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This 3D paper craft is perfect to do with your kids and if you fancy making a bee that can form a complete circle with its head, grab your craft supplies and join us.
How to make 3D paper bee crafts
What you need:
- pencil
- black pencil
- black cardboard
- white cardboard
- yellow cardboard
- blue cardboard
- split pin
- drag
- glue
- circular ruler
- round hole punching machine
Let’s create!
Step by step instructions
The body of a bee
Take the yellow cardboard and mark a strip 4 cm wide.
Draw a few small rectangles as shown in the picture.
Use scissors to cut the yellow strip (both are rectangular).
Punch out two yellow circles.
Connect the circles with split pins.
Split the two ends of the pin to secure the rings together.
Take the yellow strip and fold the rectangles over.
Apply some glue to the rectangles, stick them to one of the circles and start wrapping the paper strip around the circles.
Continue wrapping.
Apply a small amount of glue to the corner of the stripe and press the paper with your finger until the glue sets.
This will be the body of the bee.
Take black cardboard and cut three 1cm wide strips.
Glue the strips to the yellow body.
Bee sting
Now draw an arrow on the black cardboard.
Use scissors to cut the arrow.
Apply some glue to the bottom of the arrow and stick it inside the yellow body.
Leave the pointed part of the arrow outside as shown. That is the bee’s stinger.
Wings
Take the blue cardboard and fold it in half.
Draw a 2cm rectangle (the fold will be the starting point) followed by a teardrop shape.
Use scissors to cut this shape out.
Unfold the folded piece of paper. That will be the bee’s wing.
Now apply some glue to the rectangles.
Attach the wings to the back of the bee’s body.
The head of the bee
Take the yellow cardboard and cut it into four 1cm wide strips, then fold the ends of these strips as shown in the picture.
Apply a little glue to the folded end.
Start gluing them to the circle above.
First, draw an X shape.
Glue the rest of the paper strips.
We just finished making the bee head.
Beard
Draw two whiskers on black cardboard.
Use scissors to cut off the beard.
Fold the bottom of the beard over and apply a little glue.
Glue the antennae to the bee’s head.
Eyes
Draw two circular eyes. We draw the eyes using black eyeliner and a circular ruler.
Glue the eyes to the head. Place them side by side to make the bee look funny.
Draw a round mouth with black eyeliner.
You’re done!
We find this bee so cute.
We hope you enjoy making this!
Now move your head in circles.
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