Free printable classroom activity
Free Christmas word search
Make your own printable Christmas word search in seconds: type your festive words, pick the difficulty, add an answer key, and print a class set. A calm, cheerful end-of-term filler. Free, no sign-up.
Make your own Christmas word search
Open the free word search maker and type your festive words, then pick how tricky to make the grid, add an answer key, and print. Press again for a fresh layout, so each child or group can have a different puzzle.
It is free, with no account and no email, and it all runs in your browser, so nothing is saved or sent anywhere.
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Christmas words to hide
Stuck for words? A gentle starter list: star, sleigh, robin, holly, candle, gift, snow, carol, frost, jingle, mittens, reindeer, lantern, pudding, cracker, tinsel. Swap in your own to match your class, your topic, or the languages in your room. Keeping it to ten or twelve words keeps the grid friendly for younger children.
A calm end-of-term activity
The last weeks of term can get busy and bright. A word search is a quiet, happy way to fill five or ten minutes: cheerful enough for the season, calm enough to settle the room, and a sneaky bit of reading practice as children scan each word letter by letter. Make it from this week's spellings with a festive twist and it doubles as revision.
More free make-your-own tools
The word search comes from our free word search maker, which builds a puzzle from any words you choose. It is one of a small set of free, make-your-own tools:
- Maths Worksheet Generator · times tables, addition, subtraction, division
- Spelling Worksheet Generator · your weekly list as practice sheets
- Word Search Maker · a printable word search from your own words
- Award Certificate Maker · Star of the Week and more
- Name Tracing Generator · turn any name into a tracing sheet
See them all on the free tools page, or browse our finished free printables shelf.
Free Christmas word search: common questions
Is the Christmas word search free?
Yes. Every puzzle is free to make and print, with no sign-up and no email. It runs in your browser, so your words are never saved or sent anywhere.
Can I choose my own festive words?
Yes. Type any list of words and the puzzle is built from exactly those, so you can match it to your class or topic.
Is there an answer key?
Yes. You can add an answer key so checking, or self-checking, takes seconds.
What age is it for?
Roughly ages 6 to 11. You choose the words and the difficulty, so it can be gentle or more of a challenge.