To help celebrate summer break, here is a summer holidays word search for kids.
The printable word search is free to download.

Difficulty Level
The difficulty level of this summer word search is medium.
It’s probably best suited for grades 4 and up.
This summer word search has 35 hidden words for kids to hunt for and circle. The summer words are hidden in a 19 X 20 grid of letters.
They can be found in any and every direction: forwards, backwards, upside down, horizontally, vertically or diagonally.
Summer Words
The words of this word puzzle are words that will evoke excitement for all the fun summer vacation brings.
For some, summer might mean:
- road trips
- vacation
- traveling
- holidays
- July
- August
Or it could mean summer fruit and eating:
- watermelon
- strawberries
- barbecue
- picnics
- ice cream
- popsicles
- lemonade
Or maybe making new memories with family and friends:
- family
- friends
- memories
Or summer activities:
- sports
- biking
- swimming
- games
- hiking
- summer camp
Or relaxing:
- puzzles
- books
- reading
- relax
- hammock
Or playing and having fun at the:
- beach
- pool
- sprinkler
Or sleeping outdoors in nature:
Free Printable Summer Word Search
Whatever summer vacation means for your child, this will be a fun word search for them to enjoy.
All they will need is the puzzle, a pencil and possibly a few pencil crayons if they wish to color some of the images.
You can download a free printable copy of the summer holidays word search below.
The pdf includes answers.
More Fun Summer Printables
Here are some more fun printable word puzzles for kids to do during their summer break:
- summer word searches for kids in 2nd, 3rd, or 4th grade
- summer crossword puzzles for kids in grades 2, 3 or 4
- summer crossword puzzle for kids around 6th grade
- summer word scrambles that use 2nd, 3rd and 4th grade summer spelling words
- summer fill-in puzzles
- printable summer bookmarks for kids to color
- difficult camping word search
- ice cream fill in puzzle
- going on a holiday? Try this 3 in 1 vacation word puzzle
Summer Holidays Word Search Answer Key
Here is the answer key for this summer word search. An answer page is also included in the pdf.

Cristy
Monday 20th of May 2024
Excellent
Wednesday 31st of May 2023
thanks
kate
Sunday 28th of May 2023
Great help
Katy
Friday 26th of May 2023
Awesome
Dana Crocker
Wednesday 24th of May 2023
Thanks