Buying guide
At five, many children are just starting to read, which rules out most puzzle books. This guide explains what works at this age, how to help without taking over, and why our maze pack is built to start small.
By the Buy Activity Books team · Updated · 3 min read
The best activity book for a 5-year-old needs no reading and gives a quick win. Mazes are ideal: the goal is obvious, small mazes can be finished in minutes, and difficulty can grow as the child does. Our pack starts with 6 by 6 mazes and grows to 14 by 14.
Thirty printable mazes that start small and grow, so a five-year-old can finish the first page and an eight-year-old still has a challenge at the end.
| Mazes for Kids | |
|---|---|
| Best for | 5 to 8 |
| Puzzles | 30 |
| Grid | 6 by 6 to 14 by 14 |
| Difficulty | Grows page by page |
| Pages (A4) | 40 |
| Answer key | Yes |
| Paper sizes | A4 and US Letter |
| Price | $5.99 |
Five-year-olds can follow a path with a finger or pencil, notice when they hit a dead end and try again. What they usually cannot do yet is read instructions. That makes mazes the most independent puzzle at this age: the start and finish are marked, and the rule needs no words.
Our mazes start at 6 by 6 and grow to 14 by 14 through the thirty pages, so a five-year-old can finish the first page and an eight-year-old still has a challenge at the end.
Once letters are familiar, usually from around six, a simple word search is the natural next puzzle. Our kids' word search uses big letters on a 10 by 10 grid with words that only run forwards.
Every puzzle in our packs is generated and then checked by computer before it is allowed into a pack. Anything that fails a check is thrown away and replaced.
One route per maze
Every maze is a perfect maze, so there is exactly one way through.
One solution per sudoku
Each sudoku is solved by computer and kept only if it has one answer.
Every word once
Each word-search word is checked to appear exactly once in its grid.
Answers included
Every pack ends with a full answer key, in A4 and US Letter.
Some can, especially with help. Most children find word searches easier from about six. Mazes are the better first puzzle.
The first small mazes take a few minutes. The largest ones at the end of the pack take much longer, which is why the pack lasts.
Yes. Every pack ends with a full answer key, so a parent, teacher or the solver can check the work.
Straight away. The download page opens as soon as payment goes through, and a link is emailed to you as well, so there is no shipping and no wait.
After checkout you download a PDF in both A4 and US Letter. Print it on any home, office or school printer, single or double sided. Ordinary printer paper works well for pencil.
