Learn Swedish: Things That Fly – Picture Crossword for Kids

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

In this picture crossword your child names the kites, planes and balloons in Swedish and spells each word into the boxes. Swedish 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 Swedish 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 Swedish feels like a cheerful little puzzle your child gets to discover all by themselves. 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 bugs and the ones with post 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 flying 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!