Dot-to-Dot: Gift Box
Toddler · 2–3A wrapped gift in 28 dots — a square box with a bow on top. The box is four straight sides, the bow is a handful of short steps, and nothing about it is difficult: this is a page for a child who wants a win. Color the wrapping paper in afterwards. Free printable for ages three to six, A4 and US Letter.
A page for a win
Four straight sides and a bow made of short steps. Nothing here is difficult, and that is the point — not every worksheet needs to stretch a child, and a confident finish is what gets the next page started.
What to look for
Whether they slow down for the bow. The box lulls them into speed and the bow needs a shorter, more careful stroke, which is a useful change of pace to notice out loud.
Frequently asked questions
- Why does every page go up to 28?
- So there is no easy page and no hard page to sort first. A child who can count to twenty-eight can do the gift box and every other picture in the set.
- Why are these all objects rather than animals?
- Because joining dots gives you an outline, and an animal's outline is a lump — what makes an owl an owl is its face, which sits inside the shape. A key, a crown or a stocking is recognisable from its edge alone.