Tangled line puzzles you have to follow with a finger
A goat, a rabbit and a rocket down one side; cabbage, carrot and Saturn down the other, in a different order. The lines between them loop, double back and cross each other, so the only way to find out who gets what is to follow each one.
No jumping from one line to another.
A tangled lines worksheet generator, printable as a PDF. Pick three, four or six lines and generate. Lines cross only at clear angles and never run alongside each other, so a careful finger never swaps from one to another — but each one wanders over the whole page, so the answer cannot be guessed from where a line starts. The answer key draws every line in its own color.
1 token a sheet, fewer in batches.
US Letter PDF — prints on any home printer.
Start
Put a finger on the dot beside a character on the left.
Follow
All the way, through every loop and crossing, without swapping lines.
Write
Where it ends, write the character's number in the box.
Lines
Every line loops and doubles back, so it has to be followed with a finger. Six lines cross each other at least sixteen times.
Your worksheet lands here — download, print, or email it.