Gift guide · Snugbury Puzzles
Christmas gifts for seniors who love puzzles
Ideas for a parent, grandparent or neighbour who likes a word search or a sudoku with their tea. Most cost little, fit in a stocking, and are easy to post if you can't visit this year.
Large print Christmas puzzle books
Each has big, bold print, one puzzle per page and answers at the back, in paperback and hardcover.
Large Print Christmas Word Search for Seniors
For the word search fan: Christmas themes, big bold letters, one puzzle per page.
Large Print Christmas Puzzle Book for Seniors
For someone who likes a change: word searches, sudoku and mazes in one book.
Large Print Christmas Sudoku for Seniors
For the number lover: large grids that start gentle.
Nostalgic Word Search & Memory Journal for Seniors
For the storyteller: puzzles about the old days, with pages to write memories down for the family.
More gift ideas
- A puzzle kit. Wrap a large print puzzle book with a few dark felt-tip pens, two soft pencils and a good eraser. Thin ballpoints are hard to see on a grid, so the pens matter.
- A clipboard or lap tray. Puzzles get done in armchairs, not at desks. A firm board stops the page sliding about.
- A printable pack in a ring binder. Print one of our printable puzzle packs at home, punch the pages into a binder and tie it with a ribbon. Add pages through the year.
- A murder mystery Advent calendar. For a puzzle-loving adult: Christmas at Inkhollow is 24 short whodunits to print and open one a day, from December 1. Try Day One free first.
- A giant word search for the whole family. The giant Christmas word search poster has 100 words. Pin it on the wall on Christmas Day and let everyone add a find.
- A puzzle afternoon voucher. Make a card that promises an afternoon together: you bring the tea, the pens and a new puzzle. For many grandparents the company is the best part.
- Stocking fillers. Print our 5 free large print word searches, roll them with a ribbon and a pen, and tuck one in each stocking.
- For the care home activity room. If you buy for a care home or senior centre, most of our printable packs offer an organisation licence, so staff can print copies for their residents. Ask the activity team what they need first.
How to choose a large print puzzle book
- Look inside first. "Large print" means different sizes in different books. Check a sample page, ideally at full size. The book pages above each show ten inside pages.
- One puzzle per page leaves room for big letters and a wide margin to rest a hand on.
- Answers at the back. Checking a word you can't find is part of the fun.
- Easy is fine. A relaxing puzzle gets finished, and a finished puzzle is a nice feeling.
- Match the interest. Christmas themes for December, nostalgia for someone who loves to tell stories, mixed puzzles for someone who gets bored of one kind.
Planning the day itself? See 12 easy Christmas activities for seniors.
This guide was written with AI assistance.