Food and Drink Puzzles

Can the kids think of a baking-themed word for each letter of the alphabet? Great fun as a solo activity, or in a family group or classroom.

Here's a delicious word scramble to tackle with the kids - or perhaps with a big mug of tea for dunking! We have three versions: easy has many letter hints, medium has a starting letter hint, and hard has no hints at all. All versions have the solution on page 2 if you get stuck.

Perhaps somebody was hungry, as there are big bits missing out of this tasty cupcake! Can the children carefully copy the picture on the right to complete the picture of the cupcake on the left? 

You won't find many of our complete the picture puzzles simpler than this complete the ice lolly puzzle, making it a perfect introduction for younger children.

Boggler puzzles are great fun for kids of any age! See how many words they can find in this cupcake boggler puzzle - there are extra points available for cupcake-themed words! 

Copy this picture of a cupcake using the squares on the grid - and once you've finished you'll have two cupcakes (which is always a good thing!).

Help the kids pass some time while they wait for cupcakes to bake by asking them to have a go at this cupcake maze!

You might feel hungry after finding all the words to do with cupcakes in this word search grid!

See if you can think of a different type of food for each letter of the alphabet - a real challenge to keep the kids busy!

Children need to recognise the pictures of 13 different fruits to fill in this crossword with a difference! We've also included the solution. 

Help this farmer, who is gathering fruit and veg at harvest time, find her way to the pumpkin!

You need to find as many words as you can in our ice cream boggler puzzle. The longer the word the more points you earn. Bonus points for any ice cream themed words you can find (there are at least 5).

This is a fun end of summer term activity. How many words can children make from the letters in 'ice cream cone'?

Most kids love ice-cream, and this little boy wants to find the way to the ice-cream cone with two interesting scoops! Can the kids help?

Can the kids find all the ice-cream words in this word search puzzle? Who would have thought there could be so many...

We know that there is a cupcake hidden in this puzzle - but how long will it take the kids to work out what they are drawing? Choose from a 16-square and a 64-square grid version below.

Here's a maze with a difference! Can the children find their way through the pumpkin? Choose from colour or black and white versions.

Strawberries and cream really is a yummy treat! How many smaller words can you make with the letters in STRAWBERRIES AND CREAM?

These word star puzzles are anagrams but with something a little extra to make them appeal more to children! This set of 8 puzzles feature various summer fruit and veg...  

Here's a challenge for the kids - or the adults! Can you come up with a type of sweet / candy or treat food for every letter of the alphabet? Z might be a bit tricky...

Word wheel challenges are a great activity if you have 10 minutes to fill or are stuck inside on a rainy day. You can take as long as you like, or set a challenging time limit! Maybe there could be a small prize for anyone who finds the 9 letter word?

Our word wheel challenges ask kids to find as many words as they can, using the letters only once and always including the letter in the middle of the wheel. If you've found a puzzle from a topic page, it might give you a clue to finding the nine-letter word.

Here's a challenge - to make as many words as possible from the letters in the word wheel, using the letter in the centre every time. There's a nine-letter word to find too, and the kids might feel a bit peckish once they've found it...