Advent Alphabet Challenge
Can you come up with a word for each letter of the alphabet, all to do with Advent? Some of the letters might prove a bit of a challenge...
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Our collection of Christmas word puzzles for children are perfect for when you need an activity in the classroom or home that will engage children's brains and bring a bit of calm - but still in a Christmassy way! And there is plenty of Christmas involved here, with all sorts of of our most popular word puzzles, including bogglers, squashed sentences, match-ups, word sudoku and more.
Can you come up with a word for each letter of the alphabet, all to do with Advent? Some of the letters might prove a bit of a challenge...
Try to make as many words as you can from the letters on display, following the instructions on the printable page. Don't forget you can make extra points by finding special Advent-themed words!
Here's a fun elimination grid puzzle to enjoy during Advent. Solve the clues and cross off the letters of the answers in the grid.
Our Christmas Alphabet Challenge is very versatile. It works equally well as a puzzle or a game, for an individual or a whole class. Scroll down for our printable score sheet.
As a puzzle just for one:Challenge yourself to find a Christmas word for each letter
Our Christmas boggler puzzle asks children to find as many words as they can, and also to think about and find hidden Christmas-themed words to get bonus points!
How is your knowledge of Christmas carols and songs? All you need to do is fill in the missing words in the titles. Then the first letter of each word will spell out a Christmas phrase.
Can the children eliminate the letters in the grid by solving the Christmas-themed clues? Fun as group challenge with friends and family!
Here's a Christmas puzzle that will test how well the children know opposites. They need to cut out the pieces on the first page and then glue them onto the grid on the second page by matching the opposite words.
Challenge the children this Christmas with our fun squashed sentences puzzle. Can they find Christmas-themed sentences, starting with the shaded letters? The unused letters will form a word to do with Christmas too...
Here's the trickiest of our Christmas word sudoku puzzles. See if you can fit the letters from the word FRUITCAKE into the grid following the usual sudoku rules!
This Word Sudoku adds a Christmas twist that makes the game a little more interesting. This puzzle is great for beginners!
Use logic to fill this Christmas sudoku grid with the letters which spell SLEIGH!
Here's a challenging puzzle to try this Christmas! Can the kids use logic and reasoning skills to work out the correct positioning for each of the Christmas words in the grid?
Keep your brain active this Christmas with this word match up puzzle. Make as many words as you can by taking one syllable from each bauble.
Challenge your friends or family this Christmas to see who can finish this Nativity letter elimination grid puzzle in the quickest time!
Here's a new word wheel challenge for the kids to try, and it has a seasonal holiday theme! There are many words that you can make out of these letters so we've set the targets quite high...
How many words can you make using the letters in this word wheel puzzle, making sure that you include the central letter T in each word? We've set some challenges for you and you can also download a "solution" page with the words that we found, if you get stuck.