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Free Printable Christmas Crossword Puzzle for Kids

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Jacqui DiNardo

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Celebrate the holidays with a Christmas crossword puzzle that brings fun and learning together. This free printable game is perfect for kids, families, and classrooms during the Merry Christmas season.

Printable Christmas crossword puzzles: six free pages with clues and answer grids

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What’s Included:

  • File type: PDF
  • File name: christmas-crossword-printable.pdf
  • Page size: US Letter 8.5″ x 11″

Features:

  • Free printable Christmas crossword puzzle
  • Kid-friendly clues and answers
  • Festive icons like trees, bells, sleighs, and gifts
  • Works as a classroom or family activity
  • Encourages vocabulary and spelling practice
  • Ready-to-print PDF for quick setup
  • Great for Merry Christmas parties and gatherings

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Ideal For:

  • Kids learning Christmas vocabulary
  • Teachers planning holiday classroom activities
  • Parents organizing family game nights
  • Homeschool families needing festive lessons
  • Christmas party hosts looking for printable games
  • Friends who enjoy light holiday puzzles
  • Anyone wanting a Merry Christmas activity to print

How to Use This Christmas Crossword Puzzle

  • Download the free printable PDF file
  • Print on standard letter-size paper
  • Gather pencils or pens for each player
  • Read each clue and fill in the crossword grid
  • Use teamwork for family or classroom play
  • Check answers when complete for learning fun
  • Save your finished crossword as a holiday keepsake

Christmas Crossword Clues

Here are the clues for both puzzles in the printable. The filled-in answer grid is in the PDF.

Puzzle 1

Across
1. Hung by the fireplace
3. A warm drink with marshmallows
4. Santa rides in this
5. Often placed on top of the tree
8. Santa lives at this Pole
10. Sweet treat, often striped red and white

Down
1. Made of three snowballs stacked up
2. A Christmas song
4. He brings presents on Christmas Eve
6. Bright decorations on houses and trees
7. Happy and cheerful
9. The color of holly leaves

Puzzle 2

Across
2. Animals that pull Santa’s sleigh
5. Riding down a snowy hill
7. Striped sweet shaped like a hook
8. The month of Christmas
9. Jolly man with a red suit and beard
11. Glitter or shine from lights and tinsel
13. Sound of bells
14. Keeps your hands warm in the snow
15. Santa comes down this
16. Singing holiday songs door to door
17. A very big snowstorm

Down
1. Cookie shaped like people or houses
3. Gifts wrapped with paper and bows
4. Minty candy flavor
6. Decoration hung on a tree
9. Hung for Santa to fill
10. Long string of greenery or lights
12. The holiday celebrated on December 25

Frequently Asked Questions

Does the Christmas crossword have an answer key?

Yes. The PDF has a filled-in answer grid. Keep that page apart until players finish.

What ages is the crossword for?

It is made for kids, with simple clues. Families and classrooms can also use it.

What do the clues cover?

Christmas words such as trees, bells, sleighs and gifts.

What other puzzles go with it?

The Christmas word search and Christmas word scramble cover the same words.

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⬇️ Download Your Christmas Crossword PDF

Click below to download the free printable PDF version of this Christmas crossword puzzle for kids and families to enjoy.

Printable Christmas crossword puzzles: six free pages with clues and answer grids
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This Christmas crossword puzzle is a fun and free way to celebrate the season while boosting word skills. Print your copy, share it with loved ones, and enjoy a Merry Christmas together.

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