Create Your Own Beehive

It is common to be afraid that bees might sting you, but honeybees are the friendliest of bees. Try out this great craft to have a whole hive full of the most friendly bees that will never sting, because they are made of pom poms and pipe cleaners! Create a home for your bees with bubble wrap and paint, and you have a crafty honeybee colony! Now, buzz to it!

Materials

Bubble wrap
yellow / orange paint
construction paper: brown, blue, yellow, green
yellow pom poms
black pipe cleaner
scissors
craft glue
glue stick
sponge paint brush
crayon marker
small piece of white paper

Step 1: Honeycomb texture

Apply yellow /orange paint onto sponge brush and glide across bubble wrap bubble side up. Turn bubble wrap sheet over and press onto construction paper, peel away and let dry.

Step 2: Branch and leaves

Using a crayon or marker draw a branch onto brown construction paper and cut out. Draw leaf shapes and cut out.

Step 3: Glue

Glue branch and leaves onto blue construction paper or color of your choice.

Step 4: Honeycomb

Draw a honeycomb shape onto the honeycomb textured construction paper. Cut out and glue to connected to the branch.

Step 5: Bee Assembly

Cut black pipe cleaners in half. Wrap half around a yellow pom pom making sure the crossover is at the bottom. Dip a small paintbrush in white glue and dab the backs of the eyeballs add the front of the bee.

Step 6- Bee wings

Fold a small piece of white paper in half and cut a wing shape . Open the wings and dip in white glue add to the bee.

Don’t forget to follow us on Twitter, Instagram, Pinterest, and Facebook!

Contributor

This post accompanies a video from Caitie’s Classroom. Join Caitie in the classroom for kids songs, games, activities, stories, crafts, and much more! Catch up on past episodes and segments, follow Caitie on Facebook and Instagram, and subscribe to Super Simple Play so you never miss an episode. Don’t forget to ring the bell for notifications!