Video Game Word Search for Kids: Mario, Zelda, Levels and Bosses

The first words of gaming. Every game has levels to beat, a score to raise and, at the end, a boss to defeat. Old games were drawn with big pixels, and two of the most famous heroes are Nintendo's Mario and the land of Zelda, whose hero is actually called Link.

A great reward sheet for kids who would rather be playing.

Video Game Basics Vocabulary: 8 Words to Find

Words run across, up and down; 4 of the 8 read backwards. The longest words have 5 letters.

Boss: A powerful enemy, often at the end of a level.
Game: An activity played for fun with rules and a goal.
Level: A stage of a game.
Mario: Nintendo's mustachioed plumber, star of Super Mario Bros.
Pixel: One tiny dot on a screen.
Play: To take part in a game.
Score: The points a player has earned.
Zelda: The Legend of Zelda, Nintendo's adventure series starring Link.

How to Solve the Video Game Basics Word Search

"Zelda" has the only Z and D and reads across, like "Level", with the only V, and "Play". "Game", "Mario" and "Pixel", with the only X, read backwards. "Boss" is the only word that runs upward, and "Score" the only one running down.

Video Game Activities for Kids

Draw your own video game hero in pixels on graph paper.
Design a level with a boss at the end.
Ask what makes a game fun.