Learn Norwegian: Feelings – Picture Crossword for Kids

This crossword brings your child gently into contact with Norwegian. The drawings show the smiling, sad and surprised faces, 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.

This crossword joins looking and writing in Norwegian. Your child recognizes the smiling, sad and surprised faces, says the Norwegian word to themselves, and spells it into the grid boxes. At the crossings a shared letter shows at once whether the Norwegian 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 Norwegian word is exactly what makes first steps into the language feel so light and welcome. 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 post and the ones with Thanksgiving things 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 feelings — 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!