206922 770 Kids Games & Activities Art Activities true Thu, 23 Jul 2009 10:46:55 -0700 /system/videos/2/22/69/20/206922.flv draw, maze, create, kids, labyrinth, games, activities, art How To Draw a Maze http://www.howcast.com/videos/206922-How-To-Draw-a-Maze http://www.howcast.com/videos/206922-How-To-Draw-a-Maze/edit approved 96 640 480 <object width="425" height="352" classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" id="howcastplayer"><param name="movie" value="http://www.howcast.com/flash/howcast_player.swf?file=206922"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.howcast.com/flash/howcast_player.swf?file=206922" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="425" height="352" allowFullScreen="true" allowScriptAccess="always" ></embed></object> 5 theprohouse http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/206922/Picture_1_xxlarge_maintained_aspect.png 1161 false false false 78206 1 0 Step http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/206922/0.jpg Draw a grid Use a pencil and ruler to draw a large square or rectangle on plain paper. Mark dots at the edges at equal intervals. Draw lines to connect the dots to create a grid. Make light lines so you can easily erase them later.

]]> 78207 2 0 Tip On graph paper, draw a square or rectangle to define the boundaries of your maze.

]]> 78208 3 0 Step http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/206922/0.jpg Create the entry and exit points Choose two spots along the outer edges for the start and finish. Erase a break in the lines at these points to create an entry and exit for your maze.

]]> 78209 4 0 Step http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/206922/0.jpg Draw a path from entry to exit Draw a meandering path leading from the entry to the exit. Include lots of twists and turns.

]]> 78210 5 0 Step http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/206922/0.jpg Create false paths Create false paths branching from the main path. Include dead ends and paths that circle back on themselves.

]]> 78211 6 0 Step http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/206922/0.jpg Draw the maze walls Use the pen to trace over all line segments in the grid that do not have a path going through them. These are your maze walls.

]]> 78212 7 0 Step http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/206922/0.jpg Erase the pencil Erase all other pencil lines. You will be left with your finished maze.

]]> 78213 8 0 Step http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/206922/0.jpg Make copies Make photocopies of your maze for your family and friends to solve. Keep your original clean so you can use it again.

]]> 78214 9 0 Fact Did you know?
Mazes have been used since the early twentieth century to study learning and memory in rats.

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