Duct Tape Twirling Bee Craft

Bees are fascinating little creatures and they’re extraordinarily necessary to our ecosystem. The coming of summer season means there will likely be bees, and when you have little ones round it’s necessary to show them respect for these stunning flying bugs.

Make a Spinning Bee Craft

Warmer climate signifies that children will likely be spending much more time outdoor. This is the proper time of 12 months to speak to children about bees and the way necessary they’re. Did you recognize that about one-third of the meals we eat every day depends totally on pollination from bees?

So let’s have fun the bee by utilizing some duct tape and a bit string to make this enjoyable whirling, twirling bee craft in your backyard. Check out the quick video above for a fast demo of what we’re making at present!

Related: Try our twirling paper monsters for a enjoyable monster birthday or Halloween, or these Twirling Lovebugs for a Valentine’s themed craft!

As at all times, a full printable provide record and directions are on the finish of this publish.

How To Make This Twirling Bee Craft

1. Make a sheet of duct tape “fabric”. Measure and minimize a strip of yellow tape on the cutting mat (for one bee you will want the sheet to measure 11-inches).
2. Measure and minimize a second piece the identical size, overlapping it barely over the primary strip.
3. Repeat another time for a 3rd strip.

4. Carefully raise the sheet of tape off the mat and switch it the other way up in order that the sticky aspect is dealing with up.
5. Measure and minimize a strip of tape and place it onto the underside of the sheet, sticky aspect to sticky aspect.
6. Continue with two extra strips till you’ve got a double sided sheet.

7. Trace round your spherical object onto the tape sheet to get two circles.
8. Use non-stick scissors to chop out the circles.

9. Use two small items of tape to stay the circles, aspect by aspect, to the mat.
10. Measure out a pair lengthy strips of black electrical tape and use a craft knife to chop these strips in half lengthwise.

11. Place strips of black tape throughout the underside of every circle.
12. Place a second strip above that and a 3rd above that, leaving an equal quantity of yellow tape displaying between every strip.

13. Turn every circle over.
14. Add black strips to the again.

15. Use non-stick scissors to trim off the surplus black tape across the circle.
16. Repeat for different circle.

17. In order for the bee’s stripes to line up correctly when assembled, you will want to begin off with the stripes reverse of one another.
18. Place one circle with the stripes on the backside, and switch the second round in order that the stripes are on high.
19. Place one on high of the opposite.

20. Hold them collectively.
21. Cut a slit by way of each circles till you attain the middle of the circle.

22. When separated you will notice that one has a minimize by way of the strong yellow space and the opposite’s minimize is thru the stripes.
23. This is necessary for the stripes to line up.

24. Next, join the 2 items by intersecting the slits.
25. Run a skinny line of hot glue the place the slits intersect to attach them collectively.
26. Cut a chunk of string and glue it in with the slits.
27. Glue one googly eye to every yellow part.

All that’s left to do is dangle the bee outdoors and let the breeze twirl it! Hope you get pleasure from this undertaking, have enjoyable!

More craft concepts

If you favored this bee craft, you may also need to strive my Rock Bees!

Or if the twirling is what you discover enjoyable, strive my Twirling Ladybugs too!

Print Project

Duct Tape Twirling Bee

Make cute spinning bees in your backyard from duct tape! Kids will love making this craft and it may be saved outdoors!

Supplies

• Yellow duct tape
• Black electrical tape
• String
• 8 massive googly eyes
• Tools: slicing mat non-stick scissors, craft knife, scorching glue gun, pen

Instructions

• You can even want one thing spherical, roughly four half” in diameter. I used the lid from a paper mache reward field, however a small paint can will work, or a big oatmeal container.

• Make a sheet of duct tape “cloth”. Measure and minimize a strip of yellow tape on the slicing mat (for one bee you will want the sheet to measure 11-inches). Measure and minimize a second piece the identical size, overlapping it barely over the primary strip. Repeat another time for a 3rd strip.

• Carefully raise the sheet of tape off the mat and switch it the other way up in order that the sticky aspect is dealing with up. Measure and minimize a strip of tape and place it onto the underside of the sheet, sticky aspect to sticky aspect. Continue with two extra strips till you’ve got a double sided sheet.

• Trace round your spherical object onto the tape sheet to get two circles.use scissors to chop out the circles.

• Use two small items of tape to stay the circles, aspect by aspect, to the mat. Measure out a pair lengthy strips of black electrical tape and use a craft knife to chop these strips in half lengthwise.

• Place strips of black tape throughout the underside of every circle. Place a second strip above that and a 3rd above that, leaving an equal quantity of yellow tape displaying between every strip.

• Turn every circle over and add black strips to the again.

• Use scissors to trim off the surplus black tape across the circle.

• In order for the bee’s stripes to line up correctly when assembled, you will want to begin off with the stripes reverse of one another. Place one circle with the stripes on the backside, and switch the second round in order that the stripes are on high. Place one on high of the opposite.

• Hold them collectively and minimize a slit by way of each circles till you attain the middle of the circle.

• When separated you will notice that one has a minimize by way of the strong yellow space and the opposite’s minimize is thru the stripes.

• Next, join the 2 items by intersecting the slits.

• Run a skinny line of scorching glue the place the slits intersect to attach them collectively. Cut a chunk of string and glue it in with the slits. Glue one googly eye to every yellow part.

• All that is left to do is dangle the bee outdoors and let the breeze twirl it!

This publish initially appeared right here on May 14, 2015.