Learn Norwegian: Animals – Picture Crossword for Kids

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

In this picture crossword your child names the cats, sheep and hens in Norwegian and spells each word into the boxes. Norwegian 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 Norwegian 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 Norwegian feels like a cheerful little puzzle your child gets to discover all by themselves. Norwegian shares a lot of everyday words with English, so a few of them feel familiar right away.

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