DOLLAR STORE CLAY POT BEE CRAFT
Simple mini clay pots from the Dollar Store along with paint, wiggle eyes, craft foam and pom poms transform into a Mama and Baby Bee.
Materials:
- Dollar Store Clay Pots – 2.5” and 1.5” in diameter – Dollar Store
- Acrylic Craft Paint – Yellow, Black, Pink
- Craft Foam, Black – Dollar Store
- Wiggle Eyes, Four – Dollar Store
- Pom Poms, Black Tinsel, Four – Dollar Store
- Chenille Stem, Black, One – Dollar Store
- Small White Paper Doilies, Two – Dollar Store
- Glue Gun and Glue Sticks
- Scissors
- Paintbrush
- Pencil with New Eraser
Instructions:
STEP ONE
Gather all materials and then remove the packaging and labels. Basecoat both clay pots with yellow acrylic craft paint. Let the paint dry and then apply a second coat, if necessary.
Paint stripes with black acrylic craft paint from the top to the bottom of each clay pot. Set aside to dry. Apply a second coat, if necessary.
STEP TWO
Cut a larger and smaller half circle from black craft foam. Attach two wiggle eyes to each Bee head with a glue gun and glue sticks. Add polka dot cheeks by dipping a new pencil eraser into pink acrylic craft paint. Set aside to dry. Attach Bee heads to bases of clay pots.
TIP: You can use liquid craft glue for this project, but you would have to wait for it to dry.
STEP THREE
Cut a 12” chenille stem in half and fold both sections in half. Attach a black tinsel pom pom to the cut end of both sets of antennae with a glue gun and glue sticks. Glue the folded end to the back of the Mama and Baby Bee heads.
STEP FOUR
Cut two long skinny triangles from black craft foam and secure in the hole in the bottom of the clay pot with a glue gun and glue sticks.
STEP FIVE
Cut small white paper doilies in quarters and attach two to the back of Mama and Baby Bee using a glue gun and glue sticks.
A great family fun craft activity to complete with the kiddos. The perfect place card for a summer barbecue dinner, fun tag for a summer birthday present, or decoration to gift to a neighbor or co-worker!
