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title: "Kakurasu for kids: free printable with answers"
description: "Free printable Kakurasu for kids with answers. Small 4 by 4 grids that teach adding and logic. Print with the shaded answer."
source: "https://www.oncebooks.com/kakurasu/for-kids"
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3. For kids

Free printable

# For kids Kakurasu

Kakurasu is a gentle way into logic and arithmetic for a child: shade squares so each line adds up to its number. The small 4 by 4 grids here keep the sums friendly, and every puzzle has one answer to find.

PuzzleDesign

Difficulty

Larger grids have more cells to weigh. Every puzzle has one solution.

4×4 grid. Shade cells so each row and column of shaded squares sums to its edge target.

Theme

ClassicBoldSoftShadedNavyIndigoSkyTealEmeraldForestPlumBerryCrimsonEmberAmberCocoa

**Customise colours**

Numbers

Cell lines

Box lines

Page background

Style

StandardClean

Clean drops the title band and footer, leaving the grid.

Generate puzzlePrint / save PDF

Two pages: the puzzle and its shaded answer. Every puzzle has one solution, checked by the same engine as our KDP studio.

## Want the whole book?

This makes one puzzle. Sign up to turn it into a full Kakurasu book for Amazon KDP: hundreds of graded puzzles at any trim, as print-ready PDFs.

[Build the full book](https://app.oncebooks.com/publisher-studio/kakurasu)

Free to build · pay once to export

Preview

The puzzle and its shaded answer, as they print.

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- Kakurasu Easy

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  Puzzle
- Kakurasu Easy · Solution

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  Solution

Generate puzzlePrint / save PDF

## Making a whole Kakurasu book?

This page makes one puzzle. To publish a book on Amazon KDP, the [KDP Kakurasu maker](https://www.oncebooks.com/kdp-kakurasu-maker) generates hundreds of graded puzzles at any trim, as a print-ready 300 DPI interior and solutions PDF. Generate once, export unlimited sizes.

## More printable Kakurasu

- [Kakurasu for beginners](https://www.oncebooks.com/kakurasu/for-beginners)
- [Easy Kakurasu](https://www.oncebooks.com/kakurasu/easy)
- [Medium Kakurasu](https://www.oncebooks.com/kakurasu/medium)
- [Hard Kakurasu](https://www.oncebooks.com/kakurasu/hard)
- [Large Kakurasu](https://www.oncebooks.com/kakurasu/large)

[See every printable Kakurasu](https://www.oncebooks.com/kakurasu)

## Questions

**Are these kakurasu for kids free to print?**

Yes. Generate the puzzle above and print it with its answer, at no cost and with no sign-up. It is free for classroom, home and personal use.

**Does every puzzle have one solution?**

Yes. Every puzzle is generated and checked so the edge targets fix exactly one shading, verified before it prints. The answer is on the second page.

**Can I make a Kakurasu book to sell on KDP?**

Yes. The free tool makes one puzzle. The KDP Kakurasu maker generates hundreds of graded puzzles at any KDP trim, as a print-ready 300 DPI interior and solutions PDF, so you can publish a book.