Learn Dutch: Clothes – Picture Crossword for Kids

Pictures become Dutch words in this puzzle: your child sees the shirts, socks and hats, 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.

Here your child turns pictures into Dutch words. They study the shirts, socks and hats, settle on the right Dutch 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 Dutch becomes a real pleasure. Take your time — this crossword wants to be solved slowly, with no rush at all. With every word entered, Dutch spelling grows more familiar, and your child quietly gathers a little treasure-chest of new vocabulary. 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 birds and the ones with clothes 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 clothes — 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!