Printable Christmas Brain Teasers

Cryptograms

Here are two fun printable Christmas brain teasers for older students and adults. Please see my Cryptogram Basics below if you're not familiar with solving these fun puzzlers. Otherwise, let's get started!

Cryptogram #1 - Christmas Quotation

Read the Cryptogram Basics if you need help to solve these cryptograms. 

A well-known Christmas song is the inspiration for this interesting quotation. See the printable page which contains both puzzles, or read the text here: 

BOXYCC   DY   AGHY   TZFNCWAGC   GO   LTTGCNLO   WL   CZGFY   LBF  

PXYCCNOJC,   GXX    WZY   COLD   NO   GXGCHG   DLO’W   AGHY   NW  

‘DZNWY.’                        ---PNOU   TFLCPM   (1904-1977)

Cryptogram #2  - Fictional Christmas Characters

Think about all the interesting fictional characters that are part of the Christmas season as you decode this list. Use the printable page, which contains both puzzles shown above, or work from the text shown here: 

1. LXAGGYD
2.  AQMGBVE
3.  UAL.   XBKQL
4.  SNOW  SNU
5. SEADD   TADOXE   EDOL
6.  SED   YANOXE
7.  XEKABND   HAGJO
8.  YDGAYD  HKNBDW
9.  MKLEDA
10.  TAGLSW  SED  LOGJUKO

You can get both of these Christmas cryptograms here.

More Printable Christmas Brain Teasers

NEW!  Word Puzzles for Christmas  This is a fun and wacky puzzle, "Crazy Carols,"  that you're sure to enjoy! I've replaced each word or syllable of a well-known Christmas song with another one that rhymes. Can you figure out the correct song title for each one? Think: Fanta, Maybe...

Holiday Word Scramble  Who is ready for some holiday fun? Unscramble each set of letters to spell a holiday word, and write them on the printable page. Spellers of all ages are sure to enjoy solving this "Happy Holidays" word scramble puzzle!

Letter to Santa - Find all the mistakes in Bobby's heartfelt letter to Santa Claus in this free Christmas worksheet. Rewrite the letter, correcting all of the misspelled words. Or, better yet, write your own letter to Santa with NO spelling errors! It could be silly or serious. :) 

Christmas Puzzles from my other site

Christmas Word Searches  Two very non-traditional word search puzzles that you're sure to love. Look closely for special words hidden inside Christmas stockings.  The first puzzle, you'll try to find out how many times STOCKING is spelled. In the second, you'll do the same for TOYS. These puzzles are a bit tricky, and oh, so much fun! 

The Birth of Jesus Crossword   Celebrate the true meaning of Christmas with this engaging crossword puzzle. The clues come from the Gospels of Matthew and Luke in the New Testament. The birth of Jesus is one of the most popular accounts in the Bible. Christmas is the perfect time to highlight it with a fun crossword!

You may also be interested in our Christmas bulletin board ideas.

My Joyous Christmas Word Play Puzzles is a short collection puzzles about the true meaning of Christmas. I've used a variety of puzzle formats, so that no two puzzles are the same. 

I had SO MUCH fun putting this eBook together. I'm sure you'll also have a lot of fun solving these pages and sharing them with your family, friends and church groups! Download yours today for just $4.95!

More Brain Teasers for You

We have lots of brain teasers that you can use any time of year, at Level One (easier) and Level Two (more difficult). Here is a small sample:

12 Free Brain Teasers with answers right on the web. Quick-thinking spelling word play exercises that are fun for all ages. Complete word transformations and more!  Level 1

Mystery Words - Printable worksheets, especially for kids. They'll need to carefully read the directions, use critical thinking skills and spelling skills to find the mystery words.  Fun and challenging!  Level 1

Brain Teaser Questions and Answers - Quick word transformations, brainstorming and word play challenges. Fun, quick brain teasers to use as five-minute fillers in the classroom, or at the end of the day.  Level 2

The Message  & Reply - Two REALLY difficult letters with hidden messages. Good spelling skills are the key to uncovering them!  Ms. Fox hired the brilliant Detective Sneak to investigate a worker in one of her factories. When she asked for a written report, the detective wrote the following letter. He included a secret message within the note. Can you uncover it? Level 2

Travel Teaser - One of our most difficult logic brain teasers. Can you figure out who went where and when?  If you enjoy solving logic brain teasers, you must try this one! You'll need to know the correct spellings of several tricky words, plus you'll need to read carefully, and -- of course -- use skills in logic and critical thinking.

Ann Richmond Fisher is a longtime published educational writer, a former classroom teacher and a former homeschool teacher. Ann's spelling bee resources, graded spelling word lists, spelling games, worksheets, and other language arts resources have become respected around the globe since she launched Spelling-Words-Well in 2010.

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