A picnic mat beneath a tree and a lunch table beside a lake each have six changes to find. Compare the two versions of each scene, circle the changed places and check against the separate answer pages. These printable puzzles need only a sheet of paper and a pencil, with no pieces to cut or set up.
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| File | A4 | US Letter |
|---|---|---|
| Complete pack (4 pages) | A4 PDF | Letter PDF |
| Activity pages (2 pages) | A4 PDF | Letter PDF |
| Answers (2 pages) | A4 PDF | Letter PDF |
Print a Puzzle and Keep the Answers Aside
Choose A4 or US Letter for your paper and print in portrait orientation. Use actual size / 100% for the intended layout. The complete four-page PDF contains two activity pages followed by their two answer pages. The activities-only file has both puzzles; the answers-only file has both solutions. Choose the complete file or the separate files, so you do not print duplicates.
Give the child a pencil and one activity sheet. Each page has picture A above picture B. Find six changed places and circle them in B. Nothing needs to be cut out or assembled. Work directly on the printed sheet, or point to each change together if you would rather leave the page unmarked.
Puzzle One: Picnic Under the Tree
A green tree stands at the left of a pink checked picnic mat. A brown basket sits beside its trunk, with a flower growing below. On the mat are a folded napkin, red apple and white cup; a striped ball rests on the grass to the right. These familiar objects give six clear places to compare.
Start at the basket and look above its rim before searching the smaller details. You can ask, “What is over the basket in A?” as a hint. Then move across the mat and finally check the ball and flowers. The pattern of the mat and the tree remain useful landmarks for finding the same place in both pictures.
Puzzle Two: Lunch Beside the Lake
The second scene trades the blanket for a broad wooden picnic table. The basket stands on the left side of the tabletop, with a napkin, apple and white cup extending across it. A pale blue lake lies behind the table, a tree stands to the right, and the flower and ball sit near the lower corners of the scene.
Follow the objects rather than expecting every change to sit in the same place as on the mat page. For example, the ball is now below the table on the right. Both puzzles use the same six kinds of changes, so this second setting gives another round with a familiar set of things to look for.
Answers: Six Objects to Compare
The numbered circles on both answer pages identify these changes from A to B:
- The basket handle is missing.
- The folded napkin changes from a rectangle to a triangle.
- One apple becomes two.
- The cup handle moves to the opposite side.
- The colored panels of the ball turn to a different direction.
- One flower becomes two.
Compare the corresponding object in A with the circled region in B. For the ball, look at the colored panel boundaries rather than counting another ball. The flower pair is one changed region, as is the pair of apples. Each page has six answers in total. If a child has found the count changes but is missing one, check the napkin outline or which side of the cup has its handle.
Make the Search Manageable
Let the child finish the first page before offering the second. You can cover the lower row with scrap paper while comparing the top row, then move the cover down. For shared play, take turns naming one change and pointing to its partner in the other picture. Stop after the six regions have been found, and use the solution page to check rather than adding extra changes to the target.
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