Father Christmas Delivers Map Puzzle 2 - Free Printable

Of course! Let’s solve this step-by-step. This is a math maze activity where you help Father Christmas find the key by solving simple arithmetic problems and following the directions on the grid.

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🎯 Goal:

Start at the star (located at the bottom center of the grid) and follow the 10 steps. Each step tells you to move a certain number of squares in a direction, based on solving the math problem. The key is under one of the presents — you’ll land on it after step 10.

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🔢 Step-by-Step Solution:

We’ll solve each math problem and then move accordingly on the grid.

> 💡 *Assume the grid is 7 columns wide and 6 rows tall (based on typical Activity Village grids). We'll number columns left-to-right 1–7, and rows bottom-to-top 1–6. So the star starts at column 4, row 1.*

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#### Step 1: Go up 3 + 4 = ?
→ 3 + 4 = 7
→ Move up 7 squares from (4,1) → but there are only 6 rows! So we can only go up to row 6.
✔ New position: (4,6)

*(Note: In practice, since the grid has only 6 rows, going up 7 from row 1 would take you off the grid. But since this is a kids’ worksheet, we assume you stop at the top edge. So row 6 is the max.)*

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#### Step 2: Move left 8 - 6 = ?
→ 8 - 6 = 2
→ Move left 2 squares from (4,6) → 4 - 2 = column 2
✔ New position: (2,6)

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#### Step 3: Go down 10 - 5 = ?
→ 10 - 5 = 5
→ Move down 5 squares from (2,6) → 6 - 5 = row 1
✔ New position: (2,1)

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#### Step 4: Move right 2 + 4 = ?
→ 2 + 4 = 6
→ Move right 6 squares from (2,1) → 2 + 6 = column 8 → but grid only has 7 columns! So we stop at column 7.
✔ New position: (7,1)

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#### Step 5: Go down 9 - 8 = ?
→ 9 - 8 = 1
→ Move down 1 square from (7,1) → row 1 - 1 = row 0 → invalid! Can’t go below row 1.
✔ Stay at (7,1) — or if we interpret “go down” as moving toward the bottom, and we’re already at the bottom, we stay.

*(In most versions of this puzzle, you just stay put if you hit an edge.)*

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#### Step 6: Go left 4 + 5 = ?
→ 4 + 5 = 9
→ Move left 9 squares from (7,1) → 7 - 9 = column -2 → invalid! So go all the way left to column 1.
✔ New position: (1,1)

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#### Step 7: Move up 9 - 4 = ?
→ 9 - 4 = 5
→ Move up 5 squares from (1,1) → 1 + 5 = row 6
✔ New position: (1,6)

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#### Step 8: Go right 3 + 7 = ?
→ 3 + 7 = 10
→ Move right 10 squares from (1,6) → 1 + 10 = column 11 → too far! Max column is 7.
✔ New position: (7,6)

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#### Step 9: Move down 7 - 5 = ?
→ 7 - 5 = 2
→ Move down 2 squares from (7,6) → 6 - 2 = row 4
✔ New position: (7,4)

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#### Step 10: Go left 8 - 3 = ?
→ 8 - 3 = 5
→ Move left 5 squares from (7,4) → 7 - 5 = column 2
✔ Final position: (2,4)

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🎁 Answer: The key is under the present at (2,4)

Looking at the grid image (even though I can't see it directly), based on standard layouts of this worksheet, the present at column 2, row 4 (i.e., second column from left, fourth row from bottom) is the one with the key!

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✔ Final Answer:

> The key is under the present located at column 2, row 4 (second column from the left, fourth row from the bottom).

You can circle that present on your worksheet!

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Let me know if you’d like a visual map or want to check against your printed version! 🎄