Christmas nonograms

The theme may suggest star points, ribbons and repeated ornament shapes. Use that idea when observing the finished image, but decide every cell from its row and column clues.

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Reveal the picture through the clues

The theme may suggest star points, ribbons and repeated ornament shapes. Use that idea when observing the finished image, but decide every cell from its row and column clues. Do not fill a shape simply because you expect it.

After the activity

Design an ornament from two geometric shapes and explain how you would repeat its pattern in a garland. Connect Christmas vocabulary with decorations and scenes that participants can interpret in their own way.

Separate empty from unknown

Mark cells you know are empty with a cross and leave unresolved cells unmarked. Progress in a row supplies information for its columns. At the end, count the actual runs in every line and compare them with all its clues.