Toilet Paper Roll Bee

Here's another recycled toilet paper roll craft; today it is bees!

For these simple crafts, you will need:

• Toilet paper rolls
• Yellow, Black, and White construction paper
• Glue stick or craft glue
• Scissors
• Clothespins, optional

Directions:

1. Measure out toilet paper roll length on the yellow construction paper. I lay the roll down, align the top with the top of the paper, and mark the bottom. I then roll the paper around the roll, allowing a little overlap and mark. 
2. Cut out "body" from the construction paper.
3. Next, trace out 1 inch wide strips on the black construction paper and cut out.
4. Trace and cut a circle for the head from the yellow construction paper.
5. Trace and cut out wing shapes.
6. Glue the body piece of paper to the roll. I use clothespins to help hold the paper together while it dries.
7. Next, glue on the stripes. I used 3 stripes. The top and bottom stripes were held on using the clothespins, but I had to hold down the middle one until it dried since the clothespins weren't long enough.
8. Glue on the wings. Hold down with clothespins to dry.
9. Draw a smiley face on yellow circle and glue on. Hold down to dry.
10. I cut out small strips from the black paper for antennae and glued them on too.

My bee

Back of bee

Bee Oldest made. It has a mustache!

Here's some of the stencils I used, if you would like to use them.

Bee Body and Head Stencil

Bee Wings

Black Stripes for Bee, about 1" wide