectSawyer (age 7)
Official BlueprintSample

Your Tower Here

Step 1

4 × 4 = 16 blocks
Stack 4 layers

Parts list: 106 blocks
✓ “I built it!” certificate
Your Tower Here drawing
Got your own tower?

Sawyer will make your design a blueprint too!

Send Sawyer a photo of your tower and how you built it. He'll turn it into an official blueprint with a drawing of your tower, the block math, a map of every layer, and an “I built it!” certificate with your name on it.

Send Sawyer your tower$10
Meet the architect

“Hi! I'm Sawyer and I'm 7. I love building really tall towers with magnetic blocks. I design every tower myself, test it to make sure it stands up, and then turn it into a blueprint so you can build it too. My first one is the Jeddah Tower. It has 327 blocks! Built your own tower? Send it to me and I can make it a blueprint too.”

— Sawyer, Chief Architect

blueprints published
17
blueprints published
blocks in the biggest tower
415
blocks in the biggest tower
blocks tall (tallest tower)
51
blocks tall (tallest tower)
years old, the architect
7
years old, the architect

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