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Winter Holidays Word Search
11 words · 13×13 grid
How to play: click (or tap) the first letter, drag to the last letter, then release. Words go in any direction, including backwards. Or download the PDF to solve on paper.
Find these words
December stacks its holidays close together: eight nights of HANUKKAH, CHRISTMAS on the 25th, and seven days of KWANZAA starting the day after. A classroom with all three on the calendar needs one activity that does not pick a side, so this grid mixes a MENORAH and a KINARA with GARLAND, EGGNOG, FIREWORKS, and the COUNTDOWN to midnight. Words run four ways, forwards and backwards, which keeps the word find honest for older students.
Frequently asked questions
Which holidays does this winter holidays word search cover?
Christmas, Hanukkah, and Kwanzaa, plus New Year's Eve. Each gets at least two words, so no student is looking at a grid that ignores the holiday they celebrate at home.
What is a KINARA?
The candle holder used during Kwanzaa. It holds seven candles, one for each principle, and one more is lit each night from December 26 to January 1.
Is it too hard for younger kids?
The longest words are nine letters and everything sits across, down, or backwards, so second grade and up can finish it with a little patience.
