Learn Swedish: Christmas – Picture Crossword for Kids

Pictures become Swedish words in this puzzle: your child sees the trees, baubles and stockings, finds the right word in Swedish, 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 Swedish spelling in the most natural way. At the same time their Swedish 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 Swedish words.

A picture, a Swedish word, plenty of boxes: your child names the trees, baubles and stockings and writes the matching Swedish word in letter by letter. Spelling matters at every step, since the words interlock and share letters where they meet. This is Swedish spelling made hands-on and a friendly vocabulary practice all in one. With no score to chase, your child may puzzle, erase, and reconsider until the whole grid stands. And when the last word lands, the proud look at a completed puzzle belongs entirely to them. Swedish has three extra letters at the very end of its alphabet — a, a and o with little marks — that English does not use.

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