4x4 Picture Sudoku

Step by step

1. 1Print the pre-filled 4x4 grids and animal cards, then cut them out.
2. 2Explain THE rule: each animal can only appear once per row AND once per column.
3. 3Solve the first grid together by thinking out loud ("this row already has the cat... who is missing?").
4. 4Let your child take over: place the pictures loosely on the grid so they can move them and self-correct freely.
5. 5Check the answers line by line, sliding a finger along each row and column.
6. 6Level up: try grids with fewer clues, jump to 6x6, or let your child BUILD a puzzle for you to solve.

What it builds

"It's not the cat, not the duck... so it must be the bunny!": picture sudoku teaches reasoning by elimination with zero math involved. A fun logic puzzle for ages 4 to 6, with the pride of cracking the code all on their own.