Level 1 · The Village

Mission 5

Up in the Branches: A Ladder-Only Treehouse

Badge: Tree Climber

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Build a treehouse you can only reach by ladder. No flying!

  • New skill Placing and climbing ladders
  • Level 1 · The Village
  • Difficulty Beginner
  • Mode Creative
  • Time 30–45 min
  • Ages 13+

What you’ll build

Grow a tree from a sapling with bone meal, then climb it the old-fashioned way. You'll run ladders up the trunk, build a platform in the branches with walls or railings, top it with a roof or leave it open as a lookout, and climb back down. No flying allowed!

Finish line: You climb the ladder, stand inside your treehouse and climb back down without flying.

Bonus challenge: Add a trapdoor at the top of the ladder that you can open and close.

You’ll need

  • Sapling
  • Bone meal
  • Ladders
  • Planks

You choose

  • Which tree
  • How high the platform is: ___ blocks
  • A roof, or an open-air lookout?

Stuck?

  • Ladders need a solid block behind them. If one won't stick, place a block there first.
  • Tree won't grow? Keep using bone meal and make sure there's open space above the sapling.
  • Flying by accident? In Creative a double-tap on jump makes you fly, so tap jump once at a time.

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Played on Minecraft Bedrock on iPad. Buttons can differ on other devices and versions.