Jack-in-the-Box Maze
A real, solvable maze shaped like a jack-in-the-box — generated by algorithm, verified to have a single solution, and free to print. Start at the red flag and find your way to the checkered flag.
Free for personal & classroom use. For commercial use — products, KDP books, or resale — get a Commercial License.
- Difficulty
- Hard
- Best for ages
- 8+
- Est. solve time
- 15–25 min
- Grid
- 111×150
- Solution path
- 1,113 cells
- Corridor cells
- 8,693
- Dead ends
- 918
- Solutions
- 1 (verified)
About the Jack-in-the-Box
A jack-in-the-box is a toy box with a little crank on the side. As you turn the handle, a tune plays, often 'Pop Goes the Weasel,' and then, without warning, the lid springs open and a figure, usually a clown, pops up to surprise you. Part of the fun is never being quite sure which turn will set it off. Wind the crank-shaped path of this jack-in-the-box maze, a surprising fit for a music or playtime theme.
- Turning the crank plays a tune before the lid springs open.
- Many of these toys pop up at the word 'pop' in 'Pop Goes the Weasel.'
Solution
How to use this maze
- Start at the red flag and trace a path to the checkered flag — there is one correct route.
- Print on A4 or US Letter at 100% scale; the solution image above is the answer key.
- Free for classroom, homeschool, and personal printing.
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