Summer Holidays Word Search

To help celebrate summer break, here is a summer holidays word search for kids.

It’s a fun and educational printable activity that’s perfect for winding down at the end of the school year or keeping kids busy during the long summer days.

Teachers can hand it out as a light activity for the last week of school, while parents can use it as a simple screen-free way to entertain kids at home, on road trips, or at summer camp.

As kids search for summer-themed words, they’ll also be reinforcing their spelling and vocabulary skills without even realizing it, learning through fun!

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:

1. road trips
2. vacation
3. traveling
4. holidays
5. July
6. August

Or it could mean summer fruit and eating:

7. watermelon
8. strawberries
9. barbecue
10. picnics
11. ice cream
12. popsicles
13. lemonade

Or maybe making new memories with family and friends:

14. family
15. friends
16. memories

Or summer activities:

17. sports
18. biking
19. swimming
20. games
21. hiking
22. summer camp

Or relaxing:

23. puzzles
24. books
25. reading
26. relax
27. hammock

Or playing and having fun at the:

28. beach
29. pool
30. sprinkler

Or sleeping outdoors in nature:

31. camping
32. cottage
33. bonfires
34. lake
35. canoeing

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.

You can find more printable summer activities for kids here.