Level 1 · The Village

Mission 56

Beat the Night: Build Your First Shelter

Badge: Night Survivor

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Craft wooden tools and build a small shelter before the sun goes down.

  • New skill Crafting tools and planning against time
  • Level 1 · The Village
  • Difficulty Beginner
  • Mode Survival
  • Time 20–30 min
  • Ages 13+

What you’ll build

Race the sun! You'll craft your first wooden tools, gather more wood and some dirt, and build a small shelter with no holes. Add a door, keep one eye on the sky, and be safely inside before dark so you can step out into day two.

Finish line: You have wooden tools and you're inside a closed shelter when night falls.

Bonus challenge: Add a window made from a fence block, so you can peek outside safely.

You’ll need

  • Planks and sticks
  • Crafting table
  • Wood and dirt for walls

You choose

  • Which tool to make first
  • Shelter materials (wood, dirt…)
  • Shelter shape

Stuck?

  • Day lasts about 10 minutes. When the sky turns orange, head inside and close the door.
  • Check every wall and roof corner for gaps. A missing block is all a monster needs.
  • Build small. A tiny shelter is quicker to finish and easier to keep safe.

For grown-ups

Get this mission

This mission is in Mission Pack 6. Each printable has the full steps, a Plan & Log page and a parent page.

Print one mission at a time. You never need to print everything.

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