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Keep your kids' minds active even when their bodies are not. Puzzle books are a great hands-on, screen-free activity to make kids think while they are having fun.

Riddles, Jokes and Brainteasers

Even kids who can't yet read can enjoy some of these books. There is something here for the pre-schooler to the pre-teen and beyond.

Hidden Picture Puzzles by Liz has a handful of free printable hidden picture puzzles. There's a lot going on in these hidden pictures and I think the older kids would have a blast with them. Click on these spring themed hidden pictures to make it larger and then print it directly from your browser.

Clip Clue Puzzles

Hold on to your office supplies! Kids ages 8 and up will be pilfered paper clips to solve these puzzles. They read the clues, then arrange a clip chain that satisfies all the clues. But if it keeps them entertained it’s worth it, right?

The Everything Kids Riddles & Brain Teasers Book: Hours of Challenging Fun

This book is geared toward kids ages 9-12 but kids a bit older or younger may enjoy it too. Kids will laugh and think at the same time. It's a two-fer!

Life: The Ultimate Picture Puzzle: Can You Spot the Differences?

Even very young children can do the picture puzzles in this series. This particular book has some tougher puzzles for experienced puzzlers.

Fun With Mazes Wipe-Off Book

Wipe-off mazes are great. Not only do kids forget that they’ve solved this maze before and then re-solve it, but it means when the kids really do have them memorized, you can pass them down to younger siblings. Plus kids can make a mistake but then clear it off with no problem. These mazes are geared toward preschool age.

Reader's Digest Book of Puzzles & Brain Teasers

Difficulty level in these riddles, mysteries, and verbal conundrums, range from 1 to 3. In kids’ ages that is probably tweens and up.These will build analytical, creative, and practical thinking.

Kids' Kookiest Riddles

Ever kid loves riddles — the sillier the better. This one will keep them busy. Some samples from the publisher:

'What do you get if you cross a pig and a centipede? Bacon and legs.'

One Minute Mysteries: 65 Short Mysteries You Solve With Science!

One-minute mysteries keep kids reading for a whole bunch of minutes! And these have the added bonus of reinforcing science skills. These cover earth, space, life, physical, chemical, and general science.

I Spy Books

While there are many highly entertaining visual puzzle books, the I Spy books set the standard.

A parent may need to read the riddle, which lays out which hidden-in-plain sight objects to find. But there are so many items in the intricate photo illustrations that children can make up new riddles or enjoy a little freelance sleuthing. Children of all ages love these books. Both series have books geared specifically to preschoolers, though children in that age range may also enjoy the regular series.

I'm writing lots of new kids printable crossword puzzles which work well for extra spelling and vocabulary practice at home or in the classroom. This puzzle is especially fun to solve, because all the words begin with A.

Starts with A

How many words do you know that start with the letter A? You probably know a LOT! Take a deep breath of air as you begin. Be sure to ask a grown-up if you need help reading the clues or spelling the answers.

Across

1. A large reptile with strong jaws and sharp teeth

6. The opposite of awake

7. It grows into an oak tree

8. A grown-up

9. A large animal related to monkeys

11. The part of the body between your shoulder and your hand

12. A person who is skilled at painting or drawing

13. Person who writes a book or story

14. A bony growth on the head of a deer (See picture.)

Down

2. The place where your foot joins your leg

3. Opposite of below

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4. A firm, round fruit that is good to eat. It can be red, green or yellow.

5. Opposite of never

6. A small insect that lives in colonies

7. The season between summer and winter

9. The space in a house just under the roof

10. A line with a point on one end that shows a direction

11. The eighth month of the year

Digging a Little Deeper...

Can you think of any words with three or more As? Scroll down to see some of my answers.

More Kids Printable Crossword Puzzles

Why not try this puzzle next, featuring Double Z words? Will you be puzzled or dazzled by this fun kids crossword?

Find the Misspellings Crossword Kids love to find mistakes! To complete this page, they'll need to find one misspelled word in each sentence and write it correctly in the puzzle.

Scrambled Animals Crossword - Unscramble the names of 15 well-known animals and write them correctly into the puzzle. It's more fun than a barrel of monkeys!

Homophone Crossword - It won't be too/two hard to write/right the correct answers in the puzzle, will it?

More Kids Crosswords from Word-Game-World

I've written lots of entertaining and educational kids crosswords for my other site, word-game-world.com. Topics range from colors to calendars to capital cities. Here are just two of my favorites for you to try:

Disney Crossword Puzzles One of our most popular kids printable crossword puzzles! Supply the names of some major characters from several Walt Disney stories and movies.

Color Crossword for Kids Try to unscramble color words in this puzzle. This is a super-simple crossword for young learners.