Witch's Maze: Help the Witch Find Her Food!
Guiding the witch through the maze to her food asks children to visually scan several possible paths, mentally rule out the dead ends, and commit to a single route — an early form of planning and problem-solving that lays groundwork for later logical thinking. The seasonal Halloween theme also makes this a fun, low-pressure way to build maze-solving skills without it feeling like schoolwork.
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Preschool Scissor Skills Activity Book: Fine Motor & Craft Fun for Ages 3-6
This is page 14 of the pack. Ages 3-6 · Preschool–KindergartenAges 3-6 · Nursery–Year 1Ages 3-6 · Nursery–UKGAges 3-6
Curriculum
- Cognitive - Problem Solving > Mazes
How to use this worksheet
Point out the witch at the start of the maze and her food at the end, and let your child study the paths with their eyes before picking up a pencil. Have them use a finger to trace a possible route first, backtracking if they hit a dead end. Once they've found a path that works, hand them a pencil or crayon to trace the correct route from start to finish. Let them color the witch and her food once the maze is solved.
Materials needed
- Pencil
- Crayons
Extension activities
- 1Create a simple maze on paper using two markers and see if your child can trace a path through it.
- 2Build a mini maze out of blocks, cushions, or cardboard for your child to physically walk through.
- 3Talk about other Halloween characters and imagine what kind of maze they might need to solve.
- 4Time how long it takes to solve the maze, then try again to see if speed improves.
- 5Draw a second, trickier maze with more dead ends for extra practice.
Written by
Hemsweta Jain · Teacher Cheena
MBA and Early Childhood Educator, teaching since 2014 · Founder of RaisoActive, Mumbai
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