Screen-free learning activities

Screen-free learning activities: no-material logic, attention and number games at home, printable puzzles and free activity cards PDF. Ages 4–10.

Why screen-free?

Short screen games can help, but playing with paper, pencils and objects builds fine motor skills, patience and time together. A good balance: learn on screen, reinforce on paper.

5 games with no materials

• "What's missing?" — cover the objects and hide one.
• Skip-counting jumps — jump while counting in 2s and 5s.
• Detective riddles — find the object from clues.
• Colour hunt — 5 things of the same colour in 1 minute.
• Ordering game — line up toys by height.

5 pencil-and-paper activities

• 4×4 sudoku — how do you solve it?
• Maze — maze PDF guide
• Number patterns — Grade 2 logic questions
• Symmetry completion and odd one out — free PDFs
• Weekly puzzle — Puzzle of the Week

Card jar routine

1. Prepare the jar: Print and cut out the free activity cards.
2. One card a day: Your child draws a card from the jar.
3. Play together: Play together for 10–15 minutes.
4. Reinforce on paper: Add a puzzle page a few times a week.

📄 10 Screen-Free Activity Cards (free PDF)

Levelled next steps: packs

• Picture Sudoku 4×4 Pack — 48 puzzles, ages 6–8
• Number Sudoku 6×6 Pack — 48 puzzles, ages 9–12
• Way Home Mazes — 30 mazes, ages 6–8

All packs are A4 PDFs with solutions; prices include VAT, payment via Payhip.

Start for free

• Free activity PDFs — download and print right away.
• Puzzle of the Week — three new puzzles every Monday.
• Puzzle of the Day — one a day on screen.
• For more printable puzzle packs (A4 PDF with solutions, prices incl. VAT).