This free printable bee craft is a fun way for little kids to practice their fine motor skills during the spring or summer months. It's also a fun letter letter of the week craft for the letter B. I hope you enjoy!
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This free printable bee template is a great way for children to practice fine motor skills, handwriting, hand-eye coordination, and gluing skills. It's easy to customize to suit your particular materials and lesson focus.
In addition to the cut and paste bee craft, each page also has space to trace the word "bee" and free write it, too.
Here are a few ideas for ways to use this printable cut and paste craft:
- As a fun activity to go along with a library activity such as reading I am a Bee
- To make a paper bag or stick puppet
- As part of a lesson plan about the spring or pollinators
- As an art project
- To add a hands-on component to your bee unit
Materials needed for an easy bumble bee craft
This bee craft is available in both color and black and white.
There are many different fun bee themed crafts to make with this free bee template. Your exact material needs will depend on how you plan to use your free printable template. No matter how you decide to use it, you will need:
- Your free printable (look for the row of purple arrows pointing at the download button)
- Printer access and paper or card stock
- Blunt tipped scissors
- Glue stick
- Preschool pencil or something else to write and trace with
- Colored pencils or crayons, if you're using the coloring page version
- Blunt-tip Safety-edge Scissors
- Blade Sheath Included is an Eraser
- Accommodates right and left-handed users
Coloring the bee is easiest before cutting out the pieces. Once you're ready to assemble the bee, glue the wings and stinger to the back of the body. Glue the antennae to the front or back of the head, and the head on top of the body.
Of course, my daughter decided to glue the head behind and the wings on front. She also used red paint instead of glue. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
It's easy to turn the cute bee into a puppet when you glue it to a craft stick, paper bag, or toilet paper roll. Make sure to discover this post on how to sanitize toilet paper rolls for crafts.
Cut and paste bee craft template PDF file download area
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However you decide to use your DIY bee craft, I hope you and your little learners enjoy! Make sure to check out the posts below for more screen-free activities for spring:
- Easy Zoo Animal Coloring Pages
- Free Printable Preschool and Kindergarten Graduation Coloring Pages
- Free Printable Cute Easy Dog Coloring Pages
- Free Printable Mother's Day Activity Placemats
- Free Printable Fantasy Butterfly Coloring Pages
- Free Printable Mother's Day Bingo Cards
- Free Printable Teacher Appreciation Handprint Art Printables
- Free Printable 3D Earth Day Craft
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