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Printable puzzles for seniors

28 large print puzzles in six kinds, so a morning of sudoku can move on to a maze, a dot to dot or a color by number without hunting for another site. Big cells, heavy lines, gentle levels, and the answer on the last page of every PDF.

28 printable sheets · Checked and published by Nora Quill

Large print sudoku

Six easy 9x9 boards at 22 mm a square, the biggest sudoku cells on this site. Forty clues each, and every board falls to plain scanning for the one digit that fits.

Large print sudoku printable with 22 mm squares, easy, 40 clues, puzzle 168101 Large print sudoku 1: 22 mm squares, easy One board filling the page at 22 mm a square, the largest squares this site prints for a 9x9. Easy: 40 clues and 41 squares to fill. It solves by scanning for singles, with no further technique. Puzzle #168101. PDF
Large print sudoku printable with 22 mm squares, easy, 40 clues, puzzle 168102 Large print sudoku 2: 22 mm squares, easy One board filling the page at 22 mm a square, the largest squares this site prints for a 9x9. Easy: 40 clues and 41 squares to fill. It solves by scanning for singles, with no further technique. Puzzle #168102. PDF
Large print sudoku printable with 22 mm squares, easy, 40 clues, puzzle 168103 Large print sudoku 3: 22 mm squares, easy One board filling the page at 22 mm a square, the largest squares this site prints for a 9x9. Easy: 40 clues and 41 squares to fill. It solves by scanning for singles, with no further technique. Puzzle #168103. PDF
Large print sudoku printable with 22 mm squares, easy, 40 clues, puzzle 168104 Large print sudoku 4: 22 mm squares, easy One board filling the page at 22 mm a square, the largest squares this site prints for a 9x9. Easy: 40 clues and 41 squares to fill. It solves by scanning for singles, with no further technique. Puzzle #168104. PDF
Large print sudoku printable with 22 mm squares, easy, 40 clues, puzzle 168105 Large print sudoku 5: 22 mm squares, easy One board filling the page at 22 mm a square, the largest squares this site prints for a 9x9. Easy: 40 clues and 41 squares to fill. It solves by scanning for singles, with no further technique. Puzzle #168105. PDF
Large print sudoku printable with 22 mm squares, easy, 40 clues, puzzle 168106 Large print sudoku 6: 22 mm squares, easy One board filling the page at 22 mm a square, the largest squares this site prints for a 9x9. Easy: 40 clues and 41 squares to fill. It solves by scanning for singles, with no further technique. Puzzle #168106. PDF

Wide corridor mazes

Five mazes drawn with heavy black walls. Two have 18 mm corridors on a 10 by 13 grid for a quick, sure win; three step up to a 17 by 22 grid with 10 mm corridors.

Large print maze 7: Easy 10 x 13 Large print maze 7: Easy 10 x 13 A 10 by 13 grid. The correct route is 38 steps long and there are 16 dead ends waiting along the way. Puzzle #169501. PDF
Large print maze 8: Easy 10 x 13 Large print maze 8: Easy 10 x 13 130 squares and 14 dead ends. The good route passes through 58 of them. Puzzle #169502. PDF
Large print maze 9: Medium 17 x 22 Large print maze 9: Medium 17 x 22 A 17x22 maze with 43 dead ends. The solution runs 182 steps from the entrance to the exit. Puzzle #169503. PDF
Large print maze 10: Medium 17 x 22 Large print maze 10: Medium 17 x 22 152 steps end to end, spread across a 17 by 22 grid with 41 turnings that lead nowhere. Puzzle #169504. PDF
Large print maze 11: Medium 17 x 22 Large print maze 11: Medium 17 x 22 A grid of 374 squares. Only 88 of them are on the correct route; the rest include 46 dead ends. Puzzle #169505. PDF

Big number dot to dot

Five pictures with 5 mm numbers and bold dots: a daffodil, a Siamese cat and a leafy tree at about 22 dots, then a tulip and a bundle of wheat at about 38.

Large print dot to dot: Daffodil Large print dot to dot: Daffodil Daffodil, joined from 22 dots. The pencil travels about 265 mm and turns a sharp corner 12 times. Puzzle #169511. PDF
Large print dot to dot: Siamese cat Large print dot to dot: Siamese cat Siamese cat, joined from 22 dots. The pencil travels about 295 mm and turns a sharp corner 5 times. Puzzle #169512. PDF
Large print dot to dot: Leafy tree Large print dot to dot: Leafy tree Leafy tree, joined from 22 dots. The pencil travels about 397 mm and turns a sharp corner 9 times. Puzzle #169513. PDF
Large print dot to dot: Tulip Large print dot to dot: Tulip Tulip, joined from 38 dots. The pencil travels about 339 mm and turns a sharp corner 8 times. Puzzle #169514. PDF
Large print dot to dot: Bundle of wheat Large print dot to dot: Bundle of wheat Bundle of wheat, joined from 37 dots. The pencil travels about 318 mm and turns a sharp corner 11 times. Puzzle #169515. PDF

Calm color by number

Four geometric patterns with 28 to 56 roomy regions and a short color key. Fewer, larger shapes than the adult collection, so the numbers print bigger and a session ends before the hand tires.

Color by number printable for adults: lotus mandala, 37 numbered regions and 5 colors Large print color by number: Lotus mandala Lotus mandala: 5 pastel colors spread over 37 numbered regions, with ivory carrying the background in 15 of them. Puzzle #169501. PDF
Color by number printable for adults: quilt diamonds, 28 numbered regions and 8 colors Large print color by number: Quilt diamonds Quilt diamonds, one for a patient adult: 28 regions, 8 colors and rust repeated 5 times. Puzzle #169501. PDF
Color by number printable for adults: kite lattice, 36 numbered regions and 7 colors Large print color by number: Kite lattice Kite lattice: 36 numbered regions and a key of 7 colors in pastel tones. Sky does the most work, claiming 12 regions. Puzzle #169502. PDF
Color by number printable for adults: silk waves, 56 numbered regions and 7 colors Large print color by number: Silk waves Silk waves, 56 regions to fill from 7 colors. Blush takes 8 of them and blush only 8, so save that pencil for last. Puzzle #169501. PDF

Battleship with big squares

Four one-player battleship puzzles on a 6 by 6 grid of 22 mm squares. The row and column counts point to the hidden ships, and plain counting finds every one.

Printable battleship puzzle, 6x6 grid with 6 ships and 2 given squares, puzzle 169701 Battleship puzzle 21: 6x6, counting only A 6 by 6 grid hiding 6 ships: 1 cruiser, 2 destroyers and 3 submarines. You start from 2 given squares and the row and column counts. Puzzle #169701. PDF
Printable battleship puzzle, 6x6 grid with 6 ships and 2 given squares, puzzle 169702 Battleship puzzle 22: 6x6, counting only 6 ships, 10 ship squares and 2 given squares. It solves by counting rows and columns, with no fleet reasoning needed. Puzzle #169702. PDF
Printable battleship puzzle, 6x6 grid with 6 ships and 1 given square, puzzle 169703 Battleship puzzle 23: 6x6, counting only 1 cruiser, 2 destroyers and 3 submarines on a 6 by 6 sea, with 1 given square. 2 rows or columns hold no ship at all, which is where to begin. Puzzle #169703. PDF
Printable battleship puzzle, 6x6 grid with 6 ships and 3 given squares, puzzle 169704 Battleship puzzle 24: 6x6, counting only A 6 by 6 grid hiding 6 ships: 1 cruiser, 2 destroyers and 3 submarines. You start from 3 given squares and the row and column counts. Puzzle #169704. PDF

Large print kakuro

Four 8 by 8 kakuro on 23.5 mm squares, for anyone who likes a little arithmetic with their logic. Each one solves from the sums alone, without trial and error.

Large print kakuro printable, 8x8 with 33 white squares and 26 sums, puzzle 169601 Kakuro 25: large print 8x8 33 squares to fill from 26 sums, on an 8 by 8 grid. Every square falls to the sums alone: 4 of them can be made in only one way. Large print, with 23.5 mm squares. Puzzle #169601. PDF
Large print kakuro printable, 8x8 with 33 white squares and 26 sums, puzzle 169602 Kakuro 26: large print 8x8 An 8 by 8 kakuro with 26 sums and runs of up to 5 squares. It solves by listing which digits can make each sum and crossing the runs. Large print, with 23.5 mm squares. Puzzle #169602. PDF
Large print kakuro printable, 8x8 with 31 white squares and 24 sums, puzzle 169603 Kakuro 27: large print 8x8 31 squares to fill from 24 sums, on an 8 by 8 grid. Every square falls to the sums alone: 6 of them can be made in only one way. Large print, with 23.5 mm squares. Puzzle #169603. PDF
Large print kakuro printable, 8x8 with 24 white squares and 20 sums, puzzle 169604 Kakuro 28: large print 8x8 An 8 by 8 kakuro with 20 sums and runs of up to 4 squares. It solves by listing which digits can make each sum and crossing the runs. Large print, with 23.5 mm squares. Puzzle #169604. PDF

Six kinds of puzzle on one page

Most people who print puzzles for an older relative, a resident or themselves want variety more than difficulty. One person loves numbers, another prefers to draw, and a third just wants something to color while the radio is on. This page keeps all of them together: 28 sheets across sudoku, mazes, dot to dot, color by number, battleship and kakuro, grouped by kind above so you can pick by taste.

What makes these sheets easier to see

Every sheet was laid out for tired eyes and a less steady hand. The sudoku and battleship squares measure 22 mm and the kakuro squares 23.5 mm. The easier mazes have corridors 18 mm wide between walls more than twice as thick as on our standard mazes. Dot to dot numbers stand 5 mm tall, about half again the usual size, and the color by number patterns use fewer, roomier regions so their numbers print bigger too. Black ink on white paper, no grey backgrounds, no tiny decoration.

Gentle, but never childish

The levels are easy on purpose, not dressed up. The sudoku have 40 clues and solve by scanning. The battleship grids are 6 by 6 and the kakuro solve from the sums alone. The mazes start small and stay modest. The pictures are flowers, a cat, a tree, a bundle of wheat and calm geometric patterns, the kind of subject an adult is happy to be seen working on.

Using them in activity programs and memory care

Activity directors, care home staff and family carers use sheets like these in a few ways. For a group session, print one kind for everybody and talk through the first moves together. For one-to-one visits, bring two or three kinds and let the person choose. For people living with memory loss, the dot to dot and color by number sheets often work best: the task is clear at a glance and there is no wrong answer to worry about. Keep the answer pages for yourself and hand out only the puzzle page.

Printing tips

Print at 100 percent or actual size, never fit to page, so the cells keep their size. Plain black and white is enough for everything except the color by number sheets. A soft pencil with an eraser is kinder than a pen on the sudoku and kakuro, and thick colored pencils or felt tips are easier to grip for coloring.

When you want more of one kind

Each group above is a short sample. For more boards in the same spirit, open large print sudoku for the full ladder from easy to hard, mazes for adults, dot to dot for adults, color by number for adults, battleship puzzles or printable kakuro.

How to use these sheets

  1. Pick a sheet and press Print. The file is a PDF sized for A4 and Letter paper.
  2. Print it in black and white at normal quality. None of these sheets need colour ink except the colour by number pages.
  3. Keep the answer page for yourself, or print it too if you want to check the work later.

How to Print These Sheets

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