How to Make Simple Paper Plate Bees with Preschoolers

No matter which one of these paper plate bees you choose, your preschooler will love it! These are perfect for spring and summer crafting sessions.

Paper plate crafts are great for preschoolers! Grab some simple supples, and let your little ones express their creativity.

Paper Plate Bees

Hunting for Fun with the Big Honey Hunt | Babies to Bookworms

After reading The Big Honey Hunt with your preschoolers (or any other book about bees), let them make this fun torn paper bee. It’s a great fine motor activity for little ones.

Easy Paper Plate Bee Craft For Kids – Spring Insect Craft

Here’s an easy paper plate bee craft that is easy to adapt to your needs. If you don’t want to paint the plate, buy colored ones. Instead of painting stripes with pom poms, your kids can use dot markers.

Paper Plate Bumble Bee

This paper plate bumble bee won first prize at a craft show for 5 and unders! The tissue paper stripes and moveable head make this one stand out from the crowd.

Paper Plate Bee Craft For Kids [Free Template]

The free printable template makes this paper plate bee craft a breeze to make!

Paper Plate Bee {Torn Paper} – Crafts on Sea

Here’s a new spin on a torn paper bee craft! This time, kids are tearing long strips for the bee’s stripes.

Paper Plate Bouncy Bee

A little bit of elastic string turns this paper plate bouncy bee into a toy kids can play with when they’re finished creating him.

Paper Plate Bee Craft

Handprint wings turn this paper plate bee craft into a keepsake!

Woven Paper Plate Bee Craft

This woven paper plate bee craft also uses handprints for wings, but it calls for black yarn stripes. Winding the string around the plate is a good fine motor skill builder for preschoolers.

Paper Plate Bee Craft

Here’s another paper plate bee that comes with a free printable template to make it super easy to create!

Paper Plate Insect Sewing Craft

Kids can practice their beginner sewing skills as they lace up this paper plate bee craft.

Teaching Resources

This beautiful wooden honey bee puzzle let’s the child explore the wonderful world of honey bees.

You can add some plush bumblebee toys to your imaginative play area for kids to act out their favorite bee stories.

This collection of bee resources is full of my favorite things for teaching preschoolers about bees.

This printable bee craft for preschoolers is so cute! It is super simple to make, and it’s sure to inspire hours of imaginative play.

Spring and summer are the perfect time to learn about bees and this bee life cycle playdough mat is perfect for your unit.

Tara

Tara is the brains behind Homeschool Preschool, where her journey from preschool and public school teacher to homeschooling mom of three fuels her passion for early childhood education. With a blend of expertise and firsthand experience, Tara’s writings offer practical tips and engaging resources to support families in creating meaningful learning adventures at home.