Medium Maze for Ages 6-8 — Set 146383
This 12×9 maze starts at a blank entrance, and a 6- to 8-year-old fills it by drawing their own tiny traveler there before setting off through the corridors.
1 A4 page · for home and classroom use
Maze: medium (ages 6-7)
How to use this worksheet
- Ask your child to invent a tiny traveler: a robot, a snail, a rocket or anything that fits beside the entrance.
- Draw it small, about the size of one grid square, so it does not cover the walls.
- Then guide the traveler from the entrance to the exit, drawing the path as their trail.
- At the exit, draw what the traveler finds there, such as a house, a treasure chest or a finish flag.
What this worksheet teaches
Drawing a character first gives the route a purpose and makes children more careful with the line that follows. Fitting a picture into one square practices small-scale drawing control, and the medium grid still asks for planning, scanning corridors and handling dead ends.
Play idea
Print two copies: your child and a family member each draw a different traveler at the entrance and solve their own copy. Afterward, compare how the two travelers found the same way home.
Questions and answers
Questions from parents
Is there a character printed on the page?
No, the page holds only the maze and its single route; the traveler is your child's own drawing.
Will drawing slow down the solving?
Slightly, but that helps: children who have drawn their traveler tend to steer the line more carefully through the 12×9 grid.
What if my child doesn't like drawing?
A simple symbol, such as a star or their initial, works just as well as a starting marker.