Plan a seasonal offline activity session
Build a short session around one theme instead of printing everything. A drawing, one puzzle and a free-making activity provide different kinds of practice.
Worked example
For a birthday theme, choose one party-hat coloring sheet and the first birthday maze. Begin with coloring, try the maze, then use a blank page to design a new hat. Keep the answer page aside until the child wants to compare a route. Save the PDFs before going offline.
Try it step by step
- Tap to Color
Pick a color, then tap a shape.
- Garden Maze
Help the little explorer reach the star. Trace the open path with your finger, tap the arrows, or use your arrow keys.
A useful hint
Offer a choice of two themes. Leave time for the child's own ideas and stop before the session feels like a stack of tasks.
Simple activities, gentle encouragement, and room to explore at your own pace. Big buttons and simple controls on phones, tablets, and computers.
Questions to discuss
- What did you notice first?
- Can you show another example?
- How did you check your answer?
Printables
Birthday coloring pages
Six original outline sheets: four single subjects and two new scenes. Use crayons or pencils and add a background of your own.
Birthday mazes
Find the route through three different mazes, from a small grid to a larger challenge. Each maze has a checked solution on its answer page.
Games to practise
Tap to Color
Pick a happy color and make 370 pictures your own.
Garden Maze
Follow a winding path to a shiny little star.
Copy the Tile Picture
Copy the Tile Picture. Translate positions from a reference grid to a blank grid. Three levels to explore at your own pace.
Solid Shape Faces
Solid Shape Faces. Distinguish flat faces on common three-dimensional shapes. Three levels to explore at your own pace.
Quarter Turn Grid
Quarter Turn Grid. Transform every cell position in a small matrix. Three levels to explore at your own pace.