Coloring
I Spy in the Garden
Name Date Score
Find every picture, colour it in, and write how many you spotted.
- butterflies
- flowers
- bunnies
- tulips
- suns
- trees
Answer Key
butterflies: 4flowers: 3bunnies: 2tulips: 3suns: 1trees: 2
I Spy in the Garden — Printable I Spy Sheet
A free printable I Spy sheet for kids: find every picture, colour it in and write how many you spotted. 15 things to find, with an answer key.
About This Worksheet
"I Spy in the Garden" is a printable I Spy sheet: 15 small pictures are scattered across the page, some of them turned or tucked between others. Your child finds each kind, colours it in, and writes how many there are next to its picture at the top. It practises careful looking and counting at the same time, and the answer key (on screen only) lets you check the totals.
How to use it: click Print / Save as PDF to print or keep a digital copy. Click Show Answers to check the work (answers never print). Looking for a fun break? Try our free online games.
Helping your child with i spy in the garden
Why it matters. Finding every butterfly on a busy page is visual scanning, the same careful left-to-right looking a child needs to track words across a line of print. Writing the total turns it into counting with a purpose: each answer is a small set of objects the child has actually found, not a number on its own.
Where children slip. Children often count the same butterfly twice or miss one tucked near the edge. Colouring each one as it is found solves both problems, because a coloured picture is already counted. The flowers and tulips look alike at a glance, which is a good moment to talk about what makes them different.
Try it away from the page. Go into the garden or a park with the sheet and play the real version: how many trees can you see from here, how many flowers of one colour? Then compare with the totals on the page.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is the I Spy in the Garden worksheet free?
Yes — this i spy in the garden worksheet is completely free to print or save as a PDF. There's no sign-up and no account needed.
How do I print or save this worksheet as a PDF?
Tap the “Print / Save as PDF” button at the top of the page. In the print dialog choose your printer to print it out, or pick “Save as PDF” to keep a copy on your device.
How do you play the I Spy in the Garden sheet?
Find each kind of picture on the page, colour it in, and write how many you found next to it at the top. The answer key on this page has the totals.