Grab a copy of this easy, free printable winter clothing word search for kids.
This winter word search is a fun way for younger kids around 1st grade to build winter vocabulary while practicing spelling and visual scanning skills.
The puzzle has familiar cold-weather clothing words like hats, coats, mittens, and scarves.
It’s a great choice for early elementary students and works well at home, in the classroom, or during indoor recess on cold winter days.
With multiple versions included, you can easily choose the format that best fits your child or students.

Skill Level
This winter word search is designed with 1st grade students in mind, but it also works well for:
- kindergarten students as an alphabet activity
- 2nd graders looking for a quick and easy winter activity
It’s an easy level word search. To help beginner readers, each word is accompanied by an image that shows what it is.
Since the puzzle is for early elementary-aged children, all of the hidden words can be found horizontally (left to right) or vertically (top to bottom). There are no diagonal, backwards, or upside-down words to make it beginner-friendly.
The puzzle has the words of 12 common winter clothing items to find and circle. They are hidden in an 11 X 13 grid of large, easy-to-read letters.
You can increase the difficulty level a little by using the lowercase version of the puzzle.
Download and Print
To download the puzzle, use either of the forms below, and the PDF will be automatically emailed to you.
You will receive 4 different versions of the puzzle. Print the page of the version you prefer.
If you wish the:
- black and white with uppercase letters – print page #1
- black and white with lowercase letters – page #2
- color with uppercase letters – page #3
- color with lowercase letters – page #4
An answer page is also included.
This printable is for personal, classroom, and homeschool use, and you’re welcome to print as many copies as you need for your students or children.
More 1st Grade Winter Word Searches
Keep learning fresh and fun with even more 1st grade winter themed word searches.
Here are some more puzzles that will give kids extra practice with reading and spelling. Each of them have a picture for each word to find:
- a winter word search
- an easy snowman word search
- a winter activities word search puzzle
- an arctic animals word search
- a puzzle focused on animals that hibernate in the winter
More 1st Grade Winter Activities
Here are some more fun printable activities for kids during the winter months:
- 9 different arctic animals coloring craft
- winter themed calendar worksheet
- easy winter word scrambles for kids with a picture for each jumbled word
Answer Key
Here’s a color-coded answer key. It will help you see the answers so you can easily help guide your student if they’re struggling to find a word.

Find more fun printable winter activities for kids here.
