Learn German: Easter – Picture Crossword for Kids

Pictures become German words in this puzzle: your child sees the eggs, bunnies and baskets, finds the right word in German, 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 German spelling in the most natural way. At the same time their German 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 German words.

In this picture crossword your child names the eggs, bunnies and baskets in German and spells each word into the boxes. German 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 German 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 German feels like a cheerful little puzzle your child gets to discover all by themselves. Here is something special about German: it gives every naming word a capital letter, even a small cat or a ball.

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