🎨 How to Create Color-Only Puzzles for Visual Learners or Therapy Books
(With Puzzle Maker Pro – Latin Squares Creative)
Overview
Sometimes numbers and letters aren’t the best fit—especially when designing puzzles for visual learners, early childhood, or cognitive therapy.
With Puzzle Maker Pro – Latin Squares Creative, you can create color-only logic puzzles, replacing traditional symbols with vibrant, customizable color blocks.
This tutorial will show you how to build these puzzles, style them for accessibility, and export clean, print-ready versions for classrooms, therapy sessions, or brain-training books.
Required Module
Preparation
Before you begin:
- Decide how many colors you’ll need (based on grid size: 3 for 3×3, 4 for 4×4, etc.)
- Choose your color palette: calming (pastels), high-contrast, or themed (e.g. rainbow, nature tones)
- Optional: Plan accessibility settings (contrast, background)
Step-by-Step Instructions
1. Open Latin Squares Creative and Choose Your Grid
- Launch Puzzle Maker Pro.
- Select Latin Squares from the Puzzle Type dropdown.
- Set your Grid Size (e.g. 4×4 for four unique colors per puzzle).
2. Switch to Color Mode
- In the Puzzle Settings tab:
- Change Symbol Type to Colors.
- Choose a set of 4–9 colors for your palette.
- You can manually select each color, or
- Enable “Use random colors” to generate a fresh combination for each puzzle.
🎨 Example: Use 4 calming pastels for a therapeutic senior activity book, or bright primaries for early learners.
3. Style Your Puzzle for Accessibility
- Go to the Grid Styling tab:
- Set line color and line thickness for visibility.
- Choose a light or white background to ensure contrast with colored cells.
- Avoid similar shades (like pale yellow vs. cream) to keep the puzzle readable.
🧑‍⚕️ Tip: High-contrast colors like blue, orange, and purple work well for visual impairment support.
4. Preview and Adjust
- Click Next Preview to view your puzzle.
- Use the Both view to check the puzzle and its solution.
- If colors are too similar, tweak your palette for better distinction.
5. Export Your Color Puzzle
- Go to the Output Settings tab:
- Choose PNG or Transparent PNG.
- Set a resolution of 1500–2000px for crisp printing.
- Choose your Output Folder and filename format.
- Click Create to generate and save your puzzle.
âś… Outcome
You’ve created a color-only logic puzzle, ideal for use with:
- Visual learners
- Non-verbal or early learners
- Seniors in cognitive therapy
- Wellness and mindfulness puzzle books
These puzzles are engaging, gentle, and accessible for a wide range of learners and therapeutic contexts.