Hansel and Gretel printables
Two brave children outsmart a wicked witch. 6 activity types, three levels each, every one free to print with its answer key.
Pick a puzzle
Every one of these is a finished sheet. Choose the level that suits and print it.
Hansel and Gretel word search
Find the hidden words in the grid
Hansel and Gretel cryptogram
Crack the code to reveal the hidden words
Sudoku and number searches are not built per theme, but you can print those by difficulty or make a hansel and gretel pack that includes them.
More fairy tales
6 more, each with the same 6 activity types.
About Hansel and Gretel Printables
This is the full Hansel and Gretel collection: every activity type, every difficulty level. Two brave children outsmart a wicked witch. The word puzzles all draw on the same themed word list, including lost, stepmother and cage, which is what makes the vocabulary stick - kids see each word solve after solve rather than on a single worksheet.
Word searches and word scrambles build spelling and visual scanning. Crosswords add clue-based reasoning. Bingo works as a group game for a classroom or a family. Mazes need no reading at all, which makes them the entry point for younger children. Every one comes in easy (ages 4-6), medium (ages 7-9) and hard (ages 10+), free to print with an answer key.
Questions about hansel and gretel printables
What free hansel and gretel printables can I download?
There are 18 free hansel and gretel sheets: mazes, word search, crossword, word scramble, bingo, cryptogram. Each comes in easy, medium and hard, and every puzzle prints with its answer key. No account and no email are needed.
What age are the hansel and gretel activities for?
Ages 4 to 12. Easy suits roughly 4 to 6, medium 7 to 9, and hard 10 and up, though reading confidence matters more than birthday. Start one level below where you think a child sits - a puzzle finished with room to spare gets done again.
What words do the hansel and gretel puzzles use?
Every word puzzle on the theme draws on one list of 20 words, so a word met in the word search turns up again in the crossword. It includes Breadcrumbs, Witch, Gingerbread, Oven and Cage. Every word has a short clue, listed with it on the word search and bingo pages.
Can I use these hansel and gretel printables in a classroom?
Yes. Print as many copies as your class needs - that is what they are for. Selling them, or anything else you make on PuzzlePages, needs a Studio plan with the commercial license.
Want hansel and gretel with your own words?
Type a topic or paste a word list and the studio builds eighteen sheets around it.