The recipes needed to create Container in Little Alchemy 2, plus the other elements it unlocks
Container is one of Little Alchemy 2’s “conceptual” elements, that represent the function or property of a thing, rather than what it actually is. If that doesn’t make sense, read on to find out how to make Container, and maybe it will.
Ingredients needed to make Container
As Container is a concept, not an object, it’s made by applying an inquiring mind (Philosophy) to any item than could contain something else. There are 6 ways to make it in Little Alchemy 2.
| Ingredients | Ingredient Images |
|---|---|
| Philosophy + Safe |   |
| Philosophy + Pottery |  |
| Philosophy + House |  |
| Philosophy + Box |  |
| Philosophy + Bottle |  |
| Philosophy + Bucket |  |
The quickest way to get to Container
Container is very advanced element, requiring at least 27 steps, whether or not you have the Time element available.
Using Time
- Water + Earth → Mud
- Air + Air → Pressure
- Earth + Pressure → Stone
- Mud + Stone → Clay
- Water + Water → Puddle
- Puddle + Puddle → Pond
- Pond + Pond → Lake
- Lake + Lake → Sea
- Earth + Sea → Primordial soup
- Primordial soup + Time → Life
- Clay + Life → Human
- Stone + Air → Sand
- Sand + Fire → Glass
- Earth + Earth → Land
- Land + Land → Continent
- Continent + Continent → Planet
- Planet + Fire → Sun
- Fire + Fire → Energy
- Sun + Energy → Solar cell
- Solar cell + Sun → Electricity
- Glass + Electricity → Light bulb
- Human + Light bulb → Idea
- Human + Idea → Philosophy
- Mud + Fire → Brick
- Brick + Brick → Wall
- Wall + Wall → House
- Philosophy + House → Container
Without using Time
- Water + Earth → Mud
- Air + Air → Pressure
- Earth + Pressure → Stone
- Mud + Stone → Clay
- Water + Water → Puddle
- Puddle + Puddle → Pond
- Pond + Pond → Lake
- Lake + Lake → Sea
- Earth + Sea → Primordial soup
- Fire + Fire → Energy
- Primordial soup + Energy → Life
- Clay + Life → Human
- Stone + Air → Sand
- Sand + Fire → Glass
- Earth + Earth → Land
- Land + Land → Continent
- Continent + Continent → Planet
- Planet + Fire → Sun
- Sun + Energy → Solar cell
- Solar cell + Sun → Electricity
- Glass + Electricity → Light bulb
- Human + Light bulb → Idea
- Human + Idea → Philosophy
- Mud + Fire → Brick
- Brick + Brick → Wall
- Wall + Wall → House
- Philosophy + House → Container
Steps to make the necessary ingredients
You’ll start the game with Fire, but here’s how to make the other precursor elements to Container:
Philosophy
If you’ve ever considered the chicken and egg situation, you’re a philosopher.
- Human + Story
- Human + Idea
- Egg + Chicken
Check out our full guide to making Philosophy in Little Alchemy for everything else you need to know
Safe
The best place to keep your valuables.
- Metal + Money
- Metal + Gold
- Steel + Money
- Steel + Gold
- Container + Gun
- Container + Gold
Pottery
Some hardened clay makes the ideal storage for anything you don’t mind getting smashed.
- Clay + Wheel
- Clay + Tool
House
People need somewhere to sleep when they’re not doing philosophy.
- Wall + Wall
- Wall + Human
- Wall + Tool
- Fireplace + Container
- Family + Container
Box
To make Box, you need Container first. So it’s hardly a precursor element, but here’s how to make it anyway.
- Container + Pizza
- Container + Pencil
- Container + Cereal
- Container + Cookie
- Container + Donut
- Container + Cake
- Container + Crayon
Bottle
Loads of ways to make Bottle… but again you’ll need Container first.
- Container + Milk
- Container + Water
- Container + Coconut milk
- Container + Juice
- Container + Oil
- Container + Alcohol
- Container + Wine
- Container + Beer
- Container + Chocolate milk
- Container + Soda
- Container + Perfume
- Container + Liquid
Bucket
The perfect receptacle for your fired chicken, and the game designers sure know it!
- Container + Wood
- Container + Yogurt
- Container + Paint
- Bottle + River
- Bottle + Paint
- Chicken wing + Container
- Chicken wing + Box
What can you make with Container?
Wow – Container might just be the most useful element in Little Alchemy 2! If you can put an element inside something, you can create a different type of element. Here’s the full list of recipes that use Container.
| Element | Recipes |
|---|---|
| Airplane | Pilot + Container |
| Anthill | Ant + Container |
| Aquarium | Fish + Container |
| Bakery | Baker + Container |
| Bank | Money + Container |
| Barn | Container + Livestock Container + Cow Container + Horse Container + Pig Container + Hay Container + Sheep Container + Hay bale Container + Goat Container + Babe the blue ox |
| Barrel | Wine + Container |
| Battery | Container + Electricity Container + Energy |
| Beehive | Container + Bee |
| Birdcage | Bird + Container |
| Birdhouse | Egg + Container |
| Blood bag | Blood + Container |
| Boiler | Pressure + Container |
| Book | Container + Story Container + Fairy tale Container + Legend Container + Idea |
| Bottle | Container + Milk Container + Water Container + Coconut milk Container + Juice Container + Oil Container + Alcohol Container + Wine Container + Beer Container + Chocolate milk Container + Soda Container + Perfume Container + Liquid |
| Box | Container + Pizza Container + Pencil Container + Cereal Container + Cookie Container + Donut Container + Cake Container + Crayon |
| Bucket | Container + Wood Container + Yogurt Container + Paint Chicken wing + Container |
| Bullet | Gunpowder + Container |
| Cage | Hamster + Container |
| Castle | Knight + Container Monarch + Container Paladin (DLC) + Container |
| Cave | Container + Wolf Container + Lion Container + Fox Container + Bat |
| Chicken coop | Chicken + Container Cockatrice (DLC) + Container |
| City | Skyscraper + Container Bank + Container |
| Clock | Cuckoo + Container |
| Closet | Container + Broom Container + Toolbox Container + Umbrella Container + Robot vacuum |
| Coffin | Container + Corpse Container + Vampire |
| Computer | Email + Container |
| Cup | Container + Smoothie Container + Tea Container + Milk shake |
| Doghouse | Dog + Container Husky + Container |
| Dynamite | Gunpowder + Container |
| Egg | Life + Container |
| Elixir of life | Immortality (DLC) + Container |
| Family | Love + Container |
| Farm | Farmer + Container |
| Fireplace | Campfire + Container Wood + Container |
| Forest | Tree + Container |
| Fridge | Cold + Container Ice + Container Ice cream + Container |
| Galaxy | Star + Container Solar system + Container Supernova + Container |
| Galaxy cluster | Galaxy + Container |
| Garage | Car + Container Ambulance + Container Motorcycle + Container Bus + Container Sleigh + Container Electric car + Container Snowmobile + Container Tractor + Container RV + Container Ice cream truck + Container |
| Garden | Flower + Container |
| Grave | Coffin + Container |
| Graveyard | Gravestone + Container |
| Greenhouse | Plant + Container |
| Gun | Bullet + Container |
| Hangar | Airplane + Container Seaplane + Container Helicopter + Container Rocket + Container Spaceship + Container |
| Hospital | Doctor + Container |
| Hourglass | Sand + Container Time + Container |
| House | Fireplace + Container Family + Container |
| Jar | Jam + Container |
| Lawn | Grass + Container |
| Library | Book + Container |
| Light bulb | Light + Container |
| Magic lamp | Djinn (DLC) + Container |
| Mimic | Monster (DLC) + Container |
| Nest | Egg + Container |
| Ocean | Tide + Container |
| Orchard | Fruit tree + Container |
| Pandora’s box | Container + Good Container + Evil |
| Pirate ship | Pirate + Container |
| Post office | Mailman + Container |
| Pyramid | Mummy + Container Container + Book of the dead |
| Sack | Container + Flour Container + Salt Container + Letter |
| Safe | Container + Gun Container + Gold |
| Scuba tank | Container + Air Container + Atmosphere Container + Oxygen |
| Silo | Wheat + Container |
| Solar system | Planet + Container Sun + Container Mars + Container Mercury + Container Venus + Container Jupiter + Container Saturn + Container |
| Spaceship | Astronaut + Container |
| Toolbox | Tool + Container Hammer + Container Ruler + Container Steel wool + Container Chain + Container |
| Trainyard | Train + Container |
| Tree | Nest + Container |
| UFO | Alien + Container |
| Universe | Space + Container Galaxy cluster + Container |
| Vase | Container + Flower Container + Rose |
| Village | House + Container Bakery + Container |
| Volcano | Lava + Container |
| Zoo | Animal + Container |
Little Alchemy 2 category
Container has one category in the encyclopedia – Containers
DLC packs needed
You don’t need any extra DLC packs to make Container