Use the arrow keys to move between letters. Press Enter or Space on the first letter of a word, then again on the last letter. Press Escape to cancel.
A few of the words
- REINDEER
- In traditional lore the nine reindeer were first named together in the 1823 poem 'A Visit from St. Nicholas', though Rudolph didn't arrive until Robert L. May's 1939 story written for Montgomery Ward.Find this word in the grid to read its note.
- TOYMAKER
- The image of Santa as a hands-on toymaker was cemented in 19th-century American illustrations, most famously by cartoonist Thomas Nast, who depicted the workshop in Harper's Weekly from the 1860s onward.Find this word in the grid to read its note.
- TINSEL
- Tinsel was first made from real beaten silver in Germany and was used to mimic the shimmer of ice on tree branches, a tradition that spread widely across Europe and America through the 1800s.Find this word in the grid to read its note.
- STOCKING
- The custom of hanging stockings by the fireplace is rooted in old European folklore about gifts left in shoes or boots overnight, a tradition St. Nicholas stories helped carry into American Christmas culture.Find this word in the grid to read its note.
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The Toy Workshop word search
The Toy Workshop: a free online word search
The Toy Workshop word search puts you inside Santa's workshop, sawdust on the floor and a lantern burning low. Prints clean, ready for a pen.
About The Toy Workshop
Somewhere far north, beneath a sky thick with stars, a workshop blazes with lamplight and laughter. Hammers tap, ribbons curl, and every shelf holds something bright and waiting. When the last bundle is stacked and the reindeer stamp the snow, the sleigh lifts into the dark and the long, magic night begins.
How to play
- 1Find a word.Tap its first letter, then tap along to its last. The trail fills in and finishes itself when it spells a word. Or press the first letter and drag.
- 2Words run in straight lines.Across and down, and on the harder difficulties diagonally and backwards.
- 3It marks itself.Each word you find takes on its own soft color on the grid and is crossed off the list.
- 4Choose a difficulty.The level you pick sets those directions and how much the word list helps, never the grid size. Tap the A buttons at the top to enlarge the letters, or pinch the grid.

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