Last week we had a family vacation out to the Mendocino Coast, and one of my favorite things was time spent with my niece Liesel constructing a crossword puzzle! I had such a blast teaching her about the art of crossword construction - it was so fun working with her to pick out words for filling the grid and discussing different ideas for clues. I interviewed her about the experience...our crossword puzzle is below - please enjoy!
Tell me about yourself
My name is Liesel Mullerheim - I am 10 years old, going into 5th grade. I live in Tampa Florida with my mom, dad, and pets - my cat Nate and my fish - I have about 19 of them! My favorite subject in school is math; after school I love doing gymnastics, jujitsu, and piano. And I especially love cats🐱🐱🐱What do you like about crosswords?
I love making them with my aunt Katja and it's so fun to make the clues - the whole process is so fun!! 😁😁Tell us about your trip to California - what was your favorite thing?
It was lots of fun to go on the Skunk Train [in Fort Bragg] - and while we were on the train we saw a dude with nunchucks and two large dogs 🥸🥸
What did you learn while constructing this puzzle?
I learned that you can't include the clue's answer in the clue itself. I did that once but my aunt Katja helped me fix it.
Any final thoughts on making crosswords?
The hardest part was thinking of some good words, it was hard to brainstorm ideas. I was so excited to figure out how to make crossword puzzles - and in the end it was really fun to do! 😁😁
Created by Liesel Mullerheim and Katja Brinck with the free cross word generator from Amuse Labs
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