Bee Balloon Decoration

Materials:

Two large yellow balloons

Yellow and black tissue paper

Paper glue (rubber cement)

Black permanent marker

Black pipe cleaner

Small black pompoms

Tape

Black heavy-duty thread to hang

Instructions:

1. Blow up the two yellow balloons, one half the size of the other. Glue them together using rubber cement pressing the two rounded ends together.  To glue together paint the rubber cement on each of the balloons and let dry for a few seconds and then press together.

2. Cut a strip of black tissue paper about 4” wide and tape around the center of the body.  Cut two large circles of black tissue paper. Use a plate to trace around. Cut into the circles and cut out the center.  Place one circle around the neck of the bee like a collar.  Cut off any extra tissue paper and tape the tissue paper down.  Do the same at the bottom of the bee.

3. Crinkle up a sheet of yellow tissue paper bringing the long side of the tissue paper together to form wings.  Tape at the center. Cut the wings to the right size. Tape them to the back of the bee at the neck area.

4. Fold a black pipe cleaner in half, glue a pompom to each end of the pipe cleaner, and wrap it around the knot on the top of the bees head.  

5. Draw on eyes and a mouth with a black permanent marker.

6. Tie a piece of thread to the top of the head to hang the bee.