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Flutter through the grid to find monarchs, milkweed, and garden visitors. This sheet is free and printed in large, senior-friendly type — use the Print button above for a paper copy, or choose “Save as PDF” in the print dialog. The answer key prints on its own page.

Butterfly Garden Word Search

Instructions: Find all 12 hidden words in the grid. Words can go across or down.

OLEPOLLENLLPTSE
IIELETLIRLELMCR
YDCABHNAGAAACDN
ECATERPILLARHRE
NCOCOONCTANWRAC
PAINTEDLADYEYAT
MONARCHLANFASTA
RAMADEOLTTLNALR
AMIRLCCRREUELWL
BUMBLEBEEETPIDT
MPMIAUIYAHTLSLW
IRALLACYEEEPEDL
MILKWEEDLARNBAE
WDELADYBUGENHOY
NLSWALLOWTAILAD

Word List

SWALLOWTAIL
CATERPILLAR
PAINTEDLADY
CHRYSALIS
BUMBLEBEE
MILKWEED
MONARCH
LADYBUG
FLUTTER
NECTAR
POLLEN
COCOON

Answer Key

OLEPOLLENLLPTSE
IIELETLIRLELMCR
YDCABHNAGAAACDN
ECATERPILLARHRE
NCOCOONCTANWRAC
PAINTEDLADYEYAT
MONARCHLANFASTA
RAMADEOLTTLNALR
AMIRLCCRREUELWL
BUMBLEBEEETPIDT
MPMIAUIYAHTLSLW
IRALLACYEEEPEDL
MILKWEEDLARNBAE
WDELADYBUGENHOY
NLSWALLOWTAILAD
SWALLOWTAILCATERPILLARPAINTEDLADYCHRYSALISBUMBLEBEEMILKWEEDMONARCHLADYBUGFLUTTERNECTARPOLLENCOCOON

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