Learn Dutch: Body Parts – Picture Crossword for Kids

Here your child learns to turn things they see into written Dutch words. The clue pictures show the hands, feet and ears, and your child thinks of the matching Dutch word before each letter travels into its own box. That deliberate spelling firms up how Dutch words are written, while naming the drawings widens their Dutch vocabulary one picture at a time. At the crossings two words share a letter, which brings small, happy wins. Let your child puzzle and experiment in comfort; a word may be reconsidered twice without any worry. The nicest moment is when the last Dutch word fits exactly and the whole grid lies finished in front of them — free to use and entirely free of pressure.

In this picture crossword your child names the hands, feet and ears 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 animals and the ones with body parts 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 body parts — 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!