Collection · 8 activities
Puzzle and maze activities
Build it. Solve it. Build it again.
Eight puzzles and mazes kids make themselves from cardboard, tape, and recyclables — then solve. The build is half the fun: cutting the channels, setting the pieces, testing whether the pom-pom gets through. Problem-solving wrapped in a craft.
In this collection
8 activities to get outside
Animal Maze Printable
Bottle Cap Pinball Maze
Diamond Easter Egg Puzzle
Earth Cardboard Puzzle
Painter's Tape Wall Maze
Pizza Tape Puzzle
Pom-Pom Straw Maze
Vertical Bunny Maze
Before you start
What you'll need
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From your craft drawer
- ·Paper (white or coloured)
- ·Card stock or cardboard scraps
- ·White craft glue or glue stick
- ·Washable paint and brushes
- ·Googly eyes (optional)
- ·Markers or crayons
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Handy extras
- ·A small basket or bag for collecting
- ·Newspaper or a tray for paint mess
- ·Scissors (adult-supervised)
- ·A damp cloth for sticky fingers
Common questions
Questions parents ask
Which one keeps kids busy the longest?
Painter's Tape Wall Maze — the build alone takes 20 minutes, then kids race toys through it for another hour. It can be peeled off and redesigned the next day.
Are these replayable?
Yes. The tape mazes can be peeled, redesigned, and replayed indefinitely. The cardboard puzzles hold up to repeated solving without falling apart if you use stiff corrugated board.
Good for siblings working together?
Bottle Cap Pinball Maze is best built as a team — one person holds, one tapes. Painter's Tape Wall Maze works as a race once it is built.
Do these work for school-age kids or just preschoolers?
Bottle Cap Pinball Maze and Painter's Tape Wall Maze are genuinely engaging for ages 6 to 10. The printable and tape puzzles skew younger. The collection has something for the full 3–12 range.