Learn Dutch: Feelings – Picture Crossword for Kids

Look, think in Dutch, then write it down — that is the whole idea of this crossword. Each clue carries a drawing, your child recognizes the smiling, sad and surprised faces, and spells the matching Dutch word into the boxes. Because the words overlap at their crossings, your child checks their own work as they go: if a shared letter does not fit, it is worth another glance at how the Dutch word is spelled. Bit by bit their Dutch vocabulary grows, and paying close attention to Dutch spelling becomes a quiet habit. It is a puzzle made for discovering, with no pressure at all — picture by picture, word by word, until the grid is complete and a few new Dutch words have come along for the ride.

In this picture crossword your child names the smiling, sad and surprised faces 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 Christmas things and the ones with feelings 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 feelings — 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!