Grids for Kids!

Background

In early 2023 I spearheaded a project called "Grids for Kids," which was aimed at raising funds for youth charities. We raised more than $7,000 across 36 different charities, with The Trevor Project and St. Jude Children's Research Hospital accounting for more than half of that total.

Now, since our domain has expired, I have decided to preserve our efforts by hosting the puzzles here on my own site. I will not be tracking donations from this point forward, so these puzzles are invariably free for anyone who wants to solve them. Enjoy!

Puzzles

If you would like each pack in its entirety, please download the .zip files which include both digital and PDF formats. Each puzzle is offered individually in the list below if you would prefer to pick and choose.

Kids' Pack Complete (.zip)

  • 8x8 - "Colorful Characters 1" by Katie Hale, ed. Juliana Tringali Golden (pdf)
  • 8x8 - "Colorful Characters 2" by Katie Hale, ed. Juliana Tringali Golden (pdf)
  • 7x7 - "Ready for a Challenge? 1" by Robin Stears, ed. Juliana Tringali Golden (online | puz | pdf)
  • 7x7 - "Ready for a Challenge? 2"  by Robin Stears, ed. Juliana Tringali Golden (online | puz | pdf)
  • 9x9 - "Can You Crack It? 1" by Juliana Tringali Golden, ed. Christina Iverson (online | puz | pdf)
  • 9x9 - "Can You Crack It? 2" by Juliana Tringali Golden, ed. Christina Iverson (online | puz | pdf)

Grids Pack Complete (.zip)

  • 15x15 - "(Not) a Real Snoozefest" by Jess Shulman & Amie Walker, ed. Christina Iverson (online | puz | pdf)
  • 15x15 - "Crib Sheets" by Sam Buchbinder, ed. Taylor Johnson (online | puz | pdf)
  • 15x15 - "Changing Table" by Matt Forest, ed. Taylor Johnson (online | puz | pdf)
  • 16x15 - "Close Contact" by Will Nediger, ed. Christina Iverson (online | puz | pdf)
  • 15x15 - "Feeling My Oats" by Patrick Blindauer, ed. Juliana Tringali Golden (online | puz | pdf)
  • 15x15 - "Baby Talk" by Trent Evans & Shannon Rapp, ed. Christina Iverson (online | puz | pdf)
  • 21x21 - "Tonversations with my Toddler" by Katie Hale & Christina Iverson, ed. Taylor Johnson (online | puz | pdf)
  • 15x15 - "Things Fall Apart" by Kate Schutzengel, ed. Juliana Tringali Golden (online | puz | pdf)
  • 15x15 - "Curious, Eh?" by Taylor Johnson, ed. Christina Iverson (online | puz | pdf)
  • 16x15 - "See You Soon" by Hoang-Kim Vu, ed. Taylor Johnson (online | puz | pdf)
  • 15x15 - "Just Keep Swimming" by Brian Thomas, ed. Taylor Johnson (online | puz | pdf)
  • 15x15 - "A Wrinkle in Time" by Laura Braunstein & Jesse Lansner, ed. Taylor Johnson (online | puz | pdf)
  • 15x15 - "Growth Chart" by Sally Hoelscher and Matt Forest, ed. Juliana Tringali Golden (online | puz | pdf)
  • 15x15 - "Family Game Night" by Leinana Two Moons, ed. Taylor Johnson (online | puz | pdf)
  • 17x17 - "College-Bound" by Laura Dershewitz, ed. Juliana Tringali Golden (online | puz | pdf)
  • 15x15 - "Room Available" by Nancy Serrano-Wu, ed. Christina Iverson (online | puz | pdf)
  • 19x17 - "Parental Playlist" by Barbara Lin, ed. Christina Iverson (online | puz | pdf)
  • 11x11 Cryptic - "Won't You Solve Our Puzzle?" by Jess Shulman & Erica Hsuing Wojcik, ed. Steve Mossberg & Liari (online | puz | pdf)
  • 16x18 - Variety Cryptic - "Small Creatures" by Aaron Riccio, ed. Steve Mossberg & Liari (online | ipuz | pdf)

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