Small Maze for Ages 4-5 — Set 471062

One small 8×6 maze can keep the whole family busy on a weekend morning when the youngest solver, aged 4 to 5, leads a relay round the table.

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All printables: Mazes

Maze: small (ages 4-5)

How to use this worksheet

Print one copy for the family relay and an extra one for the youngest to solve alone afterward.
Relay round: the youngest draws from the entrance to the first junction, then passes the pencil to the next person, and so on around the table.
The youngest always draws the final stretch into the exit, so the finish belongs to them.

What this worksheet teaches

A small maze is short enough for a whole family to finish in one relay, yet the youngest still has to follow the route and make real choices when it is their turn. Watching older relatives look ahead and sometimes back out of a dead end shows a four- or five-year-old that mistakes are normal, and the solo round afterward lets them use what they saw.

Play idea

Take a photo finish. Each weekend, lay the finished sheets on the table and take a picture for a family album. After a month, look back together and see how the youngest's lines have become steadier and quicker to reach the exit.

Questions and answers

Questions from parents

What if someone in the relay takes a wrong turn?

The next person can rub it out and choose again, which shows the youngest that the family fixes mistakes together.

Why does the youngest draw the last stretch?

Finishing the route gives them the moment of success and keeps them involved to the end.

Is the 8×6 maze too simple for older siblings?

On its own, perhaps; in a relay the challenge is teamwork and continuing someone else's line neatly.