Spring is finally here, so that means that the flowers are blooming and the bees are buzzing around. Let’s celebrate the arrival of the season by doing a fun craft project with the kids! 

Break out the paint brushes and popsicle sticks to make this bee popsicle stick craft that’s as adorable as it is fun. Kids will transform ordinary supplies into buzzing bees that are sure to bring smiles to their faces.

And if your little ones are buzzing with excitement about all things bee related, check out our other bee activities to keep the fun going.

Bumble Bee Craft Idea

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This craft is great for kids to sharpen their fine motor skills, practice using scissors, and learn the importance of following instructions as they paint, cut, and glue together the pieces of their little bee friend.

“Bee” sure to download our free template to make the crafting process even easier. Once you’ve gathered your supplies, prepare for a day filled with creativity, fun, and seeing your kiddo’s imaginations come to life.

Supplies

• Colored cardstock or construction paper
• Popsicle sticks
• Paintbrush
• Yellow Paint
• Glue
• Scissors
• Tape (optional)
• Bee template (click the “click here to get this freebie” image at the end to open the form)

Directions

Start by downloading the bee template and printing it out. Once you have the template printed, gather the materials needed for this fun activity. Get those scissors ready, and let’s help the kids bring this bee template to life!

Line up 10 popsicle sticks together. Take 3 additional popsicle sticks, cut them to fit the group of 10 popsicle sticks, and stretch 2 glue dots along each of them. Glue each of these popsicle sticks to the group of 10, one on top, in the middle, and on the bottom. If you don’t want to use glue dots, replace them with hot glue and do the same steps as above.

Grab those popsicle sticks and let the kids paint them with 1-2 thin coats of yellow paint. Once the paint is on, it’s time to let them dry completely.

Now that our popsicle sticks are all yellow and dry, it’s time to create the bee’s body. Guide your kids in placing the stripes along the main portion of the body, creating that classic bee look.

Take the eyes and show the kids how to carefully glue them above the mouth of our bee. These eyes will give our bee its adorable and friendly expression.

Next, it’s time for the antennae. Help the kids glue these delicate features to the back and top of the bee’s head.

With the body, eyes, and antennae in place, it’s time to assemble our bee. Guide the kids in gluing the completed head to the top portion of the body.

To complete our cute bee, show the kids how to carefully tape or glue the wings to the back and sides of the body.

We are sure your kiddo loved creating this craft. Check out our many other spring crafts to keep them entertained!

More Spring Activities

Spring Themed Ideas

Spring is the perfect time to engage children in themed crafts and activities that celebrate the season’s arrival. Whether you’re at home or in the classroom, we have lots of ideas to keep young minds engaged, learning, and exploring.

Find inspiration to make the most of this blossoming season by reading below for a selection of our favorite spring themed books, crafts, and activities that are fun and educational. Don’t forget to bookmark the ones that catch your eye!

Spring Books For Kids

Too Many Carrots: This adorable book about a rabbit with way too many carrots will have your kids giggling! When he loads on too many that he can’t even go in his house, he’s on the hunt for somewhere to live. Read what happens as his friends try to help. This book is cute and has a great message of sharing!

Pete The Cat and the Cool Caterpillar: Pete’s new friend is a caterpillar! But when his best buddy goes missing, Pete has to find out what happened to him. He soon realizes he’s going to need a lot of patience to discover what exactly happened to his caterpillar!

I Don’t Want To Be A Frog: Little frog wants to be anything but, you guessed it, a frog. He tries his hand at being a cat, rabbit, pig, and owl, but he just can’t manage to be like them. All along the way, his dad encourages him to just be a frog, but it’s not until he has a surprise run-in with a wolf that he rethinks what it means to be a frog.

Fun And Easy Spring Crafts

Paper Plate Bee Craft – The humble paper plate becomes a buzzy bee when kids make this fun craft! This simple project is sure to be fun for kids of all ages as they transform ordinary materials like paint and paper into a busy insect.

Chick Paper Bag Puppet Craft – Encourage your child’s imagination with a chirpy chick puppet crafted from a brown paper bag! This easy and fun project is perfect for sparking creativity and telling stories through imaginative play.

Butterfly Stick Puppet – Flutter into fun with a cute butterfly puppet on a popsicle stick! This easy craft is a breeze to make and promises hours of imaginative play. Watch as your child’s creation takes flight, spreading joy and creativity wherever it goes.

Frog Paper Cup Craft – Hop into fun with a ribbiting frog craft using a simple paper cup! This engaging project is perfect for sparking imagination as kids make something new out of a common item. Kiddos will have a blast transforming a cup into an amphibian friend!

Spring Activities

Looking for a fun way to sharpen your child’s scissor skills? Download these butterfly cutting practice worksheets! These pages offer intentional practice with four engaging activities while also reinforcing essential motor skills.

As kids snip their way through to colorful butterflies, they’ll enhance hand-eye coordination, spatial awareness, and dexterity. Perfect for spring and summer or any insect themed study, these worksheets are a must-have for home or classroom use. Download and print now for hours of educational fun!

Explore the letter L with our engaging ladybug worksheets for kids! These sheets are perfect for early learners and combine fun with essential skills development.

From practicing handwriting and letter recognition to labeling the parts of a ladybug, children will learn more about this spotted insect while honing literacy, scissor, and fine motor skills. Download and print these worksheets today for an educational activity kids will enjoy doing!

Add a splash of color to your child’s springtime learning with our spring color by number printables! Featuring seven delightful pages including butterflies, birds, bunnies, and more, these worksheets offer a fun twist on traditional coloring activities.

As your child reveals each picture by filling in the numbered spaces, they’ll practice number recognition, color identification, and following directions while boosting concentration and confidence.

Jump into springtime fun with these spring connect the dot printables! Featuring spring themed images including rainbows, suns, raindrops, and more, these activities offer a perfect blend of learning and fun.

As children connect the dots, they’ll practice number order, enhance hand-eye coordination, and fine motor skills. Plus, they’ll foster early handwriting skills and love to see the spring scenes take shape with each dot connected.

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Spring Activities

Free Printable Bee Template