Best Free Printable Christmas Word Search Puzzles for Kids
Last updated: November 20, 2025 by the Homemade Gifts Coloring Team
The Christmas season always fills me with joy. The lights, the holiday movies, the family celebrations, the … Christmas word searches? That’s right. You can start a new holiday tradition with Christmas word searches to channel some of that excitement for presents and parties. Plus, word searches are a great activity for a snowy day! Make some hot chocolate and tuck in with a few of our free, printable Christmas word searches that you can enjoy while playing a holiday movie.
We have a range of Christmas word searches that will thrill your family no matter what your holiday traditions entail. Whether you take a more secular approach or infuse the holiday with spiritual significance, you can find a word search that’s right for you.
Our Christmas word searches include:
🎁Square - Classic & Puzzles Based on Christmas Stories
🎄Tree - Puzzles about Christmas traditions
⛄Snowman - Secular, all-inclusive puzzles
🌟Star - Christian puzzles
Easy Christmas Word Search Puzzles
These Christmas word searches are great for your little ones. They have 10 easy hidden words that are right or down.
Medium-Difficulty Christmas Word Search Puzzles
Turn up the difficulty a little bit with slightly harder puzzles that will test you with 20 hidden words that are horizontal, vertical, or even backward.
Hard Christmas Word Search Puzzles
Don’t leave out yourself or your teenaged children. These hard puzzles have 30 words that can be horizontal, vertical, diagonal, or backward, so they’re tough enough to challenge Mom and Dad too.
Solutions for Christmas Word Searches
Christmas brings its own stresses, so you shouldn’t have to stress over word searches as well. That’s why we’re providing all the answers you need right here.
Christmas Word Search FAQs
While you’re picking out your Christmas word searches, we’ll answer your top questions about word searches. That way, the only mystery is the words themselves!
Are Word Searches Good for Kids?
Word searches can be great for children. Whether you use them in the classroom or at home, a Christmas word search can be a powerful tool in helping kids learn to read and write. The intense concentration required to find words will cement vocabulary in their minds while teaching them about how to focus on tasks. It may not seem like it since they’ll be having so much fun, but they can learn a lot while solving a word search.
Which Christmas Word Searches Should I Choose?
That will depend on you and your children. If you have little ones, you may want to stick to the easiest puzzles. Even medium could be too challenging if your kids are just learning to read. On the other hand, hard is great even for adults because some of the words are backward, so don’t be shy about grabbing some Christmas word searches for yourself.
How Do I Use Word Searches as Part of My Christmas Celebration?
Christmas word searches can be great for a family holiday. Set them out for the kids while the adults are getting settled, or offer them as an after-dinner activity. They may even offer adults a little break while keeping children entertained. Christmas word searches are also a good way to direct excess energy when the kids are a bit hyped up on all their new presents.
Where Can I Get More Word Searches?
We have a ton more word searches on all kinds of topics, including other holidays. Scroll down for suggestions for more word searches and other games. Or you can try your hand at making your own Christmas word searches. There are a ton of websites that allow you to put in your own words. It will generate a puzzle out of that.
More Christmas Printables for Kids
On the hunt for more festive fun this holiday season? Dive into our treasure trove of free coloring pages and templates! Perfect for those wintry indoor days, they'll keep your little elves entertained without costing a dime. 🎨🖍️
- Christmas Word Scramble Puzzles
- Santa Coloring Pages
- Candy Coloring Sheets
- Christmas Coloring Pages
- Left, Right Christmas Game
- Winter Word Searches
- Winter Coloring Pages
- Printable Christmas Cards
- Elf Goodbye Letter
- Letter to Santa Printable Templates
- Printable Christmas Wish List Templates
- Custom Letter From Santa to Print
Or, if your kid just really loves word searches, check out our complete collection of printable word Searches on all topics and our hard word searches and Bible word search puzzles.
Once they've finished their word fun, why not share a laugh together? Browse our collections of winter jokes, snow puns, and Christmas jokes for kids that are perfect for adding a touch of humor to those chilly days indoors!
