Buying guide
Some days call for a puzzle pack that fits the moment: a long stay on a hospital ward, eight hours in the car, a month of fasting, a wedding dinner that runs past bedtime. Our themed packs are built for exactly those days, with word searches about the place and the occasion and mazes in between.
By the Buy Activity Books team · Updated · 3 min read
A themed activity book matches its puzzles to a situation, so the words a child finds are about where they are and what is happening. Ours mix 16 themed word searches with 8 mazes for ages 6 to 9, one puzzle per page, with answers at the back. Print as many as you need.
Twenty-four quiet puzzles for a child spending time in hospital: gentle word searches about helpers, get-well cards, cosy things and going home, mixed with mazes that grow page by page. Nothing about treatments or procedures.
Twenty-four screen-free puzzles for car rides, flights and train journeys: word searches about airports, road signs, packing, snacks and hotels, mixed with mazes that grow as the miles go by.
Twenty-four puzzles for the holy month and Eid: word searches about suhoor and iftar, the mosque, good deeds, giving, moon phases, Eid sweets and gifts, mixed with mazes. Enough for most of the month, one a day.
Twenty-four puzzles to keep young guests happy at the reception table: word searches about the cake, the flowers, the band, the dance floor and the photos, mixed with mazes. Print a set for every child at the wedding.
| Hospital Stay | Road Trip and Travel | Ramadan and Eid | Kids Wedding | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Best for | 6 to 9 | 6 to 9 | 6 to 9 | 6 to 9 |
| Puzzles | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 |
| Grid | 10 by 10 word search, mazes 6 to 12 | 10 by 10 word search, mazes 6 to 12 | 10 by 10 word search, mazes 6 to 12 | 10 by 10 word search, mazes 6 to 12 |
| Difficulty | Gentle, everyday themes | Car, plane, train and hotel themes | Ramadan and Eid themes | Wedding and party themes |
| Pages (A4) | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 |
| Answer key | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Paper sizes | A4 and US Letter | A4 and US Letter | A4 and US Letter | A4 and US Letter |
| Price | $4.99 | $4.99 | $4.99 | $4.99 |
| Situation | Pack | Why it fits |
|---|---|---|
| Child staying in hospital | Hospital Stay | Gentle everyday words, one sheet at a time in bed |
| Car trip or flight | Road Trip and Travel | Airports, road signs, packing, hotels |
| Ramadan and Eid | Ramadan and Eid | Suhoor, iftar, the mosque, giving, Eid |
| Wedding with children | Kids Wedding | Cake, flowers, band, dance floor |
A child who finds the word LANTERN while lanterns hang in the window, or RUNWAY while waiting at the gate, connects the puzzle with the day. That makes the puzzle easier to start and more fun to finish, especially for children who are not keen on puzzles in general.
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.
Ages 6 to 9, or any child who can read short words. The mazes need no reading at all, so younger brothers and sisters can join in with those pages.
No. Our themed packs are built around situations rather than holidays, with one exception: Ramadan and Eid.
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.
Yes. Every pack ends with a full answer key, so a parent, teacher or the solver can check the work.
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.
Yes. For personal and classroom use: print as many copies as your household or class needs. You may not resell the files or the printed pages.
