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Mardi Gras Word Search
Free Mardi Gras word search puzzles to print or play online.
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Parade Day
8 words to find
- PARADE
- FLOAT
- BANDS
- MASKS
- BEADS
- CROWD
- MUSIC
- DANCE
Drag from the first to the last letter of a word, or tap the first letter and then the last. The PDF has the puzzle on page 1 and the answer key on page 2.
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12 printable Mardi Gras word search puzzles
12 puzzles in three levels. Easy puzzles are 10 by 10 grids with eight words across and down, medium puzzles are 13 by 13 with twelve words and diagonals, and hard puzzles are 16 by 16 with eighteen words in every direction, backwards too. Themes include Parade Day, King Cake, Louisiana Food and Floats and Throws. Every puzzle has an answer key and prints on US Letter or A4. Every one of these 12 puzzles is free: play it online above or print its PDF, with the answer key on page 2. No account, no email.
Easy: across and down 4 puzzles
Medium: across, down and diagonal 4 puzzles
Hard: every direction, backwards too 4 puzzles
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How to use these Mardi Gras word searches
Hand these out at a Mardi Gras party, a Fat Tuesday school day or a church pancake supper. Teachers can pair them with a Louisiana lesson, and care homes can use the food and music puzzles to start a chat about New Orleans. Each PDF has the puzzle on page 1 and the answer key on page 2.
Make your own Mardi Gras word search
Add your own words, a name or a class list to these mardi gras words and pick a level. The preview is free; the printable PDF with its answer key is $1.99.
Good to know about Mardi Gras word search
Every Mardi Gras puzzle on this page is free to play online and free to print as a PDF with its answer key, one by one. Only the optional booklet, all 12 puzzles bundled into one print-ready file, costs money.
The traditional meanings are purple for justice, green for faith and gold for power. They are the colors of Mardi Gras, and they show up in the King Cake and Parade Day puzzles.
Carnival Around the World (medium) lists Rio, Venice, Trinidad, Cologne, Tenerife and more, with US cities such as New Orleans, Mobile and Galveston, so it works for geography as well as fun.
They use short words like KING, CAKE, MASK and BEADS in a 10 by 10 grid with no diagonals. Nothing in them refers to the adult side of the festival.
Easy puzzles (10 by 10, words across and down) work from about age 6. Medium puzzles (13 by 13, diagonals added) suit ages 8 to 11. Hard puzzles (16 by 16, every direction, backwards too) are for older kids and adults.
Page 2 of every PDF is the answer key, with each word marked where it hides. When you play online, the Show answers button marks them on the grid.
Every puzzle comes as a US Letter PDF (8.5 by 11 inches) and an A4 PDF (210 by 297 mm). Print at 100% or Actual size.
Every puzzle on this page plays in the browser on a phone, tablet or computer: drag or tap from the first to the last letter of a word. Nothing to install and no account.
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