Two Hard Mazes for Ages 7–8
A double challenge for seven- and eight-year-olds: two large mazes side by side, with routes of 119 and 99 squares and 44 dead ends between them, plus an answer page.
1 A4 page · for home and classroom use
Maze: large (ages 8+)
How to use this worksheet
- Print both pages; the second shows both solutions in red and stays with the adult.
- In the left maze, the route starts by running straight down the left edge for seven squares, then turns right and later even climbs to the top-right corner.
- The right maze begins with two steps right, one down and two back to the left, so read it carefully.
- Check each maze against the answer page before starting the next.
What this worksheet teaches
These are long, branching mazes. The left route passes through 119 of the 192 squares, well over half the grid, and meets 15 places where the path splits; the right route covers 99 squares with 12 splits. Solving them means holding a plan, tracking explored corridors and staying calm after mistakes. At seven and eight, that persistence carries over to long reading passages and multi-step math problems.
Play idea
Turn it into a friendly contest: two players each take a maze, then swap. Afterward, compare routes on the answer page and talk about which maze felt harder and why.