This St. Patrick's Day Collection is perfect for all of your little ones! I made an elaborate maze with lots of things to discover along the way, simple rules, and little jokes. There is an enjoyable search and find in my original art style. Finally, there is a geometric coloring page. If you are looking for something fun to do this weekend, this is a kid-friendly collection, easy to start, inexpensive, and fun!
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I have been doing a lot of different kinds of projects lately, but recently decided that I should be more selective about what I make and what I share on social media outlets like Facebook or Instagram. As a result, I am putting a more significant focus on strengthening my products. Below are three activities that you will find in my St. Patrick's Day Collection.

Rated: Easy

This image is really filled with all the cliche symbols of St. Patrick's and luck charms. Beginning with a pot of gold and ending with a rabbit's foot (rabbit still attached, of course.) One of my favorite hidden charms is the four-leaf clover among a field of three-leaf clovers. As always, there are gags hidden about the image. In fact, the object of my search and finds is more about exploring the picture and everything in it than simply completing the item list.

Other things to look out for are a few charms with particular cultural significance. They may be obscure and hard to spot, so there's one for clever adults.
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There are many things to find, enjoy, and color on this page.

Rated: Moderate
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This maze is a little tricky in terms of the rules. However, your child does not need to follow the rules. Your child can simply go from start to finish, which is challenging enough. There is a locked door along the path, and you must first find the key to pass through it. For those who want an additional challenge, the gimmick I use here is that you cannot cross your own path.

Rated: Moderate

This coloring page is something more like a typical geometric pattern and image. I first drew the geometric pattern using symbols from the holiday. Then I drew a stylized unicorn in the center. The result is festive and fun for coloring in any medium.

1. Purchase the collection through my Etsy shop.
2. The download will be available immediately. However, the download is also open later if you sign in to Etsy.com. Go to Your Account, then click Purchases and reviews. Next to the order, select Downloads. Etsy will take you to a page for all the files attached to your order. There are 5 files, 3 activity pages, and 2 solutions pages. Do not print the solution for your child!
3. Download the files and print what you want to use or open them in a drawing app from your digital device. If needed, I can send you other file types, so please reach out.
4. The recommended printing size is 8-1/2 x 11. You can print on any thickness of paper. However, use good quality paper for the best results. Wet mediums require thicker paper over 120lb. Align paper properly for printing.
5. Tell your child the rules. They will choose whether or not they want to follow them. Allow your child to explore the page freely. Children who can read independently do well with the rules of the maze, but younger children may find more enjoyment from simply exploring the pages with color.
6. Let your child color the pages with whatever medium they prefer. Crayons, markers, and pencils do nicely.

xx

​Cory

This printable maze game is a challenging adventure through space with a catch.

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I got this idea of using folds to create a more complex maze from a DV Gochi card game, Decksape: Escape from Eldorado, but the process of designing this particular maze was similar to designing any other.

I wanted to use the folds thematically, and together with my interest and space travel, I immediately decided on an inter-spatial wormhole.

See more details on how to fold this maze and watch me complete it here. Instructions on how to fold the maze are also included on the front side of the printable.

Before I begin a maze design, I formulate a story. In this case, I wanted to illustrate a scenario where you must travel to another life-bearing planet because an apocalyptic comet soars towards Earth. There are many unknown dangers along the way. The risks range from getting lost in a nebula, giant space squid, octopuses that consume planets, and asteroids. In addition, there are aliens along the way, satellites, rockets, and stranded astronauts.

1. Purchase this maze through my Etsy shop.
2. The download will be available immediately. However, the download is also open later if you sign in to Etsy.com. Go to Your Account, then click Purchases and reviews. Next to the order, select Downloads. Etsy will take you to a page for all the files attached to your order.
3. Download the files and print what you want to use or open them in a drawing app from your digital device. I have included PDF and JPEG files to accommodate most file-type requirements. You will also find the maze solution on your download page. It will have a red line following the correct path along the maze. Do not print the solution for your child!
4. The recommended printing size is 8-1/2 x 11. You can print on any thickness of paper. However, use good quality paper for the best results. Wet mediums require thicker paper over 120lb. Align paper properly for printing.
5. You must print this maze on the front and back of a single page. Orient both sides in the same direction.
6. You can find instructions for folding the paper on the maze.
7. Tell your child the directions to the maze. They will choose whether or not they want to follow them. Allow your child to explore the page freely. Children 8 and up do well with this maze, and all ages up to adult will find it challenging. Younger children may not understand the puzzle, but they will still have fun exploring the paths and gags along the way.
8. Let your child color the page with whatever medium they prefer. Crayons, markers, and pencils do nicely.
9. Let your child circle or color items in the “Can You Spot” section. Can they find them all?

The goal of this maze is to travel from start to finish, but the path is unclear. Therefore, you will need to fold the maze according to the instructions to accomplish that.

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​Cory

This printable Valentine’s Day Placemat is an excellent gift for children that gets them in the mood for sharing and caring.
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Children will look for and find hidden pictures, laugh, and enjoy adorable illustrations. Then they will fill in the blank spaces of a secret word puzzle to discover a message. Once they decode the missing letters, they will follow a tricky maze through a tiny neighborhood to deliver a letter to their Valentine. (The secret word puzzle reveals the finish line!)

Rated: Easy

I had the opportunity to illustrate a cover for a book of folktales centered on kindness. In that book, there were many stories about animals who awarded kindness to humans in return for service.
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I wanted to show that relationship in a fanciful, tender, and in some cases, comical fashion. For example, a child is carried off by a balloon while a bear reaches for them. Another bear gives a child a leg up to pluck a valentine from a Juniper tree. A boy snuggles with a deer in another scene, and a bird sings love songs.

There are also scenes and gags depicting love between animals, and in one case, between ghosts. For example, a porcupine confuses a bush with another porcupine, and a narwhale presents a card to a squirrel.
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There are many things to find, enjoy, and color on this page.

Rated: Moderate

This maze is tricky because there is no apparent finish line. Instead, you must find the finish line by decoding directions with missing letters.

It is an entertaining puzzle with a faux isometric appearance and lots of fun little things to see.

It took me a few days to figure out how to put this puzzle together, and I wrestled with it multiple times until I came to this conclusion. I hope that you enjoy it.

1. Purchase the placemat through my Etsy shop.
2. The download will be available immediately. However, the download is also open later if you sign in to Etsy.com. Go to Your Account, then click Purchases and reviews. Next to the order, select Downloads. Etsy will take you to a page for all the files attached to your order.
3. Download the files and print what you want to use or open them in a drawing app from your digital device. I have included PDF and JPEG files to accommodate most file-type requirements. You will also find the solution on your download page. Do not print the solution for your child!
4. The recommended printing size is 8-1/2 x 11. You can print on any thickness of paper. However, use good quality paper for the best results. Wet mediums require thicker paper over 120lb. Align paper properly for printing.
5. Tell your child the rules. They will choose whether or not they want to follow them. Allow your child to explore the page freely. Children who can read independently do well with the rules of the maze, but younger children may find more enjoyment from simply exploring the pages with color.
6. Let your child color the pages with whatever medium they prefer. Crayons, markers, and pencils do nicely.

xx Cory

This printable maze game is a great activity for children in the New Year.
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The best part is there are three activities in one. A maze to help develop problem-solving skills, lots of interesting little scenes, animals, people to discover along the way, and coloring fun to boot.

In this maze, I want to introduce “The Liddles.”

When I first sat down to create a maze game, I struggled with the level of detail that I included in the illustrations. I wanted something like “Where’s Waldo,” with gags hidden in the pages, but there was very little room for antics between the maze.

To get the gags across, I had to simplify the art to an extreme degree and sacrifice character. The result is these tiny things made of a circle, a square, and two stick legs. I call them “Liddles.”

Everything else is very similar to my typical art style at a miniaturized level.

Another creative decision I made here was to create a flat maze with the illusion of isometric projection. Again, it uniquely contributed to my style, but it also sped up the creation process.

1. Purchase this maze through my Etsy shop.
2. The download will be available immediately. However, the download is also open later if you sign in to Etsy.com. Go to Your Account, then click Purchases and reviews. Next to the order, select Downloads. Etsy will take you to a page for all the files attached to your order.
3. Download the files and print what you want to use or open them in a drawing app from your digital device. I have included PDF and JPEG files to accommodate most file-type requirements. You will also find the maze solution on your download page. It will have a red line following the correct path along the maze. Do not print the solution for your child!
4. The recommended printing size is 8-1/2 x 11. You can print on any thickness of paper. However, use good quality paper for the best results. Wet mediums require thicker paper over 120lb. Align paper properly for printing.
5. Tell your child the rules. They will choose whether or not they want to follow them. Allow your child to explore the page freely. Children who can read independently do well with the rules of the maze, but younger children may find more enjoyment from simply following the maze from start to finish.
6. Let your child color the page with whatever medium they prefer. Crayons, markers, and pencils do nicely.
7. Let your child circle or color items in the “Can You Spot” section. Can they find them all?

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The goal of this maze is to bring the missing matchstick to the Liddles operating fireworks at the finish line. Your child meets the goal by passing through the matchstick and then reaching the finish line. There is more than one solution to finish the maze, but there is only one without crossing lines or backtracking.

xx Cory