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DLTK's Holiday Activities for Kids
3D Bumblebees Paper Craft

This is a cute, simple paper craft that results in a 3D ornament you can hang around the room.

 

Materials:

bulletprinter
bulletpaper
bulletscissors
bulletsomething to color with (if using the B&W version)
bullethole punch
bulletstring, thread, ribbon or wool
  
bulletOptional: thin cardboard

Instructions:

bulletPrint template of choice and color as necessary
  
bulletCut out the template pieces.
  
bulletFold each piece in half (on the dashed line) so they are all colored on both the front and the back.
  
bulletOptional:  Put thin cardboard in between the front and back of each template piece to make them a bit sturdier.
  
bulletGlue together so the pieces are colored on both sides.
  
  
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3D Bumblebees:

bulletCut on one of the dotted lines of each template piece (only cut as far as the dotted line goes, not all the way through the piece).
   
bulletSlide the pieces together, top to bottom  assemble
bulletGlue a piece of ribbon, string or thread onto the top (or hole punch a small hole and tie a ribbon through).  If you hole punch, do it through the bee that is cut from the bottom, not the one that is cut from the top.
  
  
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Beehive:

bulletpunch three holes in the bottom of the beehive template (one in the center and one on each edge)
  
bulletstring one bumblebee through each of the holes so it hangs down from the hive
  
bulletpunch a hole in the bottom of the middle bumblebee and string the fourth bumblebee through that hole
  
  
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Optional:

bulletprint as many copies of template 3 as you like and keep adding bumblebees to the bottom of the other bumblebees and the hive to make a very busy beehive!  
  
bullet'numbers practice' -- count the bees 
  
bullet'colors practice' -- color the background of each bee a different color. 
  

Templates:

bulletClose template window when done printing to return to this screen.
  
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Set page margins to zero if you have trouble fitting the template on one page (FILE, PAGE SETUP or FILE, PRINTER SETUP in most browsers). 

Template 1    color   or   B&W

Template 2    color   or   B&W

Template 3    color   or   B&W

 

 

 

Printable version of these instructions