Do you have a kid fascinated with bees? These bee activities for preschoolers will have them buzzing with excitement as they spend the day learning and exploring all about them.
Kids will love learning about honey bees while engaging in hands-on activities including fun crafts, games, and more.
What's the buzz all about? It's all about Bees of course!
Did you know that August 17th is National Honey Bee Day or that the entire month of September is honey month?
These fun crafts and bee activities for kids are perfect to celebrate.
Why is it important to teach children about bees?
Bees are responsible for approximately one in every three bites of food we eat which is all the more reason why it is so important to continue to share the planet with such important creatures and ultimately crucial to teach our children about bees and how to protect them.
The best place to get information about bees is from a local beekeeper. A field trip or visit to your local beekeeper can be a highly educational experience.
Not only will your kids get to talk to someone who works with bees on a daily basis, but they'll also get a chance to see how bees live, work, and make honey up close.
Interesting Facts about Bees for Kids
- Bees have 5 eyes and 6 legs.
- Honey bees harvest nectar and pollen from flowering plants.
- Honey bees live in large groups called colonies. The members of the hive are divided into three types: Queen, Workers, and Drones.
- Male bees in the hive are called drones and they do not have a stinger, which means if you ever get stung by a bee it was a female.
- Worker bees are females. They do all the different tasks needed to operate and maintain the hive.
- The queen bee lays all of the eggs in a colony. At the height of the season, she may layover 2,500 eggs per day.
- An average beehive can hold around 50,000 bees and there are more than 20,000 species of bees.
Bee Activities for Preschoolers to have you Buzzing with Excitement!
Painted Rock Bee Art Project
Painting rocks is a popular summer art activity for children of all ages. Today little fingers will explore painting, wrapping, cutting, and gluing as a rock is transformed into an adorable bee. This painted rock bee art project is ideal for summer art camps, art at home, or an insect theme for preschool.
Beehive Paper Craft
Creating your very own beehive is going to be so much fun. While you may not get this up close and personal with a real beehive, you can with this one. Go ahead and make this Beehive Paper Craft. The end result will be bee-utiful.
Handprint Bee Puppets
We always love handprint crafts because they make such good keepsakes and little gifts. This handprint bee craft is right up there at the top of our lists of favorites! It’s got gorgeous striped fingers and pretty doily wings!
Potato Masher Bee Craft
As we slowly creep towards warmer and warmer temperatures the insects of spring and summer are starting to appear. We get our fair share in our backyard so to celebrate their arrival we decided to do this fun craft and make cute bumblebees using my favorite kitchen utensil to paint with – a potato masher.
Bobble Bee Paper Craft
Kickstart the Spring term with this adorable Bobble Bee Paper Craft. With the added bouncy movement, bees literally pop from the page as if they’re buzzing around a beehive; making this a super fun and engaging Spring craft for kids to enjoy.
Popsicle Stick Bumble Bee Craft
This Popsicle Stick Bumble Bee Craft is such an adorable and simple craft. Great for preschool or kindergarten!
Paper Plate Honey Bee Craft
Looking for a fun and easy craft for kids to make? This paper plate bee craft is perfect! When we think of spring we think of all the beautiful flowers that pop up during this season. And since we can’t have flowers without bees, it’s natural to think of our helpful little pollinators.
Egg Carton Bumble Bee Craft for Kids
Turn a recycled egg carton into a BUMBLE BEE! These turned out super cute for spring/summertime.
Pollination STEM Activity
In this pollination STEM activity, students will build a model of a pollinator to demonstrate it pollinating plants. Each material for this pollination STEM activity represents a part of a pollinator or a part of the pollination process.
Cute Bee Finger Puppets Craft
These cute bee puppets scream springtime and cuteness and what can I say, they need to go on your very immediate to-do list. Keep reading for an overdose of adorableness when you see how ur ladybug finger puppets.
Busy Bee Scissor Skills Worksheets
Who’s ready for spring? I feel like a wimp, because we haven’t had any snow here this year, but I’m still ready for warmer weather! So, I’m sharing some free bee-themed scissor skills worksheets to help little ones get into the spring spirit!
Toilet Paper Roll Bee Craft for Kids
Bees are one of the most hard-working bugs out there and certainly one of the most important ones. If you’ve got a little bee lover at home why not make this adorable kitchen or toilet paper roll bee craft.
Bee Corner Bookmark Paper Crafts for Kids
This is a super quick and easy bee craft to make and only takes a little snipping and sticking to get it done. Perfect for a Spring or Summer Reading Project in the classroom!!!
Honey Playdough
Bees and honey go hand-in-hand, so I decided to create a sensory experience using honey. I tried creating various recipes, but the best one was honey playdough. It is soft, smells good, and my kids played with it for a long time.
How to Draw a Bee – Cute – Step by Step Tutorial
We are learning how to draw a bee today! Follow our easy bee drawing step-by-step tutorial and you’ll be drawing these busy workers on your own in no time.
Bee Pollen Counting Activity
Who doesn’t love a super simple activity that can be played over and over again? Simple activities are perfect for my preschoolers in my classroom. And I love when I am able to sneak in learning skills without taking any of the fun away. To go along with our bug theme in preschool, we focused on bees for a while. Our bee pollen counting activity was a hit in my classroom while we practiced math and number skills!
Bee Books for Preschoolers
If you’re learning about bees for preschoolers, these books will make a great addition to your study.
