Puzzles for Kids - Easy Picture Sudoku

Sudoku is the latest puzzle craze and even the kids want to get in on the scene. My kids love doing sudoku puzzles. But the regular ones are too hard for my younger ones. So I decided to great some easy sudoku puzzles for kids.

Only these sudoku puzzles have a twist. Instead of numbers there are pictures. On this one there is a ball, heart, smiley face and snowflake. And to make it even easier (No drawing involved!). I have added cut out squares of the missing numbers. So not only do your kids get to increase their thinking skills with these logic puzzles but younger ones can practice cutting.

These sudoku puzzles have 1 picture for each square instead of the numbers 1 - 4. Here are some sudoku tips:

• There can only be 1 of each picture in each row across.
• There can only be 1 of each picture in each column down.
• There can only be 1 of each picture in each square.

Here's another great idea for using these sudoku puzzles. Print them out and laminate. Cut out the puzzle board and add a small piece of Velcro on the empty squares. Add the opposite side of the Velcro to the playing pieces. Now the kids can reposition them over and over and the crossword puzzle can be used again and again.

Easy Picture Sudoko

You can also use dry erase markers or write & wipe crayons on a laminated board if you want to draw the pictures yourself. You can find math worksheets, math puzzles, coloring pages and all kinds of educational activities and printables here at Kids Crafts.

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Illuminated Mega Sudoku Puzzle Game
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~Belinda Mooney

Belinda J. Mooney is a veteran homeschool mom of 7. She loves incorporating all types of learning from cooking to crafts into her children's learning. Her kids, ages 25 down to 7, can often be seen wearing togas (or other strange clothing) to dinner, doing school outside or leaping fences to get a picture of a strange bug. Her husband has threatened to eat the science projects.