Valentine’s Day Kakuro Puzzles
These Valentines Kakuro Puzzles are the perfect printable logic puzzle for Valentine’s Day since they feature a heart in the center of the puzzle.
Looking for more Valentine’s puzzling fun? Check out my list of Valentine’s Day logic puzzles and activities!
What are Kakuro Puzzles?
Kakuro Puzzles are a grid-based logic puzzle that involves placing the numbers 1-9 in the blank squares. These puzzles have also been known as Cross Sums or Cross Addition puzzles.
The grid is divided into horizontal blocks which include a clue on the left side of the block and vertical blocks which include a clue on the top of the block.
Place the numbers 1-9 in the blocks so that the sum of the numbers in the blocks are equal to the horizontal and vertical clues. Importantly, no number may be used more than once in the same block.
Valentine’s Day Kakuro Instructions
Complete the heart grids with the numbers 1-9 so that the sum of each horizontal block is equal to the clue on its left and the sum of each vertical block equals the clue on its top. No number may be used more than once in the same block.
Free Download of Valentine’s Day Kakuro Puzzles
These heart kakuro puzzles are available to download as a PDF and as an editable PowerPoint file.
Valentine’s Day Kakuro Puzzles (PDF)
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PPT (in ZIP Folder)
Click here to DownloadValentine’s Day Kakuro Puzzles (PPT in ZIP)
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Puzzle Solutions
I intentionally do not make answers to the printable puzzles and math activities I share on my blog available online because I strive to provide learning experiences for my students that are non-google-able. I would like other teachers to be able to use these puzzles in their classrooms as well without the solutions being easily found on the Internet.
However, I do recognize that us teachers are busy people and sometimes need to quickly reference an answer key to see if a student has solved a puzzle correctly or to see if they have interpreted the instructions properly.
If you are a teacher who is using these puzzles in your classroom, please send me an email at sarah@mathequalslove.net with information about what you teach and where you teach. I will be happy to forward an answer key to you.
Not a teacher? Go ahead and send me an email as well. Just let me know what you are using the puzzles for. I am continually in awe of how many people are using these puzzles with scouting groups, with senior adults battling dementia, as fun activities in their workplace, or as a birthday party escape room.
