Online Mazes for Kids: Solve by Drawing the Path with a Stylus or Finger

1. Open a maze with Play

On the mazes page (/en/maze/), press “▶ Play Easy first” in any theme, or open a single maze and press the green “▶ Play” button at the top of the tools. It opens in a new window (tab), so the maze page stays where it was.

The play screen has no site menu, just the maze and its tools. The maze name and a timer sit at the top; “Full screen (⛶)” in the top-right corner hides the browser bar too, and “Back to the maze page” in the top-left takes you back.

2. Drawing the path

• Start on the start arrow or at the end of your line (where the character is) and draw along the path with a stylus, finger or mouse. If you start somewhere else, a message reminds you to keep drawing from the end of your line.
• The line snaps to the middle of each cell, so a slightly wobbly hand still makes a neat line.
• Drawing fast does not skip cells. The stroke is split into small steps and each cell is checked in turn.
• A diagonal move turns along whichever side is open.
• Tap anywhere on your line to carry on from that point; the part after it is erased.
• Choose from four pen colors: red, blue, green and purple.

3. Walls and going back

If there is a wall in the way, the line stops in front of it. The spot flashes red and the message says “That is a wall! Try another way.” Android devices that support vibration give a short buzz. Because a line can never cross a wall, nobody can “finish” by cutting through.

If you are in a dead end, simply go back the way you came. The line erases as you retrace it, so no eraser is needed. Going back to a junction and trying the other way is the basic way to solve a maze, and on screen it is easy to do as often as you like.

4. Hint, Show answer and Start over

• Hint: yellow dots sparkle for 2.6 seconds on the next 6 cells from the end of your line toward the finish. If you are off the path in a dead end, it first shows the way back to the junction. You can press it more than once.
• Show answer: draws the answer line from start to finish over the maze. Press again to hide it.
• Start over: clears your line, the timer and the wall count, and starts fresh.

5. At the finish: time and stars

When your line reaches the finish arrow, a “You made it!” box shows your time, how many times you bumped into walls, and your stars:

• 3 stars: 2 wall bumps or fewer
• 2 stars: 3 to 6 wall bumps, or if you used a hint (a hint caps the score at 2 stars)
• 1 star: 7 or more wall bumps, or if you used Show answer
• The buttons let you play the same maze again, go to the “Next maze” (the next level of the same theme; after Hard, the Easy maze of another theme), or return to all mazes.

6. Tips for each device

• Tablet with a stylus: the closest thing to paper. After you draw with the stylus once, a palm resting on the screen will not draw.
• Tablet with a finger: young children may find a finger easier. In landscape the maze is bigger; in portrait the tools move below it. A second finger touching the screen is ignored.
• Phone: in portrait, the tools sit in two rows below the maze. The screen is small, so Easy or Medium suit it best; for Hard, turn on Full screen.
• Computer: hold the mouse button and drag to draw. The arrow keys move one cell at a time, so children who are not yet steady with a mouse can play too.

7. Using screen and paper together

• Solve a maze on screen, then print the same maze and solve it again with a pencil: a fun way to see whether the path has stuck.
• Or solve on paper first and check with “Show answer” on screen.
• In class, show the computer on a TV or projector: children call out “Up! Right!” and the teacher moves with the arrow keys.

Try the mazes from this guide

Open a maze to download its question and answer sheets, or press Play to solve it with a stylus or finger in a new window.

Sea Turtle Reef MazeMedium · Ages 6–7▶ Play

Space Rocket Planet MazeEasy · Ages 4–5▶ Play

Yellow Submarine Treasure MazeMedium · Ages 6–7▶ Play

Honeybee Hive MazeHard · Ages 8+▶ Play

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