Eco-Friendly Bee Noisemaker

Eco Friendly Bee Noisemaker

Eco-friendly craft ideas don't get much cuter than this. Make an Eco-Friendly Bee Noisemaker from Heidi Borchers using a recycled cardboard tube - it's a simple and fun way to go green. This family-friendly project is perfect for a hot summer afternoon.

Eco Friendly Bee Noisemakers

Materials:

Aleene’s Original Tacky Glue
Cardboard tubes (gift wrap papr, toilet tissue, paper towel)
Scissors
Craft knife
Blue painters masking tape
Toothpick (to apply glue)
Bandanas (yellow print, black print)
1/4″ dowel stick (12″ long)
Pencil sharpener
Barley (or rice) for noisemaker
Wood bead – large for head (to cover end of tube)
Acrylic paint – yellow
Black rhinestones (2 for eyes)
Black permanent marking pen – fine tip

Instructions:

The size of your bumble bee will depend on what size cardboard tube you use for the body. For this project, I used a gift wrap cardboard tube which is smaller than a paper towel roll.
To create the tail end of the bumble bee, snip about 3/4″ into one end of tube at about 1/4″ intervals.
Use toothpick to apply glue to cut end. Press inward to create point.
Use strips of masking tape to hold in place while drying. When glue has dried, remove tape.
Snip bandanas at 3/4″ intervals and rip into strips.
Glue end of strip onto end of tube. Wrap around tube, gluing at intervals. Continue gluing strips onto tube until completely covered.
Sharpen tip of dowel stick with pencil sharpener. Glue strips of bandana around dowel stick. Make small slit into side of body with craft knife. Dip sharpened end of dowel into glue and press into slit. Let glue dry.
Add barley into body tube.
Glue bead onto end of tube.
Measure and cut approximately 1-1/4″ ring from cardboard tube for each wing. Wrap each wing with strip of bandana. Glue to hold in place. Glue wings onto body.
Glue rhinestones in place for eyes. Draw nose and mouth with permanent marking pen. Tie additional bandana strips onto wand.