Your Local Early Learning Centre shares this month’s activity of the month… Paddle Pop Stick Bees!
These paddle pop stick bees are made with everyday items and are fun for both you and your child.
To make one bee, you will need:
- 7 paddle pop sticks
- Black and yellow paint
- A black pipe cleaner
- Glue
- Scissors (parent supervision required!)
- A black felt-tip pen
- A rectangular piece of black card
- Translucent paper cut into 4 oval or tear drop shapes, 2 being slightly smaller in size (these will be the wings – if you don’t have translucent paper, just use regular paper)
- Googly eyes
Steps:
- Start by painting each paddle pop stick – paint 3 black and 4 yellow, then allow to dry.
- From your pipe cleaner, cut off two 2-inch sections, with about half an inch folded at the top for the antennae (you could make little feet too!).
- When the paddle pop sticks are dry, glue them one by one (close together) to the black card to make the bee’s black and yellow stripes.
- Next, glue the antennae to the top at the back of the card.
- Glue the wings to the back of the card on either side of the bee.
- Glue on the googly eyes.
- Draw on a mouth (you could add some eyebrows for more character), and your bee is complete!
Here’s another kid DIY activity you might like: Egg Carton Ladybugs
