Learn Dutch: Supermarket Things – Picture Crossword for Kids

A picture, a Dutch word, a row of empty boxes — that is how each clue begins. Your child studies the carts, baskets and tills in the drawings, searches their memory for the right Dutch word, and writes it neatly into the grid. Every single letter matters, because the Dutch words interlock and trade a letter wherever they meet. So recognizing a familiar picture becomes hands-on practice with Dutch spelling and Dutch vocabulary at the same time. Let your child work at their own pace and puzzle it out unhurried; what counts here is the careful, happy thinking. When the last word finally fits and every box holds a letter, your child can look proudly at a grid they filled in entirely by themselves.

A picture, a Dutch word, plenty of boxes: your child names the carts, baskets and tills and writes the matching Dutch word in letter by letter. Spelling matters at every step, since the words interlock and share letters where they meet. This is Dutch spelling made hands-on and a friendly vocabulary practice all in one. With no score to chase, your child may puzzle, erase, and reconsider until the whole grid stands. And when the last word lands, the proud look at a completed puzzle belongs entirely to them. 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 zoo animals and the ones with supermarket 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 supermarket 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!