Two Large Mazes for Ages 8-10 — Set 223368
A gray, wet afternoon with a restless 8- to 10-year-old calls for more than a quick puzzle, and two large mazes on one sheet make a proper indoor challenge.
1 A4 page · for home and classroom use
Maze: large (ages 8+)
How to use this worksheet
- Turn the kitchen table into a 'maze station' with sharpened pencils and a drink, so the challenge feels like an event.
- Start with the first 16×12 maze, take a break for a snack, then tackle the second one.
- If a friend or sibling is also stuck indoors, print one sheet each and swap mazes halfway through.
What this worksheet teaches
A 16×12 grid has 192 cells and one route through them, so these mazes reward strategy rather than luck. Older children can try looking for the exit's corridor first and working toward it, or ruling out whole areas that are clearly closed off. The long path also asks for sustained attention and a steady pencil over several minutes.
Play idea
Hold a rainy-day championship: for each maze, the solver earns a point for reaching the exit, a bonus point for no erased lines and another for explaining one dead end they avoided. Keep the score on the back and play a rematch with a new sheet the next time it rains.