A foldable word search is printed as a flat net that you cut out and fold into a cube or a box. The words run in straight lines across the faces and around the edges, so many of them only join up once the shape is folded. Some puzzles hide a secret word in the leftover letters.

A foldable maze is printed as a flat net that you cut out and fold into a cube or a box. The path runs across the faces and over the edges, so you solve it on the 3D shape, or flat on the sheet by following the lettered edges. This page covers the rules, how maze chains link several shapes with numbered portals, and a simple way to solve one.

Foldable mazes and word searches also play in the browser, as a 3D shape you can turn in your hand. This guide covers the controls: watching the net fold, turning the shape, drawing a maze route or selecting words over the edges, jumping between the shapes of a maze chain, and checking your answer.

Foldable mazes and word searches print as a flat net that becomes a cube or a box. This guide covers the hands-on part — printing, cutting, folding, gluing the lettered tabs and closing the lid neatly — plus tips for running it as a classroom activity or selling it as a printable.