Learning Years: Simple Maze Activity Sheet : Circus Bear - Free Printable

To solve this maze, we need to find the path from the Start (where the bear is) to the tent in the middle.

Let’s trace the path step by step:

1. Start at the left side — the bear is on a ball, and there’s an arrow pointing right → that’s our entrance.
2. Move right into the first corridor.
3. Go down one segment.
4. Turn right, then go up.
5. Turn left, go across, then turn down.
6. Continue down, then turn right.
7. Go up a little, then turn left.
8. Go down again, then turn right.
9. Now you’re heading toward the center — go up into the room with the tent.

Wait — let me double-check that by mentally walking through it more carefully.

Actually, here's a cleaner way:

From Start:
- Right → Down → Right → Up → Left → Down → Right → Up → Left → Down → Right → Up → and you reach the tent.

But maybe too many turns? Let’s try to visualize the shortest valid path.

Alternative approach: Work backward from the tent.

The tent is in a small enclosed area in the center. The only way in is from below or above? Looking at the structure:

Actually, looking again — the tent is surrounded by walls except for one opening: from the bottom.

So to get to the tent, you must come from below it.

Now, how do we get to the space just below the tent?

From Start:
→ Right
↓ Down
→ Right
↑ Up
← Left
↓ Down
→ Right
↑ Up
← Left
↓ Down
→ Right
↑ Up → and now you’re directly below the tent. Then move ↑ Up into the tent.

Yes — that works.

Let me write the directions clearly as a sequence:

Start →
Right →
Down →
Right →
Up →
Left →
Down →
Right →
Up →
Left →
Down →
Right →
Up → [Enter Tent]

That’s 12 moves after start.

But perhaps we can simplify the description for a student.

Final Answer:
Follow this path from Start:
Right → Down → Right → Up → Left → Down → Right → Up → Left → Down → Right → Up → You’ve reached the tent!