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Interview an older relative or friend, then build their childhood home.
Someone in your family remembers life before smartphones. Interview them, then rebuild their childhood home.
- New skill Building from someone else's memories
- Level 7 · Time Travellers
- Difficulty Intermediate
- Mode Creative
- Time 20–30 min
- Ages 13+
What you’ll build
Interview an older relative or family friend about the home they grew up in, and sketch it together. Then build it, furnish it with the details they remember and show them. Finish with a book by the door telling their story.
Finish line: You've rebuilt a childhood home from someone's memories, and they've checked it for you.
Bonus challenge: Rebuild the street, farm or town around the house from the same interview, and ask a second relative to spot what's missing.
You’ll need
- An older person to interview
- Building blocks and furniture
- A Book and Quill
- A lectern
You choose
- Who I'll interview
- My best question
- The detail I most want to get right
Stuck?
- Not sure what to ask? Try: what was your favourite room, and what could you see from the window?
- Details hazy? Build the main shape first, then add what they remember most clearly.
- Only share what they're happy with, and keep addresses and full names private.
For grown-ups
Get this mission
This mission is in Mission Pack 68. 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.