How to make a printable activity pack
Choose a theme, pick a game and print the pages you need.
Choose a theme
Read the Garden Birds or Kitchen Tools word list, or choose another topic.
Pick a game
Select Word search, Word scramble or Bingo.
Check the preview
Check the words, text size and any message about missing words.
Garden Birds on Letter paper: 12 pt text, a 16 × 16 grid, across-and-down words and a separate answer key. Words used
robin · blackbird · blue tit · great tit · coal tit · marsh tit · long-tailed tit · chaffinch · goldfinch · greenfinch · bullfinch · house sparrow · tree sparrow · starling · wren · dunnock · nuthatch · treecreeper · magpie · jackdaw · woodpigeon · collared dove · song thrush · mistle thrush
- Open Garden Birds
Print your pages
Include the answers or call list you need. Print one copy to check the size first.
Choose a theme to start with a ready-made word list. Pick word search, scramble or bingo, then adjust the print settings. To add your own words or remove a few entries, choose Edit words and work on a copy of the list.
Choose your paper and text size
Set Paper size to A4 or Letter to match your printer. Standard text is 12 pt; Large print is 18 pt and may need more pages. On a phone, open Print settings to see the options.
Make the pack
Choose a theme
Open Garden Birds and look through the words. Try Kitchen Tools or another theme if it suits your group better.
Pick a game
Select Word search, Word scramble or Bingo. A bingo card uses as many words as its grid needs, rather than the whole theme list.
Choose the settings
For a search, choose the grid size and directions. For bingo, choose the card size, free center and number of cards. Set the paper and text size too.
Check the preview
After changing settings, select Update preview. Read any message about words that did not fit and look through the page thumbnails.
Choose the pages
Include the activity pages, answers or bingo call list you need. Select Update preview again after changing these options.
Print or download
Use Print pack or Download PDF for the set. For one page as a vector file, select its thumbnail and choose Download this SVG.
Try the Garden Birds example
The Garden Birds example uses the full list in a 16 × 16 grid with across-and-down words. Its answers belong to that arrangement. To try the same setup, use the settings and seed shown beside the example; the theme page may open with different defaults.
Add or remove words
Choose Edit words to open a copy in Make your own. Put one word or phrase on each line, make your changes and select Use these words. Then choose the game and settings in that workspace before printing.
Make puzzles with your own words
Your work is not saved automatically. To keep the words and setup, choose Save puzzle settings and put the downloaded file somewhere you can find it. Later, open Make your own and choose Load puzzle settings.
What each game includes
| Game | Activity pages | Pages for checking or hosting |
|---|---|---|
| Word search | A letter grid and word list, sometimes on separate pages. | An answer key showing the word paths. |
| Word scramble | Jumbled words with space to write the answers. | An answer sheet with the original spellings. |
| Bingo | A different card for each player, with a card ID. | A call list covering the words used in that set. |
Print pack and Download PDF include the pages shown in the thumbnails. Download this SVG saves only the selected page. The printing guide explains the differences and helps with pages that print at the wrong size.