Learn Dutch: Household Things – Picture Crossword for Kids

Naming things and spelling them — that is what your child practises here, in Dutch. They look at the lamps, chairs and clocks, work out what each is called in Dutch, and enter it letter by letter into the grid. Because each box holds exactly one letter, your child naturally attends to every sound and every quirk of Dutch spelling. Where two words cross, the shared letter has to match, so Dutch vocabulary and writing come together as they puzzle. Your child may hardly notice how much early Dutch they are absorbing along the way. Puzzling, guessing, writing — without any rush and without any contest, simply at their own speed, until the final Dutch word slides neatly into the grid.

Look, think in Dutch, and write: your child finds the Dutch word for the pictured household things 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 Dutch 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 Dutch words feel worth meeting. Dutch likes to join small words together, so a single word can grow surprisingly long.

Has your child caught the joy of naming and spelling in Dutch? Then keep going! The crosswords about the winter things and the ones with household things hold fresh pictures, new Dutch 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 household things — free to print or simply to play online. That way learning Dutch stays varied and gives a little fresh pleasure each day, all at your child’s own pace. Have fun discovering, writing, and puzzling together!