Learn Norwegian: Vegetables – Picture Crossword for Kids

Pictures become Norwegian words in this puzzle: your child sees the carrots, peas and pumpkins, finds the right word in Norwegian, 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 Norwegian spelling in the most natural way. At the same time their Norwegian 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 Norwegian words.

Look, think in Norwegian, and write: your child finds the Norwegian word for the pictured vegetables and spells it into the crossword. Each word is joined to another at a crossing, so your child attends to every single letter. That practises Norwegian spelling and firms up vocabulary. It is a feel-good puzzle — no haste, no contest, just one new word per picture. You can print it for free or open it online to play together, as often as the urge to puzzle returns and a few more Norwegian words feel worth meeting. 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 birds and the ones with classroom objects 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 vegetables — 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!