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Clay Pot Bumble Bee
Make this cute bumble bee using a terra cotta clay pot and a few other supplies.

Materials Needed:
  • 1 1/2 inch Terra Cotta Clay Pot
  • 1 1/2 inch Wooden Ball Head
  • 2 - 1/4 inch Yellow Pom-poms
  • Black Pipe Cleaner
  • Small Piece of Window Screen
  • Wiggle Eyes
  • Paint
  • Clear Acrylic Sealer Spray
  • Glue (hot glue gun preferred)
Instructions:
Wipe down your terra cotta pot with a damp cloth and let dry completely.

Paint the wooden ball head black. Use the photo above as a guideline for painting the body yellow and black.

Once the paint is dry, glue the wooden ball onto the bottom of the clay pot (figure 1). Paint a mouth and eyes on the wooden ball (figure 2) - you can use wiggle eyes if you like. Once all your paint is dry, spray it with the clear acrylic sealer. Cut two pieces of pipe cleaner approximately 2 inches long. Glue the two pom-poms onto one end of each pipe cleaner. Glue these 'antenna' on top of the bee's head (figure 3).

   

Cut the wing shape below out of a small piece of window screen. Glue it to the back of your bee. Your bumble bee is now complete.

- See a larger photo of this craft completed by Your Family Crafts Guide.

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