Learn French: Accessories – Picture Crossword for Kids

This crossword brings your child gently into contact with French. The drawings show the hats, belts and scarves, and your child says the French word to themselves before setting each letter into the grid. In doing so they practise turning a remembered French word into its correct written form — a lovely warm-up for anyone just starting to learn French. At the crossing points the words meet on a shared letter, and that is exactly where small moments of "oh, it fits!" appear. Take your time, because this puzzle wants to be solved slowly. There is no timer and no score, only your child, the pictures, and the satisfaction of every French word spelled correctly into place, box after careful box.

Here your child turns pictures into French words. They study the hats, belts and scarves, settle on the right French 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 French becomes a real pleasure. Take your time — this crossword wants to be solved slowly, with no rush at all. With every word entered, French spelling grows more familiar, and your child quietly gathers a little treasure-chest of new vocabulary. French has a playful habit — some letters are written down but stay completely silent when you say the word.

Has your child caught the joy of naming and spelling in French? Then keep going! The crosswords about the birds and the ones with classroom objects hold fresh pictures, new French 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 accessories — free to print or simply to play online. That way learning French stays varied and gives a little fresh pleasure each day, all at your child’s own pace. Have fun discovering, writing, and puzzling together!