Christmas Sudoku for Kids: Picture and Number Puzzles

Christmas Sudoku for Kids: Picture and Number Puzzles, One by One

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   1. Christmas Picture Sudoku for Kids

   Four 4x4 picture sudoku puzzles with Christmas trees, presents, bells and candy canes instead of numbers, for ages 4 to 6. A picture key at the top shows the four pictures; the child draws or colors the missing ones so each picture appears once in every row, column and 2x2 box. The puzzles get a little harder down the page, from 4 to 7 empty squares, and page 2 is the answer key with the filled squares in pink. It is made for ages 4 to 6: pictures or dots instead of written numbers, and big squares for small hands. Start with the row, column or box that has the most numbers filled in.

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   2. Christmas 6x6 Picture Sudoku

   One big 6x6 picture sudoku with Christmas trees, presents, bells, candy canes, ornaments and snowmen: the next step after 4x4 picture puzzles, for ages 5 to 7. 14 of the 36 squares are empty and each is a full inch wide, so there is room to draw. Every row, every column and every 2x3 box must end up with all six pictures once. The picture key is at the top and the answer key on page 2. It is an easy level for first-time sudoku solvers from about age 5, with many squares already filled in. Write small pencil notes in the corners when two numbers could fit.

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   3. Christmas Number Sudoku 6x6

   Four 6x6 number sudoku puzzles for December, printed on red and green boxes with a Christmas tree, a present, a candy cane and a bell. Each puzzle starts with 20 to 20 numbers in place, so ages 6 to 8 can solve them with the simple rule: each number from 1 to 6 once per row, column and box. A calm activity for the last school days before winter break; answer key on page 2. It is an easy level for first-time sudoku solvers from about age 5, with many squares already filled in. Start with the row, column or box that has the most numbers filled in.

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Tips for christmas sudoku for kids: picture and number puzzles

• Use the cut-and-paste page at a holiday table with glue sticks and paper plates for the scraps.
• Let children color the pictures after solving.

Fun math facts

• Candy canes were once plain white; red stripes became common in the early 1900s.
• Christmas trees have been decorated with glass ornaments since the 1800s.

Fun ways to use your printables

• Slip a Christmas sudoku into an advent calendar pocket.
• Hang the colored, solved picture sudoku on the tree as a paper ornament.

How to print

Click Download PDF and print at 100% on US Letter or A4 paper. Page 1 is the worksheet and page 2 is the answer key, so choose “page 1” in the print dialog if you only want the practice page. Every worksheet is free for home, homeschool and classroom use, so print as many copies as you need.