Merry Christmas
7 words: star, tree, gift, bell, snow, elf, wreath
Christmas Word Search Bookmarks and 10 Printable Puzzles
These Christmas word search printables come in two kinds: eight word-search bookmarks with a holiday picture to color, and ten full-page puzzles from easy to hard. The bookmarks use an 8 by 12 grid with seven words running across and down, so a child of six or seven can solve them between chapters. The hard pages hide eighteen words in every direction. Every puzzle has an answer key.
8 word-search bookmarks
Cozy Winter
7 words: cocoa, scarf, mitten, fire, quilt, socks, sled
Christmas Treats
7 words: cookie, candy, pie, fudge, nog, toffee, cake
Holiday Lights
7 words: glow, candle, lamp, star, spark, lights, shine
Snow Day
7 words: snow, sled, boots, scarf, mitten, hat, ice
Santa's Sleigh
7 words: santa, sleigh, bells, gifts, elves, reins, sack
By the Fire
7 words: fire, logs, stocking, chair, book, cat, glow
Winter Birds
7 words: robin, owl, wren, finch, jay, dove, crow
All 8 bookmarks
DownloadPrint, cut, read
Printing tips for the bookmarks
- 4 per sheet. Each bookmark is 2 by 7 inches on US Letter, 50 mm by 7 inches on A4, with cut marks.
- Cardstock. 65 lb cover (about 176 gsm) feeds through most home printers. Which weight to buy.
- Print at 100%. Choose actual size, not fit to page, so the bookmarks keep their size. How to print bookmarks.
- Finish. Laminate it, then add a tassel through the dotted circle.
Christmas word search pages
Full-page puzzles, each with its answer key on page 2.
Easy 10 by 10, across and down
Christmas Tree
8 words: tree, star, lights, angel and more.
Snow Day
8 words: snow, sled, mittens, scarf and more.
Christmas Eve
8 words: stocking, cookies, milk, chimney and more.
Medium 13 by 13, across, down and diagonal
Christmas Baking
12 words: gingerbread, sugar cookie, candy cane, frosting and more.
Santa's Workshop
12 words: elves, toys, workshop, north pole and more.
Decorating the House
12 words: wreath, mistletoe, holly, candle and more.
Winter Animals
12 words: reindeer, polar bear, penguin, arctic fox and more.
Hard 16 by 16, every direction, backwards too
Christmas Words
18 words: advent, caroling, celebrate, chimney and more.
Christmas Around the World
18 words: navidad, noel, weihnachten, natale and more.
The Twelve Days of Christmas
18 words: partridge, pear tree, turtle doves, french hens and more.
More word searches
How to do a word search?
Do a word search by reading the word list and hunting for one word at a time in the grid. Look for the first letter, then check the letters around it in each direction the puzzle allows. Circle or shade the word when you find it and tick it off the list.
Christmas word search printable for the whole family
Each printable is a free PDF for US Letter (8.5 by 11 inches) or A4 (210 by 297 mm). Print one puzzle for the kids' table, or the whole set as a booklet for a long car ride. For a class party, give each table a different puzzle and swap after ten minutes.
Easy Christmas word search for young kids
The three easy puzzles use a 10 by 10 grid with eight words that run only across and down. Christmas Tree, Snow Day and Christmas Eve suit children from about age 6, when they can read short words. The word-search bookmarks are easy too, with seven words each and pictures to color.
Hard Christmas word search for older kids and adults
The three hard puzzles use a 16 by 16 grid and hide eighteen words in every direction, backwards too. Christmas Words, Christmas Around the World and The Twelve Days of Christmas suit older kids and adults. The medium pages sit in between, with a 13 by 13 grid and diagonals for ages 8 to 11.
Christmas word search answers on page 2
Every full-page PDF has the puzzle on page 1 and the answer key on page 2, with each word shaded where it hides. Print page 1 only if you want to keep the answers for yourself. The two bookmark sheets put their answer keys on pages 3 and 4 of the bookmark file.
Using them at home and in class
Print one puzzle for the kids' table, or the whole set as a booklet for a long car ride. For a class party, give each table a different puzzle and swap after ten minutes. Each PDF has the puzzle on page 1 and the answer key on page 2, so print page 1 only if you want to keep the answers for yourself.
Questions
Which puzzle suits which age?
Easy puzzles (10 by 10, across and down) work from about age 6, when children can read short words. Medium (13 by 13 with diagonals) suits ages 8 to 11, and hard (16 by 16, every direction) is for older kids and adults.
Are the answers included?
Every full-page PDF includes an answer key on page 2. Each word is shaded where it hides.
What size do they print?
Each puzzle comes as a US Letter PDF (8.5 by 11 inches) and an A4 PDF (210 by 297 mm). Print at 100% so the letters stay large.
How do the word-search bookmarks work?
The bookmark sheet holds four 2 by 7 inch strips, each with a small puzzle and its word list. Print it on cardstock, cut on the marks, and solve it a few words at a time while you read.
What paper should I use for the bookmarks?
Cardstock of 65 lb cover, about 176 gsm, feeds through most home printers and makes sturdy bookmarks. Plain printer paper is fine for the full-page puzzles.
How to make a word search?
The free word search maker on this site turns up to 20 of your words into a puzzle with an answer key. Print it as a full page or as four bookmarks on one sheet.
Are these puzzles free for a classroom?
The puzzles are free for personal and classroom use. Please share a link to this page instead of uploading the PDFs elsewhere.
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