If you’re looking for a creative way to celebrate the holidays, try one of the free holiday word searches below. This list can provide hours of fun for the whole family, all year round!
Just follow the links in the list below to get the printable holiday word searches. Each one comes with its own word search answer key, if you need help solving them.
The holiday word search printables are medium difficulty. The would be good for older kids, teens, and adults. If you have little kids who want to get involved, you can solve them together as a family!
These custom word searches cover holidays from January to December and are part of our collection of free printables. Make sure to check out our list of holiday word scrambles, crossword puzzles, scavenger hunts and coloring pages for more fun this year!
Holiday word searches
The holiday word finds below are listed in chronological order. Each one comes with a free answer key included, if you or your kids need help solving them.
Check back often, as we are always adding new word puzzles.
Celebrate the year with 20+ printable holiday word find puzzles! Each one comes with an answer key. Ring in the year with this free printable word search for New Year's! It has 20 words hidden in it, that each relate to the holiday. This is a medium difficulty word search that would be perfect for older kids, teens and adults. If your younger kids want to get involved, you can always solve it together as a family. This Black History Month printable word search has 29 words hidden within it. They can be found horizontally and vertically, both forwards and backwards. Use this free word puzzle to teach your kids (or students) about Black History Month! February is here and with it brings this free Groundhog Day word search printable. It's a great indoor activity to do this month. Grab your highlighter and look for the 18 words hidden in the Groundhog Day printable word search. Some of the words relate to Punxsutawney Phil, while others describe the weather! The words in this Groundhog Day printable word puzzle can be found vertically and horizontally, both forwards and backwards. There are no words hidden diagonally. Don't forget to look at the word search answers if you need a little extra help. With the season of love upon us, it's time to solve this free Valentine's Day word search printable. It's a great indoor activity to do this February. Grab your highlighter and look for the 20 words hidden in the Valentine's printable word search. Some of the words relate to love, while others celebrate foods, symbols and colors that define in this holiday. The words can be found vertically and horizontally in this puzzle, and there are no words hidden diagonally. Celebrate the Chinese New Year with a free word search printable! It is a moderate difficulty word find that would be perfect for older kids and adults. This Chinese New Year word search printable has twelve words hidden within it that relate to the symbols and traditions of the Lunar New Year. Grab your highlighter and get ready to solve this Chinese New Year printable word search! Give your kids an easy word search puzzle to solve while you teach them about the animals of the Chinese Zodiac. The names of each of the 12 Chinese Zodiac animals are hidden in this free word find printable. Solving this Chinese Zodiac word search is a great way to celebrate the start of the Chinese New Year! Let the good times roll with this Mardi Gras word find printable. Grab your highlighter and look for the 18 words hidden in this Fat Tuesday word search. Some of the words celebrate foods, symbols and colors that define in this holiday, while others touch on the religious nature of the holiday. The words can be found vertically and horizontally in this Mardi Gras word puzzle. There are no words hidden diagonally. Don't forget to look at word find answers if you need a little extra help finding the words in this Mardi Gras printable. Celebrate Lent this year with a free word search printable! It features 24 words that relate to the holiday. They are hidden horizontally and vertically, both forwards and backwards. This is a moderately difficult word search puzzle. It would be great for older kids, teen and adults. Celebrate St Paddy's this year with a free St. Patrick's Day word search. Grab your highlighter and look for the 15 words hidden in this printable word search. Some of the words celebrate foods, symbols and colors that define in this day, while others touch on the holiday's religious nature. The words in this Saint Patrick's Day word search printable can be found vertically and horizontally. There are no words hidden diagonally. Want a screen-free activity you and your kids can do together this spring? Look no further than our free spring word search printable. It has 20 words hidden in the puzzle for your kids to find. Don't forget to look at the answer key to this word search for spring if you or the kids need a little extra help! Pull an April Fools' Day prank on your friends and family this year by giving them this unsolvable April Fools' word search. Even though it has a word bank at the bottom, there are not any words hidden in this April Fools' Day word search! Once your kids realize that this prank word search is unsolvable, be sure to give them a real (and solvable!) puzzle like this April word search, or one of these spring word puzzles (word search, word scramble, and crossword puzzle). Celebrate Easter with a free Easter word search printable. It's a fun screen free activity to celebrate the holiday. It's a moderate difficulty word puzzle printable, so it is recommended for older kids, teens and adults. There are 16 words hidden in this Easter word search which relate to the holiday and its traditions. Get your highlighters ready to solve this Easter word find. If you need help solving it, be sure to reference the answer key. If you are looking for a fun, screen free activity you can do to celebrate Earth Day, look no further than this free Earth Day word find printable. It's a fun holiday activity that the whole family can enjoy. This is a moderate difficulty Earth Day word search printable, so it's not good for little kids, but it would be suitable for older kids, teen, and adults! If you have a hard time solving this word puzzle printable you can always check the word find answers to help you locate any challenging words. To be more eco friendly when printing this word search for Earth Day, make sure to print it on the back of paper you've already used and don't need before to give the paper a little more life. When you're done solving this Earth Day word find, you can teach your kids about recycling by showing them how to recycle this word puzzle when they're done with it. Celebrate Cinco de Mayo this year with a free word search. You can use this Cinco de Mayo printable to teach your kids or students about the reason we celebrate Cinco de Mayo: Mexico's victory at the Battle of Puebla! Of the 15 words hidden in this Cinco de Mayo word search, some relate to the Battle of Puebla, while others describe ways to celebrate this holiday. If you need help solving it, you can refer to the Cinco de Mayo word search answer key which is included with this puzzle. May is here, and that means it's time to celebrate our Moms for Mother's Day! Get our free Mother's Day printable, containing a medium difficulty word search puzzle. There are 20 words hidden within this free word find puzzle. They can be found horizontally and vertically (both forward and backwards). There are no diagonal word hidden in this free printable for Mother's Day. If you have a hard time solving this Mother's Day word search, make sure to refer to the answer key. Give your children or students this free Memorial Day word search printable to honor the holiday. It has 24 words hidden in it, hidden horizontally and vertically both forwards and backwards. This is a moderate difficulty printable Memorial Day word search puzzle, and it comes with an answer key if you need help solving it. Celebrate Dad by solving this Father's Day word search puzzle printable. It's an easy word search that the whole family will enjoy. Just print it out and look for the words for Father's Day hidden within! There are 18 words waiting to be found. It also comes with a Father's Day word search answer key if you get stuck solving it. Want to give your kids a screen-free activity they'll love this summer? Look no further than our free word search printable for summer. It has 12 words hidden in the puzzle for your kids to find. Don't forget to look at the answer key to this summer word search printable if they need a little extra help! Celebrate Independence Day this year with a Fourth of July word search puzzle. You can use it as a way to give yourself some relaxation time or as a teaching moment for your kids. The 4th of July word search features 24 words related to the history of the 4th of July and the ways we celebrate it. If you need help solving it, you can refer to the word search answer key. Want to give your kids a screen-free activity they'll love to celebrate the long weekend? Look no further than our free word search printable for Labor Day. It is great for older kids, teen and adults! This word find has 15 words hidden in it. Don't forget to look at the answer key to this Labor Day word search printable if you need a little extra help solving it. Want to give yourself and your kids a screen-free activity they'll love this autumn? Look no further than our free fall word search printable. It's a great indoor activity to do when it gets too cold to be spending lots of time outdoors. Grab a mug of hot chocolate and look for the 18 words hidden in the puzzle. Some of the words relate to fall activities, while others highlight foods, colors, holidays, and events that happen in this chilly season. The words can be found vertically and horizontally in this puzzle, and there are no words hidden diagonally. Don't forget to look at the answer key to this autumn word search printable if you or your kids need a little extra help! Want a fun, screen-free, Halloween activity for the whole family? Look no further than our free Halloween word search printable. It's a great indoor activity to do this spooky season. Grab your highlighter and look for the 21 words hidden in the printable word search puzzle. Some of the words relate to Halloween activities, while others celebrate foods, colors, symbols, and events that happen in this holiday. The words can be found vertically and horizontally in this puzzle, and there are no words hidden diagonally. Don't forget to look at the answer key to this printable word search printable for Halloween if you need a little extra help. Want a fun, screen-free, Thanksgiving activity for the whole family? Look no further than our free Thanksgiving printable word puzzle. It's a great indoor activity to do this autumn. Grab your highlighter and look for the 25 words hidden in the printable word search. Some of the words relate to Thanksgiving activities, while others celebrate foods, colors, symbols, and events that happen in this holiday. The words can be found vertically and horizontally in this puzzle, and there are no words hidden diagonally. Don't forget to look at the answer key to this printable word search puzzle for Thanksgiving if you need a little extra help. Looking for a screen free indoor activity to do this winter with the kids? Print this free winter word search and share it with your family. It's challenging enough for teens, but also comes with an answer key if the littler kids need help. It has 15 words that relate to the season, that will get you in the mood to celebrate the holidays! There are so many traditions we can look forward to during Christmastime, from making holiday fudge to building gingerbread houses. This holiday season, you can add completing this free Christmas word search printable to that list! Grab a bunch of highlighters and make enough copies of this Christmas word find for the whole family.20+ Free Holiday Word Searches with Answer Keys Included
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