Fun paper bee craft for kids
If the kids love the bees, why not help them create their own adorable honey bee friend. This is one of the easiest bee Cheerios crafts. With only a handful of items you probably already have in the house, here is how to create a friendly bee with a smiley face. Plus, we’ve enlisted the help of our Cheerios cereals as well.
What you’ll need:
- Yellow and black craft paper
- Scissors
- Glue
- Googly eyes
- Cheerios cereals
- Marker
- Fridge magnet (optional)
Steps:
1. Take the yellow paper and cut two circles, one smaller for the bee’s head and the other one larger for the bee’s body. Glue them on together to form the bee.
2. Cut a few stripes of black paper and glue them horizontally to the bee’s body.
3. Take your Cheerios cereals and glue them to the bee’s body in horizontal rows.
4. Make two wings out of the yellow craft paper. Glue them in place.
5. Draw a smiley face and add the googly eyes using glue.
6. Finally, cut two antennae using the black craft paper and glue them in place.
That’s it! You now have a smiley bee to add to the family crafts collection. Plus, you can also glue a fridge magnet to its back and have your creation greet the family every morning when you open the fridge to prepare the breakfast. Check out the final result for our paper bee craft for kids on Instagram.
Build a bee hotel for buzzers looking for ‘bed and breakfast’ accommodation
Solitary bees are constantly looking for a home, so why not give them one with this ingenious bee craft for kids. Bee hotels can be created from simple supplies, but are so important for the insects looking for a shelter. Solitary bees are not likely to sting, so the little ones don’t need to worry about that. They’re industrious pollinators that will be happy to find a new home next to yours.
What you’ll need:
- Mug
- Bamboo sticks
- Garden scissors
- Markers
Steps:
1. Cut the bamboo sticks to be slightly shorter than the depth of your mug.
2. Place the bamboo sticks in the mug until it’s completely full and the sticks have no room to move around.
3. Lay the mug on its side and you’ve got a simple bee hotel. Since the sticks are slightly shorter than the depth of the mug, this will provide shelter from rain to the bees checking into your hotel.
4. You can now place the mug on its side in the garden in a sunny spot. You can do this either by using a wire or a sturdy string to hang it from a tree or a fence. Or even by using the mug’s handle to hang it from a shrub.
Build a bee puppet
Create your own moving worker honey bee with the simple resources from the Bee Friendly Trust, an amazing charity dedicated to creating habitats for pollinators to thrive.
What you’ll need:
- The Bee Friendly Trust kit for building the bee puppet
- Scissors
- Crayons
Get the black-and-white printout of all the different parts that will make up the bee puppet. All you have to do is cut them out, get the kids to colour them in with their favourite colours and fasten the parts together with the provided pin butterfly clips. Now you have your own moving honey bee you can place anywhere in your house.
