Learn Dutch: Desserts and Sweets – Picture Crossword for Kids

Here your child turns pictures into written Dutch words. The clue drawings show the cupcakes, lollipops and pies, and your child works out what each one is called in Dutch before placing every letter in its own box. That careful spelling builds a feel for how Dutch words are written, while naming the pictures grows real Dutch vocabulary. At the crossings the shared letters have to agree, which is a friendly little self-check: if they do not line up, the spelling needs a second look. Your child can erase and try again as often as they like, because nothing is being raced or counted. Free to print or to play online, it lets a beginner meet their first words in Dutch one drawing at a time.

Look, think in Dutch, and write: your child finds the Dutch word for the pictured sweet treats 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 breakfast foods and the ones with sweet 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 sweet 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!