DLTK's Crafts 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.

Print template of choice and color as necessary.
Cut out the template pieces.
Fold each piece in half (on the dashed line) so they are all colored on both the front and the back.
Optional: Put thin cardboard in between the front and back of each template piece to make them a bit sturdier.
Glue together so the pieces are colored on both sides.
3D Bumblebees:
- Cut 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).
- Slide the pieces together, top to bottom
- Glue 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.
Beehive:
- punch three holes in the bottom of the beehive template (one in the center and one on each edge).
- String one bumblebee through each of the holes so it hangs down from the hive.
- Punch a hole in the bottom of the middle bumblebee and string the fourth bumblebee through that hole
Optional:
- Print 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!
- 'numbers practice' -- count the bees.
- 'colors practice' -- color the background of each bee a different color.

Close template window when done printing to return to this screen.
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).