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Make Your Own Connect the Dots for Kids

Invent a dot-to-dot for a friend. Use the empty frame below for up to 12 numbered dots, then let someone connect them in order to discover your shape. This is a new drawing, not an answer to a puzzle on this site.

Plan a path, then hide it

  1. Lightly sketch a simple shape on scrap paper. Pick 3 to 12 corners or turns for dots; leave room for their numbers.
  2. Copy only the dots into the blank frame. Number them 1, 2, 3 and so on in the order your pencil should travel. Keep nearby dots far enough apart to tell them apart.
  3. Erase any light guide lines between the dots. Give the unjoined puzzle to a friend to test: can they follow every number without guessing where to start?
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Original mini-example: start at 1, go down to 2, then up to 3 to draw a V. The sample is separate from your blank frame; make your own route instead of copying it.

My dot-to-dot puzzle

Title (optional):  

Creator check: Are all numbers in order? Is each dot easy to see? Did you erase the connecting lines before sharing?

Need a model? Read the beginner dot-to-dot guide or try the Star puzzle. Browse all connect-the-dots puzzles.