Christmas Word Search Printable – FREE

Don’t you just love word searches? They are an easy, timeless, zero prep, fun activity that children enjoy. This free Christmas Word Search packet includes 3 different levels – easy, medium, and hard, answer key, AND a handwriting recording sheet page. You can download this FREE printable Christmas Word Search at the bottom of this post. This is a great way to squeeze in handwriting practice with these printable puzzles.

Easy Christmas Word Search Printable

Level one is a fun way to challenge younger children. This printable PDF consists of 10 Christmas themed words for children to seek and find. This easy Christmas word search for kids is excellent for the younger crowd (lower elementary grades) since there are less words and it does not include any diagonal words. The other bonus is that at the bottom of each word search is a simple Christmas tree with presents to color to extend the activity.

Medium Christmas Word Search

Level two consists of 20 Christmas themed words to find that are horizontal, vertical and diagonal. This level is suitable for most children in the middle to upper elementary grades. Children will seek and find these words:

BOOTS
CANDLE
CAROLING
COOKIE
DECORATE

ELF
GARLAND
HOLIDAY
ICICLE
JOLLY

JINGLE
LIGHTS
MERRY
PRESENTS
REINDEER

SANTA
SLEIGH
STAR
TREE
WREATH

Hard Christmas Word Search

Level three is the bard Christmas Word Search where students need to find 30 words horizontally, vertically and diagonally. This puzzle is suitable for upper elementary grades and older. The holiday tree and gifts are at the bottom of the page to color too!

Want to Add in Handwriting Practice?

The last page of this freebie, is a recording sheet for students to practice their handwriting too! When they find a word, they can write it down on the recording sheet AND cross it off their list. The lines are dotted lines a little less than one half inch in height.

Need More Christmas Puzzles?

This December Visual Perceptual puzzle download is a collection of visual perceptual worksheets with a December theme.  Practice visual motor, visual discrimination, visual spatial, visual closure and overall visual perceptual skills with these worksheets. Print off multiple copies for your students, staple the packet together and your activities are ready to go! This download is an excellent choice for: fine motor centers in the classroom, visual motor skill practice, special education classrooms, early finishers and/or handwriting warm ups.

Want to Use These Puzzles Digitally?

If you want to use these free puzzles digitally, get the Kami chrome extension. This allows you to mark up PDF documents right in the Chrome web browser. Your students can circle the words right on their touch screen devices. Read the details here (but download your freebie below first).

When is a Good Time to Use This Christmas Word Search Printable Packet?

After you download and print this fun Christmas activity to challenge kids to find the hidden words, you can use it:

• anytime during the Christmas season
• staple it and add to a fun gift basket and place it under the Christmas tree
• send it home with the kids over Winter break
• during a holiday party in the classroom
• to practice handwriting during an occupational therapy session
• toss it in a Christmas stocking