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A Honey Bee Craft and Science Activity for Kids | Celebrate the Pollinators

Celebrate the pollinators with this bee craft and science activity for kids.  Teach the kids about how the flowers are pollinated and discuss the important role honey bees play in our food production. 

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 your markers and celebrate the pollinators with this bee craft and science activity for kids.

A pollinator is an insect that helps to move pollen from the male parts of the flower (anthers) to the female parts (stigma).  This fertilizes the plant and allows for future plants.

Honey bees are responsible for pollinating much of the food we eat.  The pollen adheres to their body and legs and they transfer this pollen to the flowers nearby. They are vital to our food supply. In fact, they pollinate the flowers of:

kiwi, okra, celery, strawberry, broccoli, cauliflower, cabbage, watermelon, lemon, lime, persimmon, apple, mango and avocado.

A Honey Bee Craft and Science Activity for Kids

Materials Needed:

Markers
White Poster Boards
Flowers (optional)
Scissor
Bee Magnet
Magnetic Wand

Bee hive and flower garden craft for kids

How to Make:

  1.  Read the book or a few pages of the book “Bees. “ Discuss the role bees play in pollination.
  2. Draw a flower garden. Give each child a sample flower to look at, examine, and draw. Talk about the colors, the shapes, and the number of petals on the flower. Each child may make their own poster or work together in small groups for a collaborative project.
  3. Demonstrate how to draw a large rectangle for the bee hive and encourage children to add one to their poster. As the children continue to color, cut a small rectangle at the bottom of the hive.
  4. When the picture is complete, have the children set the poster on their lap and place the magnetic wand underneath.  
  5. Act out the path the worker bees take from flower to flower and then into the hive using the magnetic wand.

Buzzing sounds are optional.

BUZZZZZZZZZZZ……………

Connect this craft and science activity with a good honey bee book!

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Flowers are not just beautiful, they have a purpose too! Many flowers turn into the food we eat. Honey bees are to thank for this! Grab your markers and celebrate the pollinators with this bee craft and science activity for kids.

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If you are interested in reading more about pollinators, the United States Government just released the  2015 National Strategy to Promote the Health of Honey Bees and Other Pollinators. The overarching goals of this publication and task force is to

  • Decrease honey bee loss
  • Increase monarch butterfly populations
  • Restore and enhance pollinator habitat acreage.

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Comments

  1. Devany LeDrew says

    May 20, 2015 at 6:24 am

    I love the magnetic bee want idea!

  2. Natasha Johnson says

    May 20, 2015 at 7:03 am

    Really like the idea of the dancing honey bee.

  3. Pschooltoolbox says

    May 20, 2015 at 7:08 am

    I did not know bees pollinate KIWI:) I've learned something today! Thanks for your post – the use of the magnet wand is such a FUN idea!

  4. Nicolette Roux says

    May 20, 2015 at 7:12 am

    My son would love to do this activity!! right now all flying insects are bees or butterflies.. lol

  5. Cerys Parker says

    May 20, 2015 at 8:29 am

    What a cute bee magnet – both my kids would love this – saving it for summer vacation after a trip to the bee farm.

  6. Theresa A says

    May 20, 2015 at 9:26 am

    The magnetic bee wand is super creative and fun! Love it.

  7. Growing Book by Book says

    May 20, 2015 at 2:00 pm

    I love the integration of science and art!

  8. Danielle Buckley says

    May 20, 2015 at 2:28 pm

    This is such a creative idea! Love the bee magnet!

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