Bees are one of my favorite insects. Not only for the honey they produce but the buzzing sound they make when traveling from blossom to blossom to collect pollen.
To make the bees cut a yellow and a dark brown 12 inch pipe cleaner in half. Hold one of each of the 6 inch colors together and twist around a fat pen.
Take the other 6 inch piece of dark brown pipe cleaner and bend accordingly to create the wings. Glue the wings to the body by inserting between the pipe cleaners and glue on eyes.
As a pre-school teacher I made a bee for each child in my class. They put it on their finger and buzzed the room looking for pollen on fresh or artificial flowers which I had placed around the room. After landing on a flower and collecting pollen they would fly their bee back to the hive. This activity is also fun outside in the spring.
Totally too cute! Just sent my Sis a link. Just sent her a bunch of Great Aunt Pearl's Chenille Stems cause she likes making all sorts of little animals! And she wants to be a Bee Keeper!
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