Puzzles for Kids - Mardi Gras - Fat Tuesday - Shrove Tuesday - Pancake Day

Free puzzle games and printable puzzles celebrating Mardi Gras, Fat Tuesday, Shrove Tuesday or Pancake Day, the annual celebration preceding Ash Wednesday, when the Lenten season begins.

Word Search Puzzles

Mardi Gras - Fat Tuesday Seek a Word
Find the hidden words associated with the annual celebration. Java

Mardi Gras Word Search
Easy interactive word search puzzle with a Mardi Gras theme from WordSearchFun.com.

Here are some word search puzzles to print and solve.

• Mardi Gras Word Search Puzzle (PDF)
• Mardi Gras Word Search
• Mardi Gras Word Search (PDF)

Crossword Puzzles

Mardi Gras
Interactive criss-cross puzzle.

Teachers can print these puzzles out for classroom solving.

• Mardi Gras Criss-Cross

Jigsaw Puzzles

Mardi Gras / Pancake Day Jigsaw Puzzles
These puzzles are available in very easy 12-piece or more challenging 24-piece versions.

Mardi Gras Mask Jigsaw Puzzle
Easy 16-piece jigsaw puzzle for you to enjoy.

Mardi Gras Mask Jigsaw Puzzle
Easy jigsaw puzzle from the Flash Puzzle Zone.

Mardi Gras Mask Slider Puzzle
The same image as above, but as a slider puzzle game.

More Games

Print out these puzzles for more puzzle fun.

• Help the Pig get to the Pancakes Maze
• Mardi Gras Word Scramble
• Pancake Day Maze Puzzle
• Mardi Gras Dot-to-Dot Puzzle

Palindrome Play

A palindrome is a word, verse, sentence or poem which reads the same backwards as it does forwards. Here, you'll find a selection of books featuring this form of wordplay. Most of these books are meant for younger readers.