Mission 371
Floating Island: Build Your First Home in the Sky
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Build a stepped floating island high in the sky, with a landing pool below.
The ocean's conquered. Now look up. Somewhere above the sea, your next island is waiting to be built.
- New skill Building safely at height
- Level 4 · Legends of the Deep
- Difficulty Intermediate
- Mode Survival
- Time 45–60 min
- Ages 13+
What you’ll build
The ocean's conquered, so now look up. Dig a landing pool, climb a scaffolding tower and build a stepped floating island from the bottom tip up. Fence and light the edge, add a tree or hut, then step back and admire it from below.
Finish line: Your floating island hovers in the sky, fenced and lit, with a landing pool below.
Bonus challenge: Hang glow berries from the underside so your island glows at night. Can you spot it from your ocean base after dark?
You’ll need
- Cobblestone
- Dirt
- Scaffolding
- Fences
- Water buckets
- Torches
You choose
- My island's name
- How high it floats (30, 40 or 50 blocks up)
- What crowns the top (a tree, a hut, a flag)
Stuck?
- Scared of falling? Crouch (sneak) at every edge: it stops you stepping off.
- Getting down scaffolding? Sneak while standing on it to climb down slowly.
- Mobs on your island? Light it up with torches so nothing spawns.
For grown-ups
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This mission is in Mission Pack 37. Each printable has the full steps, a Plan & Log page and a parent page.
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Played on Minecraft Bedrock on iPad. Buttons can differ on other devices and versions.