Published Nov 5, 2026
Start at the top left. Finish at the bottom right.
Made with the help of AI from public curriculum standards, then checked. Mistakes can slip through, so please look it over before use. Found one? Tell us and we will fix it.
In this easy winter maze, your child helps a snowflake find its way to a mitten. Wide paths and only a few turns make it just right for four- and five-year-olds who are new to mazes. Following a path from start to finish trains your child to look ahead and plan, to notice when a way is blocked, and to try again calmly. Steering a crayon between the walls also builds the hand control your child will need for writing letters next year.
Head Start ELOF P-PMP 3: Building hand strength and control for holding pencils, cutting, and tracing
Head Start ELOF P-ATL 7: Sticking with a task even when it gets hard
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Let your child trace the path with a finger first, then with a crayon. Show where the maze starts and ends before beginning. Bumping into walls is normal at this age, so focus on finishing rather than neatness. If your child gets stuck in a dead end, ask: where was the last place you could turn? Going back is part of solving a maze, not a mistake.
Easier: Draw the first few steps of the path together, or let your child move a small button or coin along the maze instead of drawing.
Harder: Ask your child to solve it with a pencil without touching any walls, then draw a second, new path on the back of the page.
It is made for Pre-K (ages 4-5). The level is ★ easy, so it works well as a first practice page.
About 10 minutes. Young children can do it in two short sittings with a break in between.
On the second page of the PDF and on this page under Show the answer key. To print for a whole class, print only the first page of the PDF.
Head Start ELOF P-PMP 3 (building hand strength and control for holding pencils, cutting, and tracing); Head Start ELOF P-ATL 7 (sticking with a task even when it gets hard).
Yes. Print as many copies as you need for your own children or students. Please do not resell it or upload it to other websites.
