Doing a puzzle is great exercise for your child's brain! These printable puzzles make fun time-fillers too.
Puzzles
Puzzles
Dot-to-dots, mazes, crosswords, wordsearches and more
Dot-to-dots
Dot-to-dot puzzles help younger children practise their number skills, whilst having fun.
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Little white paws puzzleConnect the dots to find out who has little white paws!Age: 3-4 yearsDownload -
Underwater puzzlesSea turtles live in warm coral seas, and in cooler oceans. Join the dots to see who else lives with the turtles.Age: 5-6 yearsDownload
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High in the sky dot-to-dotYounger children can practise their pen control with these friendly dot-to-dot puzzles.Age: 3-4 yearsDownload
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Arctic dot-to-dotsCan you complete the snowy scene by joining each group of dots?Age: 5-6 yearsDownload
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Word searches
Find the hidden words in puzzles that boost spelling skills.
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Pirate wordsearch puzzleWhich pirate stole the ship? Solve the wordsearch to find out!Age: 5-6 yearsDownload
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Toy WordsearchSkateboard or scooter? What would you like for Christmas? Find all the toys hidden in this wordsearch.Age: 5-6 yearsDownload
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Sporty wordsearchesHop, skip, jump and flop - can you spot all the words in these jumping wordsearches?Age: 7+ yearsDownload
Mazes
Help your child develop problem-solving skills with these maze puzzles.
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On the Moon mazeHelp astronaut Buzz find the way back to the lunar module.
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Great Wall of China mazeCan you help the tourists find their way to the Great Wall of China?Age: 5-6 yearsDownload
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Coral mazeCan you find your way around the spiny red tentacles of this coral without bumping into any fish?Age: 5-6 yearsDownload
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Look and find puzzles
Children's patience and observation skills will be put to the test with these look and find puzzles.
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Look and find big catsFind the big cat dressed for bed, the missing hat, belt and shoes and more.Age: 5-6 yearsDownload
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Lots of dogs to findCan you spot a dog who can tell the time? A dog wearing a collar and lots more?Age: 5-6 yearsDownload
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Dinosaur puzzleCan you spot a dinosaur with a laptop, a sneaky snake and lots more in this dinosaur picture?Age: 5-6 yearsDownload
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Kangaroo look and find puzzleCan you spot a kangaroo in a bow tie? Eight kangaroos with shopping bags and a kangaroo with a birthday cake?Age: 5-6 yearsDownload
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Look and find in the forestCan you spot a dog, a fox up a tree, a fox in a box, and more?Age: 5-6 yearsDownload
Crosswords and Sudoku puzzles
Great for logic, memory development and vocabulary building.
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Winter crosswordSolve the clues to fill in the blank spaces with wintery words.Age: 5-6 yearsDownload
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Planet Earth Crosswords 1Can you solve these two crosswords? (Answers on the second page).Age: 5-6 yearsDownload
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Valentine's Day SudokuFill every row, column and block with the six symbols at the bottom.Age: 7+ yearsDownload
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Snowy sudokuChallenge yourself and fill in the grids, rows and columns with the word ‘snow’.Age: 5-6 yearsDownload
Online puzzles
No need to print off these activities because they're all online! Try a world adventure game, a memory puzzle game and a nature-themed look and find puzzle. Click through for links to some of the best from Usborne Quicklinks.
