3D Paper Bee Craft

Does your child love insects? Spring means warm weather, flowers and of course insects, so why not make a cute 3D paper bee.

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Bee Paper Crafts for Kids

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Make your own 3D bee

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.

3D Paper Bee Craft

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

Materials used

Let’s create!

Step by step instructions

The body of a bee

Take the yellow cardboard and mark a strip 4 cm wide.

Step 1

Draw a few small rectangles as shown in the picture.

Step 2

Use scissors to cut the yellow strip (both are rectangular).

Step 3

Punch out two yellow circles.

Step 4

Connect the circles with split pins.

Step 5

Split the two ends of the pin to secure the rings together.

Step 6

Take the yellow strip and fold the rectangles over.

Step 7

Apply some glue to the rectangles, stick them to one of the circles and start wrapping the paper strip around the circles.

Step 8

Continue wrapping.

Step 9

Apply a small amount of glue to the corner of the stripe and press the paper with your finger until the glue sets.

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This will be the body of the bee.

Step 10

Take black cardboard and cut three 1cm wide strips.

Step 11

Glue the strips to the yellow body.

Step 12

Bee sting

Now draw an arrow on the black cardboard.

Step 13

Use scissors to cut the arrow.

Step 14

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.

Step 15

Wings

Take the blue cardboard and fold it in half.

Step 16

Draw a 2cm rectangle (the fold will be the starting point) followed by a teardrop shape.

Step 17

Use scissors to cut this shape out.

Step 18

Unfold the folded piece of paper. That will be the bee’s wing.

Now apply some glue to the rectangles.

Step 19

Attach the wings to the back of the bee’s body.

Step 20

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.

Step 22

Apply a little glue to the folded end.

Step 23

Start gluing them to the circle above.

Step 24

First, draw an X shape.

Step 25

Glue the rest of the paper strips.

We just finished making the bee head.

Step 26

Beard

Draw two whiskers on black cardboard.

Step 27

Use scissors to cut off the beard.

Step 28

Fold the bottom of the beard over and apply a little glue.

Step 29

Glue the antennae to the bee’s head.

Step 30

Eyes

Draw two circular eyes. We draw the eyes using black eyeliner and a circular ruler.

Step 31

Glue the eyes to the head. Place them side by side to make the bee look funny.

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Step 32

Draw a round mouth with black eyeliner.

Step 33

You’re done!

We find this bee so cute.

DIY 3D Bee Paper Craft

We hope you enjoy making this!

Paper Craft Bee

Now move your head in circles.

3D Paper Bee Craft Ideas

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