Free Printable Mazes

These free printable mazes range from beginner mazes that even a small child can solve to complicated, intricate monstrosities that will puzzle even the most brilliant adult, at least for a few minutes!

Mazes teach children problem solving skills (look at the big picture but start small and look for ways to get to the end all the way through the maze) and flexibility (you hit a dead end? go back and take a new route).

But, most of all, mazes are fun! They also get kids away from the computer doing some hands-on problem solving.

Image of The Everything Kids' Mazes Book: Twist, Squirm, and Wind Your Way Through Subways, Museums, Monster Lairs, and Tombs (Everything Kids Series) courtesy of Amazon.

Updated: 5.4.13

Kids like to succeed. Give young kids who can hold a crayon or pencil some easy mazes to solve.

You may need to help them at first. When they are solving the mazes on their own then let them figure out the puzzle for themselves and watch them shine!

These mazes are suitable for kids ages 3 and up. Be sure to check out the books to match the skill needed with your child's skill level. If something is too hard, it can turn off anyone!

Little ones can be messy. Make clean up easy with washable crayons.

These maze books contain mazes to challenge and intrigue older kids, who like a good challenge.

These clipboards are a great way to let kids do a printable activity just about anywhere. The clipboard acts as a mini-desk holding the paper still while kids solve the puzzles.

Draw a Shape Then Fill It With a Maze

If you want a real challenge, ask kids to draw a shape (just the outline) of an object. It can be anything, like a tree or a house or an animal. Anything.

Then you take the picture and make a maze inside the shape. Be sure to mark the start and finish points so they'll know where those points are.

Use your judgment on how hard or challenging to make the maze. Go easy on little kids and make an older child's maze difficult so it's a challenge.

The Bearded Bunny Art Blog contains some fabulous works of art that also happen to be printable mazes!

Check them out by visiting the Web site, and then print a few. Can you solve them? If not, I think they are all beautiful and works of art suitable for framing!

This "maze" book starts the maze on the first page and it's continued on to the end with clues along the way.

This is not a maze to sit down and solve in one sitting but more of a project! Perfect for the brainiac who loves a challenge.

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