Materials
Yellow and black fun foam sheets
Scissors
Hole punch
Black pipe cleaners
Glue
Tongue depressors or smaller craft sticks
Googly eyes
Instructions
1. To prepare, cut a bee body for each child from the black fun foam. The body should be as longas the tongue depressor. Punch two holes on the top of each bee for the antennae. Cut a pieceof pipe cleaner for each bee long enough to poke through the holes and stand up.
2. Then, cut several yellow stripes for the bee.
3. Ask the children to weave the pipe cleaner through the holes in the foam.
4. When they are finished, have them glue the bee onto the tongue depressor, then add its eyesand stripes.More to doMore art: Create fingerprint bumblebees with a stamp pad. Add detail with crayons or markers.Use fingerprints to design a flower garden for the bees.Outdoors: Take a walk and look for bumblebees.Science: Examine a beehive or honeycomb. Have a beekeeper visit. Talk about bee safety.Snack: Enjoy a snack of toast and honey.
