Make Your Own Printable Maze for Kids
Be the maze designer! Begin at S (A1) and finish at F (F6). Trace one connected path across neighboring squares, moving only up, down, left or right. Shade squares you want to turn into walls; never shade S or F.
Design your six-by-six maze
First sketch a route in pencil from S to F. Leave one short open branch off the route that reaches a dead end, so a solver has to backtrack. Then shade the remaining squares as walls. More than one design can work.
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | S | |||||
| B | ||||||
| C | ||||||
| D | ||||||
| E | ||||||
| F | F |
Test it with someone else
- Can they move from S to F without crossing an X (wall) or jumping diagonally?
- Where did they reach a dead end? Ask them to back up to the last fork.
- If they cannot reach F, erase one wall and test again.
My solver backtracked at:
One wall or branch I changed:
Adults: see one separate sample design. To practice solving first, use the beginner maze guide, try the Mouse and Cheese Maze, or browse all printable mazes.