Winter word search
Ten large print word searches — snow day, winter animals, winter sports, New Year's Eve and more.
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Free winter printables
6 winter and New Year activity sets for the whole family — word search, bingo, mazes, dot-to-dot, mandala coloring pages and winter cryptograms. Every puzzle comes with answers. Print one set, or download everything in one PDF.
Free to print for home, school, library and care-home use.
- 6 sets93 pages in all
- Ages 4+kids to grandparents
- Answersfor every puzzle
- US Letterprints on A4 too
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Winter mazes
Mazes inside a snowman, cocoa mug, cozy house, owl, bear and more, with solutions.
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Winter dot-to-dot
Connect the dots to draw a snowman, mug, house, owl, bear and more, with answer pages.
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Winter mandala coloring pages
Six-sided and round mandalas, plus designs inside a star, moon, cloud, owl and cozy house — one per page.
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Winter cryptograms
Crack the code to reveal classic winter and New Year lines from Shakespeare, Shelley, Burns, Rossetti and more.
Download (PDF)How can you use these winter printables?
- Snow days: a stack of mazes, dot-to-dots and word searches keeps children busy when school is closed.
- New Year's Eve: the New Year word searches and bingo work for a family countdown party — see ten New Year's Eve activities for kids.
- January in the classroom: early-finisher pages and a whole-class bingo game after the holidays.
- Care homes and libraries: the word searches and cryptograms are large print, and bingo works well as a group game — more ideas in winter activities for seniors.
- Quiet time: the mandala coloring pages, six-sided like snowflakes or inside a moon, cloud and cozy house.
How should you print them?
Print at actual size on US Letter, or choose Fit on A4. Everything is black and white, so any home printer works. Print the answer pages separately if you do not want them in the same pile — they are always at the back of each PDF. For bingo, card stock or sheet protectors let you play again and again.
What is in each set?
The word searches use ten themed lists — snow day, winter animals, cozy at home, winter sports, New Year's Eve, winter weather, ice and snow, winter clothes, winter birds and New Year wishes. The cryptograms hide classic lines about winter and the new year from Shakespeare, Shelley, Coleridge, Burns, Emerson, Tennyson, James Russell Lowell and Christina Rossetti, all in the public domain. The mazes and dot-to-dots are shaped like a snowman, a mug of cocoa, a cozy house, a tree, an owl, a bear, the moon, a star, a bird and a cloud.
Can I make my own winter printables?
Yes. These sets were made with the free DT Labs tools — the word search maker, bingo card generator, maze generator, dot-to-dot maker, mandala maker and cryptogram maker. Use your own word lists and quotes, make a whole winter activity book, and sell it on KDP or Etsy with the commercial licence — how to make a winter activity book for KDP walks through it.
Frequently asked questions
Are these winter printables free?
Yes. Download and print as many copies as you like for your family, classroom, library, care home or snow day at home. No account and no email needed.
Are the answers included?
Yes, for every puzzle: word searches, mazes, dot-to-dots and cryptograms have answer pages at the back of their PDF. Bingo comes with a caller sheet; coloring pages need no answers.
Are there New Year printables too?
Yes. Two of the word searches are about New Year's Eve and New Year wishes, and the cryptograms include lines from Auld Lang Syne and Tennyson's Ring Out, Wild Bells. Everything else works all winter, through January and February.
What ages are they for?
Dot-to-dot and mazes suit children from about 4–6; word search and bingo work for the whole family; cryptograms and the mandala coloring pages suit older children and adults.
Can I print everything at once?
Yes. The all-in-one PDF holds every set — 93 pages — so you can print just the pages you want from one file.
What paper size are they?
US Letter (8.5 × 11 in), one activity per page. They also print on A4 with "Fit" selected.
Can I sell these printables?
No — they are free to print and share, not to resell. To sell winter activity books on KDP or Etsy, make your own with the free DT Labs puzzle makers, which come with a commercial licence.