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Colour, solve puzzles, tell stories and move
Play, invent, read and move with Puschel and Flauschi. Free activities for children aged about 6 to 10, with or without a printer.
Crafts, recipes & group activities
Want to make something? Puschel’s Wusel Workshop has materials and step-by-step instructions. Prepare food and drinks together with the Wusel recipes.
What would you like to do?
Creative ideas
Draw, craft and invent stories. Pick an idea and give your imagination room.
Join-in stories
Stories to join in, move and tell together — without a printer.
Printables & movement course
Colour, solve puzzles, explore and move. Adults help with printing and cutting.
What would you like to do?
Times are suggestions. You can always pause or stop.
Play right here
20 short games without a printer. Open the games page and choose what you enjoy.
Read, listen and move3 stories · together · no printer
Choose a story you can use right away, without a printer. The printable activities are folded below by topic.
Movement story · 10–15 minutes
Puschel’s Nut Hunt
A read-aloud story for tiptoeing, stretching, balancing and searching together.
Start the story →
Sound story · 8–12 minutes
A Morning in Wuselwood
A read-aloud story that lets children bring the forest to life with simple sounds.
Start the story →
Winter story · 8–10 minutes
Where Is Puschel’s Winter Store?
A story about hidden nuts, remembering together and real squirrels resting in winter.
Start the story →Craft & experiment
Fold paper planes
Four models from easy to trickier: folding pictures, printable guides and flight trials.
Your creative ideas3 short activities · alone or together
Invent Puschel’s Next Mishap
Tell a mishap with a kind ending.
5–10 minAlone or togetherNo printer
Start →An Unusual Woodland Hat
Invent Flauschi’s imaginary hat.
5–10 minAlone or togetherNo printer
Start →Your Little Woodland Concert
Invent three quiet woodland sounds.
3–5 minAlone or togetherNo printer
Start →Print on A4 at actual size (100%). Page 1 is for playing; page 2 has the solution or Memory instructions. For Memory, use thick paper, identical plain backs and adult help with cutting. Take breaks whenever you like.
More activities
Printables and movement course
Open one of the five collections below. The printables and picture steps stay tucked away until you need them.
Colouring2 printables
PDF · 1 page
Puschel’s Funny Mishap
A cheerful colouring page with Puschel, an acorn and a little stumbling surprise.
10–20 minpencilsPrint & prepareAlone or together
Download PDF ↓
PDF · 4 pages
Little Wusel Colouring Book
Four original colouring pages with Puschel and Flauschi: woodland music, leaf boat, story time and kite flight.
20–40 minpencilsPrint & prepareAlone or together
Download PDF ↓Printable puzzles & games5 printables
PDF · 2 pages
Wuselwood Maze
Help Puschel and Flauschi through Wuselwood. The solution is waiting on page two.
10–15 minpencilPrint & prepareAlone or together
Wide paths with six squares per row or a denser maze.
PDF · 2 pages
Spot the Differences
Compare the two picnic pictures and spot exactly five differences. Includes a solution page.
10–15 minpencilPrint & prepareAlone or together
Three big changes or five small differences.
PDF · 2 pages
Puschel’s Dot-to-Dot Leaf
Join the numbered dots in order to reveal the hidden autumn leaf. The solution is on page two.
10–15 minpencilPrint & prepareAlone or together
Join 20 or 47 dots. Leaf veins are an optional addition.
PDF · 2 pages
Wuselwood Word Search
Find ten Wuselwood words in the letter grid. Includes an easy-to-read solution page.
15–20 minpencilPrint & prepareAlone or together
Five words from left to right or ten words also vertically, diagonally and backwards.
PDF · 2 pages
Wuselwood Memory Cards
Cut out the cards, place them face down and find the matching woodland pairs. An adult should help with cutting.
15–25 minscissors & a partnerPrint & prepareTogether
Four or eight pairs with matching card backgrounds. Instructions on page 2.
Make up stories3 printables
PDF · 2 pages
Wuselwood Story Cards
Twelve cards with places, objects, surprises and feelings. Pick three cards and invent a completely new story together.
15–25 minimaginationPrint & prepareAlone or together
Download PDF ↓
PDF · 2 pages
Puschel’s Silly Story Builder
Roll four times to discover who finds what, where and what happens next. Includes a story-writing sheet.
15–25 mindie & pencilPrint & prepareAlone or together
Download PDF ↓
PDF · 2 pages
Wuselwood Letter Paper
Write or draw a kind message with a letter page, a little postcard and a clear reminder about private details.
10–20 minpenPrint & prepareAlone or together
Download PDF ↓Explore outdoors2 printables & 1 winter activity
Winter activity · no printer
How to Build a Snow Wusel
Three balls, two ears and a snow tail. Build your own winter friend together.
20–40 minWith an adultSnow & warm clothes
Open building guide →
PDF · 1 page
Wuselwood Nature Bingo
A mindful outdoor search: who can spot leaves, tracks, clouds and other woodland treasures?
20–40 minoutdoorsPrint & prepareAlone or together
Download PDF ↓
PDF · 2 pages
Wuselwood Explorer Pass
Observe, draw and explore with all your senses. Includes calm activities and a clear woodland rule for shared outings.
20–40 minoutdoorsPrint & prepareAlone or together
Download PDF ↓More to try outside: build Puschel’s little paper wind kite with an adult and test it on an open meadow. Open kite instructions →
Wusel movement course6 picture steps
1. Prepare togetherLay a flat fabric ribbon on the floor, set out two low cushions and place soft rolled cloths beside a basket. 
2. BalanceWalk slowly along the ribbon. Stretch your arms out if that feels good. 
3. Cushion islandsStep carefully from one low cushion to the other. Walking around them is fine too. 
4. Soft tossGently toss one soft rolled cloth toward the basket. Move the basket closer whenever you like. 
5. A gentler wayYou can also toss while sitting. Take a break whenever you need one. 
6. We did it togetherFinish with a friendly high-five. There is no race and no winner.
An adult prepares a clear, non-slip space. Use only low, stable cushions and soft rolled cloths. Stop or choose the seated version whenever you like.
Your idea belongs in Wuselwood
What should we create next?
Would you like a new puzzle, colouring page or game? Send the idea through Wusel Mail together with an adult. Please do not include your address, school, phone number or secrets.
Send a Wusel idea →Ideas we are curious about
- A new forest puzzle
- A funny drawing task
- A game for two or more
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