Learn Dutch: Weather – Picture Crossword for Kids

In this picture crossword your child looks at a small drawing, thinks of the word for it in Dutch, and writes that word one letter at a time into the grid. The pictures show the sunshine, rain and snow, and each one is a gentle first lesson in Dutch vocabulary. Where two Dutch words cross, they share a letter, so a word your child has already solved quietly hints at the next. That makes it word-naming and spelling rolled into one: your child names the picture in Dutch, then spells it out carefully, letter by letter, until the boxes are full. There is no clock and no score here, just a calm puzzle where every drawing turns into a Dutch word and the whole grid slowly fills in.

This crossword joins looking and writing in Dutch. Your child recognizes the sunshine, rain and snow, says the Dutch word to themselves, and spells it into the grid boxes. At the crossings a shared letter shows at once whether the Dutch spelling is right — a kind little self-test. So vocabulary and spelling grow together through play. Let your child puzzle in comfort; there is nothing to win here but a full grid. That quiet act of turning a picture into a written Dutch word is exactly what makes first steps into the language feel so light and welcome. 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 Thanksgiving things and the ones with weather 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 weather — 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!