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Christmas Spot the Difference: Free Online Picture Puzzles

Santa’s workshop, a cosy living room with stockings, a gingerbread village, a Christmas market with a skating rink: 7 festive pictures where something has quietly changed. Find every difference, then check the answers or print the puzzle for free.

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Every Christmas scene and what to look for

• Snowman building in a snowy city park Easy
  3 differences. Look at the big snowman with carrot nose, black top hat and red scarf, small snowman with blue knitted hat, wooden bench. Answers · Printable PDF
• Christmas cookie baking kitchen Easy
  3 differences. Look at the red stand mixer, tray of star and gingerbread-man cookies, rolling pin on dough with cutters, snowman cookie jar. Answers · Printable PDF
• Reindeer stable at the North Pole Easy
  3 differences. Look at the three reindeer in wooden stalls, red sleigh with presents, hanging lantern, hay rack. Answers · Printable PDF
• Christmas town square with skating rink Easy
  3 differences. Look at the oval ice rink with garland fence, tall Christmas tree with gold star, three market stalls with striped roofs, lamp post with big red bow. Answers · Printable PDF
• Snowy gingerbread village at night Easy
  3 differences. Look at the three gingerbread houses with icing roofs, candy cane path, gumdrop tree, lollipop lamp post. Answers · Printable PDF
• Christmas living room Easy
  3 differences. Look at the decorated tree with gold star, brick fireplace with three stockings, wreath, green wingback armchair. Answers · Printable PDF
• Santa's toy workshop Easy
  3 differences. Look at the toy conveyor belt with blocks, red toy train, rocking horse, wrapped presents. Answers · Printable PDF

Tips for Christmas pictures

• Count the decorations. Baubles, stockings, candy canes and presents come in rows, and one often goes missing.
• Check the colours of small festive things: a bow, a scarf, a mitten or a cookie can swap from red to green.
• Look at the tops of things: the star on the tree, a hat on a snowman, the roof of a gingerbread house.
• Scan the snow and the sky last. Snowflakes, stars and footprints are where the sneakier changes hide.

A Christmas activity for family, class or office

1. Family: put a case on the TV or a tablet and race to call out each difference; the youngest player picks the next picture.
2. Classroom: print the free PDF for each pair of pupils, give them three minutes, then show the answer page.
3. Office or party: play the same case on everyone’s phone and compare times; the game’s timer keeps it fair.

Want a calmer game? Turn the time bar off in Settings and look as long as you like. Younger players will also like spot the difference for kids, and grandparents the large-picture mode for seniors.

Winter fun facts

• Decorated gingerbread houses became a tradition in Germany in the early 1800s, and some historians link them to the tale of Hansel and Gretel.
• Tinsel was invented in Nuremberg, Germany, around 1610 and was first made from real strands of silver.

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Questions

Are these Christmas spot the difference puzzles free?

Yes. All 7 Christmas and winter pictures are free to play in the browser of a phone, tablet or computer, with nothing to install.

Where are the answers?

Every case page has the answers behind a “Show the answers” button: red rings mark each difference on the second picture.

Can I print a Christmas spot the difference?

Yes. Each case page has a free PDF to download: both pictures on one page and the answers on the next. Handy for a classroom, a party table or a quiet afternoon.

How many differences are in each picture?

The Christmas cases so far are Easy with 3 differences each, which makes them good for kids and family games. Medium pictures have 5 differences and Hard ones 7.

Will there be more Christmas pictures?

Yes. New Christmas and winter scenes are added through December, and from 29 December to 4 January the New Year week brings New Year pictures every day.