Learn Danish: Musical Instruments – Picture Crossword for Kids

This crossword brings your child gently into contact with Danish. The drawings show the drums, bells and flutes, and your child says the Danish word to themselves before setting each letter into the grid. In doing so they practise turning a remembered Danish word into its correct written form — a lovely warm-up for anyone just starting to learn Danish. At the crossing points the words meet on a shared letter, and that is exactly where small moments of "oh, it fits!" appear. Take your time, because this puzzle wants to be solved slowly. There is no timer and no score, only your child, the pictures, and the satisfaction of every Danish word spelled correctly into place, box after careful box.

Here your child turns pictures into Danish words. They study the drums, bells and flutes, settle on the right Danish word, and spell it carefully into the grid. Because the words trade a letter at their crossings, your child checks their own work as they go. So a first step into Danish becomes a real pleasure. Take your time — this crossword wants to be solved slowly, with no rush at all. With every word entered, Danish spelling grows more familiar, and your child quietly gathers a little treasure-chest of new vocabulary. 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 furniture and the ones with sea creatures 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 instruments — 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!