My 4.5 yo wouldn't solve a 7x7 maze zero-shot either, not off-hand. Not even given multiple examples. Especially if getting confused, frustrated, and giving up is a valid move.
At which point and after how much training a kid becomes able to solve mazes like this? Also, given how one can pull a problem like this - any problem - out of their ass, describe it to GPT-4, and it has a good chance of solving it, that's quite amazing compared to children generally not being capable of this.
https://ekzhu.medium.com/gpt-4s-maze-navigation-a-deep-dive-...