Gingerbread Man Mazes with 64, 169 or 394 Cells
Gingerbread man maze printables in three levels: 64 wide cells for ages 3 to 5, 169 for ages 6 to 8 and 394 narrow ones for ages 9 to 12, with answers.
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A cookie with its arms out
Every page of this gingerbread man maze fits inside a cookie: a round head on a short neck, two arms held straight out with rounded hands, an oval body and two short legs with round feet. The maze walls follow the smooth outline in small square steps on the inside. Start and Finish are far apart on every level. Each sits at the end of a short channel through a gap, and the second page shows the answer.
Easy, medium and hard
Only 64 cells, each 12 mm wide, make up the easy cookie for ages 3 to 5, which leaves room for a crayon. The route uses 27 of them as it runs from the left side of the head down through the neck and body to the outside of the right leg, just above the right foot.
The medium cookie also starts at the left side of the head, a little higher, and has 169 cells of 8 mm for ages 6 to 8. Its 70-cell route swings out toward the right arm and ends at the right foot.
The hard gingerbread man reverses the trip. Its 394 cells of 5.5 mm reach into the head, both hands and both feet, for ages 9 to 12. The 148-cell route runs across the cookie from below the right hand to the outside of the left leg, just above the left foot. Fit to page shrinks those paths. The A4 or US Letter print has to stay at 100 percent so a pencil still fits inside them.
Holiday parties
The cookie is a quiet task for a holiday party, a waiting room or the last minutes before a school break. Once the path is done, children often color it brown and add a bow tie.
Skills practiced & tips
- Find both arrows before the pencil goes down; they sit far apart on every level.
- Trace the route with a finger first, then draw it.
- If the line hits a dead end, go back to the last fork and try the other way.
- On the hard page, use a sharp pencil to stay inside the 5.5 mm paths.
- Color the cookie brown around the finished route and add a bow tie.
Gingerbread Man fun facts
- The word gingerbread first meant preserved ginger and only later came to mean a ginger cake or cookie.
- A ginger plant grows long, narrow leaves and can stand about 1 meter tall.
- Some old gingerbread was pressed into carved wooden molds instead of being cut out.
Classroom ideas
- Pre-K (ages 3 to 5): solve the easy maze with a finger, then with a thick crayon, as a hand warm-up.
- Grade 1: work in pairs on the medium page, one child drawing while the other says left, right, up or down.
- Grades 4 to 6: compare the three route lengths, 27, 70 and 148 cells, and plot them on a bar graph.
More gingerbread man activities
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Frequently asked questions
Is the easy cookie wide enough for a crayon?
Yes. The easy maze has 64 cells of 12 mm and a route of 27 cells. The medium maze has 169 cells of 8 mm and a 70-cell route, and the hard maze, with 394 cells of 5.5 mm and a 148-cell route, calls for a sharp pencil.
Which way does the hard cookie run?
It reverses the trip. The easy and medium cookies start outside the left side of the head and end at the right foot, on the outside of the right leg on the easy page and outside the foot itself on the medium page. The hard cookie starts below the right hand and ends outside the left leg, just above the left foot.
Does the hard maze reach into the hands and feet?
Yes. Its walls reach into the head, both hands and both feet, and the route starts below the right hand and ends outside the left leg, just above the left foot.
Can I check the answer?
Yes. The second page of each PDF shows the solved route.
About this printable
- Made with AI assistance (vector drawing authored by a language model) and checked by automated tests and an AI reviewer.
- Checked by automated tests and an AI reviewer on 22 Oct 2026.
- Free for personal and single-classroom use. See the license. Read the license · How these are made · Report a problem.
- Vector PDF, 2 pages, 186×254 mm art box — prints edge-safe on A4 and US Letter.
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