Learn Danish: Animals – Picture Crossword for Kids

Pictures become Danish words in this puzzle: your child sees the cats, sheep and hens, finds the right word in Danish, and writes it one letter at a time into the boxes. Because every word is joined to another at a crossing, your child watches each individual letter as they write, practising Danish spelling in the most natural way. At the same time their Danish vocabulary grows, since each drawing brings along a new word. It is a puzzle for easy, unhurried thinking, with no pace to keep and nothing to tally. You can print it for free or open it online to play together. When all the boxes are full, your child has not only solved a grid but picked up a handful of fresh Danish words.

Look, think in Danish, and write: your child finds the Danish word for the pictured animals and spells it into the crossword. Each word is joined to another at a crossing, so your child attends to every single letter. That practises Danish spelling and firms up vocabulary. It is a feel-good puzzle — no haste, no contest, just one new word per picture. You can print it for free or open it online to play together, as often as the urge to puzzle returns and a few more Danish words feel worth meeting. Danish often sounds softer than it looks, so a word can be written one way and spoken a little more gently.

Has your child caught the joy of naming and spelling in Danish? Then keep going! The crosswords about the zoo animals and the ones with supermarket things hold fresh pictures, new Danish words, and new crossings to puzzle over. And once your child is really in the swing of it, there is a whole free collection built around the animals — free to print or simply to play online. That way learning Danish stays varied and gives a little fresh pleasure each day, all at your child’s own pace. Have fun discovering, writing, and puzzling together!