Pony Bead Bee

The flowers are blooming and the bees are buzzing! Kids will enjoy making this cute Pony Bead Bee to clip onto a backpack, keychain, or zipper pull. This simple bead craft is a fun way to practice patterns, counting, and fine motor skills.

Fun Fact

• A honey bee can visit about 50 to 100 flowers in one trip while collecting nectar and pollen.
• Bees have five eyes. Two big eyes help them see shapes and colors, and three smaller eyes on top of their head help them sense light.
• Honey bees communicate by doing a special “waggle dance” to show other bees where to find flowers.
• A single honey bee only makes about 1/12 of a teaspoon of honey in its entire life.
• Bees can recognize human faces, just like we recognize each other.
• Honey never spoils. Jars of honey found in ancient tombs are still safe to eat.
• A bee’s wings beat about 200 times per second, which is what makes their buzzing sound.
• There are over 20,000 different species of bees around the world.

Supplies

• 38 black pony beads
• 12 yellow pony beads
• Lanyard hook
• Cord

Instructions

1. Fold your cord in half to find the center.
2. Use a half hitch knot to secure the cord to the lanyard hook.
3. Lace the pony beads using the printable bee pattern as your guide.
4. When the bee is complete, tie the cord ends together with a secure double knot.
5. Clip your Pony Bead Bee to a backpack, lunch bag, keychain, or zipper pull.

Patterns, Templates and Printables

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Other Images

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