Learn Dutch: Things That Fly – Picture Crossword for Kids

Pictures become Dutch words in this puzzle: your child sees the kites, planes and balloons, 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.

Recognize, spell in Dutch, write it in: your child sees the kites, planes and balloons in the drawings, finds the right Dutch word, and enters it letter by letter into the grid. Each box takes a single letter, and the crossing Dutch words help one another along. That strengthens Dutch spelling and stretches their vocabulary — a comfortable puzzle with no pressure, free to print or to play online. Your child may erase and rethink a word whenever they wish, because in this puzzle all that matters is calm, curious thinking, one careful letter at a time. 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 reptiles and the ones with flying things 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 flying things — 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!