Learn Dutch: Bakery Treats – Picture Crossword for Kids

Pictures become Dutch words in this puzzle: your child sees the bagels, buns and cakes, finds the right word in Dutch, 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 Dutch spelling in the most natural way. At the same time their Dutch 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 Dutch words.

In this picture crossword your child names the bagels, buns and cakes in Dutch and spells each word into the boxes. Dutch vocabulary and spelling get a quiet workout at once, because the shared letters at the crossings have to agree. Let your child puzzle at their own pace — there is no clock and no score, only the pleasure of each Dutch word spelled correctly. Once a word is solved, it hints at the next, and the grid fills in piece by piece. That way a first taste of Dutch feels like a cheerful little puzzle your child gets to discover all by themselves. 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 Fourth of July things and the ones with bakery treats 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 bakery treats — 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!