How to Make Small in Little Alchemy 2

Make things a bit tinier with the Small element.

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The Small element in Little Alchemy 2 allows players to take other elements and make them smaller. There are multiple ways to create Small, but requires a process that involves dozens of elements to get there.

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How to Make Small in Little Alchemy 2

There are 12 recipes that players can use to make Small. The element can be created by combining Philosophy with any of the following elements:

  • Ant
  • Bacteria
  • Bee
  • Carbon Dioxide
  • Confetti
  • Oxygen
  • Ozone
  • Pebble
  • Rivulet
  • Scorpion
  • Seahorse
  • Spider

Fastest Methods to Make Small in Little Alchemy 2

There are two ways to quickly make Small if you simply want to get to the element from the start. This method does require the Time element, which is unlocked by completing 100 combinations already.

  • 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
  • Life + Mud = Bacteria
  • Philosophy + Bacteria = Small

The other method does not require Time, and only makes a slight change to the complete recipe above. It is the same number of steps regardless of which method you choose.

  • 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
  • Life + Mud = Bacteria
  • Philosophy + Bacteria = Small

For more on Little Alchemy 2, check out how to make Evil for more combinations.

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