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Craft Tutorials | Crafts for Kids | Animal Crafts for Kids | Duct Tape Twirling Bee Craft
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Duct Tape Twirling Bee Craft

Author by Amanda Davis on July 10, 2020 Updated on July 10, 2020

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Make adorable spinning bees for your garden from duct tape! Kids will love making this craft and it can be kept outside!
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Bees are fascinating little creatures and they are extremely important to our ecosystem. The coming of summer means there will be bees, and if you have little ones around it’s important to teach them respect for these beautiful flying insects.

Duct Tape Twirling Bee Craft hanging outside

 

Make a Spinning Bee Craft

Warmer weather means that kids will be spending a lot more time outdoors. This is the perfect time of year to talk to kids about bees and how important they are. Did you know that about one-third of the food we eat each day relies mostly on pollination from bees?

So let’s celebrate the bee by using some duct tape and a little string to make this fun whirling, twirling bee craft for your garden. Check out the short video above for a quick demo of what we’re making today!

Duct Tape Twirling Bee Craft by Amanda Formaro, Crafts by Amanda

Related: Try our twirling paper monsters for a fun monster birthday or Halloween, or these Twirling Lovebugs for a Valentine’s themed craft!

As always, a full printable supply list and instructions are at the end of this post.

How To Make This Twirling Bee Craft

yellow tape on cutting mat

  1. Make a sheet of duct tape “fabric”. Measure and cut a strip of yellow tape on the cutting mat (for one bee you will need the sheet to measure 11-inches).
  2. Measure and cut a second piece the same length, overlapping it slightly over the first strip.
  3. Repeat one more time for a third strip.

creating a two sided yellow tape template

  1. Carefully lift the sheet of tape off the mat and turn it upside down so that the sticky side is facing up.
  2. Measure and cut a strip of tape and place it onto the bottom of the sheet, sticky side to sticky side.
  3. Continue with two more strips until you have a double sided sheet.

use something round to create the template then cut

  1. Trace around your round object onto the tape sheet to get two circles.
  2. Use non-stick scissors to cut out the circles.

cutting black strips of electric tape for the bee craft

  1. Use two small pieces of tape to stick the circles, side by side, to the mat.
  2. Measure out a couple long strips of black electrical tape and use a craft knife to cut those strips in half lengthwise.

placing strips of black tape across the bottom

  1. Place strips of black tape across the bottom of each circle.
  2. Place a second strip above that and a third above that, leaving an equal amount of yellow tape showing between each strip.

adding black stripes to the backside

  1. Turn each circle over.
  2. Add black strips to the back.

trim excess tape

  1. Use non-stick scissors to trim off the excess black tape around the circle.
  2. Repeat for other circle.

making sure the lines are opposite of eachother

  1. In order for the bee’s stripes to line up properly when assembled, you will need to start off with the stripes opposite of each other.
  2. Place one circle with the stripes at the bottom, and turn the second one around so that the stripes are on top.
  3. Place one on top of the other.

cutting slits

hold together both pieces and cut slits

  1. Hold them together.
  2. Cut a slit through both circles until you reach the center of the circle.

cut slits on both pieces

  1. When separated you will see that one has a cut through the solid yellow area and the other’s cut is through the stripes.
  2. This is important for the stripes to line up.

attaching two sides of bee

glue together

adding googly eye to bee craft

  1. Next, connect the two pieces by intersecting the slits.
  2. Run a thin line of hot glue where the slits intersect to connect them together.
  3. Cut a piece of string and glue it in with the slits.
  4. Glue one googly eye to each yellow section.

twirling bee in garden

All that’s left to do is hang the bee outside and let the breeze twirl it! Hope you enjoy this project, have fun!

More craft ideas

Rock Bee Craft by Amanda Formaro, Crafts by Amanda

If you liked this bee craft, you might also want to try my Rock Bees!

twirling ladybugs made from paper

Or if the twirling is what you find fun, try my Twirling Ladybugs too!

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Duct Tape Twirling Bee

Make adorable spinning bees for your garden from duct tape! Kids will love making this craft and it can be kept outside!

Supplies

  • Yellow duct tape
  • Black electrical tape
  • String
  • 8 large googly eyes
  • Tools: cutting mat non-stick scissors, craft knife, hot glue gun, pen

Instructions

  • You will also need something round, approximately 4 1/2" in diameter. I used the lid from a paper mache gift box, but a small paint can will work, or a large oatmeal container.
  • Make a sheet of duct tape "fabric". Measure and cut a strip of yellow tape on the cutting mat (for one bee you will need the sheet to measure 11-inches). Measure and cut a second piece the same length, overlapping it slightly over the first strip. Repeat one more time for a third strip.
  • Carefully lift the sheet of tape off the mat and turn it upside down so that the sticky side is facing up. Measure and cut a strip of tape and place it onto the bottom of the sheet, sticky side to sticky side. Continue with two more strips until you have a double sided sheet.
  • Trace around your round object onto the tape sheet to get two circles.use scissors to cut out the circles.
  • Use two small pieces of tape to stick the circles, side by side, to the mat. Measure out a couple long strips of black electrical tape and use a craft knife to cut those strips in half lengthwise.
  • Place strips of black tape across the bottom of each circle. Place a second strip above that and a third above that, leaving an equal amount of yellow tape showing between each strip.
  • Turn each circle over and add black strips to the back.
  • Use scissors to trim off the excess black tape around the circle.
  • In order for the bee's stripes to line up properly when assembled, you will need to start off with the stripes opposite of each other. Place one circle with the stripes at the bottom, and turn the second one around so that the stripes are on top. Place one on top of the other.
  • Hold them together and cut a slit through both circles until you reach the center of the circle.
  • When separated you will see that one has a cut through the solid yellow area and the other's cut is through the stripes.
  • Next, connect the two pieces by intersecting the slits.
  • Run a thin line of hot glue where the slits intersect to connect them together. Cut a piece of string and glue it in with the slits. Glue one googly eye to each yellow section.
  • All that's left to do is hang the bee outside and let the breeze twirl it!

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This post originally appeared here on May 14, 2015.

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Amanda Davis is the crafty, entrepreneurial mother of four children. She loves to bake, cook, make kid's crafts and create decorative items for her home. She is a crafting expert and guru in the kitchen and has appeared online and in print publications many times over the years.
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  1. Marilyn Caro says

    July 10, 2020 at 6:23 am

    Cute and great idea
    Have a great day!
    Marilyn❤

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  2. Michelle says

    May 19, 2016 at 12:58 am

    What a cute idea and a brilliant way to celebrate nature

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  3. Melanie (The Party Suite at Bellenza) says

    May 19, 2015 at 10:46 am

    This is so cute! Would make fun party decor at a bee themed birthday!

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  4. Nina Lewis says

    May 17, 2015 at 9:09 am

    This little bee is so cute!! You are so talented and creative! I’m so glad that you share all of your wonderful ideas.

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  5. Cindy Ware says

    May 14, 2015 at 6:56 pm

    These are so clever! I’m going to make these even though I’m a ‘grown up’. 2 of my great grandkids think they are too old to do kid stuff, one is only 3-1/2 months. The only ones that would enjoy doing this live 8 hours away, lol

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