Christmas Printable Word Search

This Christmas word search hides 15 holiday and winter words in a letter grid: wreath, Santa Claus, holly, jingle bells, mistletoe, reindeer, presents, Christmas tree, snowman, ornaments, winter, Jack Frost, snow, candle and star. Most words run across or down, two run diagonally, and none are spelled backward.

Printable Christmas Word Search

Ways to use it

• Keep copies on hand for early finishers or a quiet activity in the busy days before winter break.
• Have students cross off each word on the list as they find it, then read the finished list aloud together.
• Pair younger students with a buddy: one hunts for the word while the other checks it off.
• Have the first student to finish produce the answer key.
• Put the answer key in a sheet protector at a center so students can check their own work.
• For an extra challenge, have students pick five words from the list and use them in a short holiday story.
• Send it home as a low-prep activity for winter break.