Learn German: Space – Picture Crossword for Kids

This crossword brings your child gently into contact with German. The drawings show the rockets, planets and stars, and your child says the German word to themselves before setting each letter into the grid. In doing so they practise turning a remembered German word into its correct written form — a lovely warm-up for anyone just starting to learn German. 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 German word spelled correctly into place, box after careful box.

Here your child turns pictures into German words. They study the rockets, planets and stars, settle on the right German 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 German becomes a real pleasure. Take your time — this crossword wants to be solved slowly, with no rush at all. With every word entered, German spelling grows more familiar, and your child quietly gathers a little treasure-chest of new vocabulary. 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 bakery treats and the ones with camping gear 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 space 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!