Are you planning a bee birthday party but not sure how to keep all of your guests entertained? Is your child crafty, full of energy, or extra creative? With this list of 22 different bee themed party games and crafts, you’ll find the perfect mix of activities to keep the party buzzing with fun.
Crafting Activities:
- Paper Plate Bees
For an easy party craft, take a paper plate and turn it into a bee. To do this, use a plain white paper plate and paint it with yellow and black stripes. Then, add some pipe cleaner antenna, construction paper wings, and googly eyes. You can also provide your guests with other supplies like glitter and stickers so that they can truly make these bees their own.
- Bee Paper Tubes
Another way that you can make a bee with your guests is by taking a paper tube and painting it with black and yellow stripes. Add some wings and antenna to it and soon enough you’ll have some cute buzzing bees. - Bee Painting Kits
Painting is always a fun activity for kids. For a bee themed party, cut some bee shapes out of paper or cardboard and let your guests paint away! For a pre-made kit, check out these Bee Favor Painting Kits. These kits come with a bee figurine, a paint brush, two paint colors, and a thank you card that can be customized with your child’s name. - Make Your Own Bee Themed Bracelets
Check out these Bee Themed Bracelet Kits. They feature a bee charm as well as black, yellow, and white beads in all different styles. Your guests will love stringing these bracelets together during this fun and creative activity.
- Make Balloon Bees
Your party balloons can easily be transformed into bees with paint, construction paper, and googly eyes. Take some yellow balloons and have your guests paint black stripes on them. Then, add pipe cleaner antennae, construction paper wings, and googly eyes. Afterwards, they can hit the balloons back and forth to each other for some simple party fun. - Create Bee Antenna Headbands
Get your guests in the party spirit by helping them create some bee antenna headbands. To make these antennae, take a headband and attach two black pipe cleaners to it. Then, shape the pipe cleaners into ears by curling the ends. Soon enough, you’ll have some busy bees buzzing around your party! - Bee Rock Painting
Set out some smooth river rocks and some paint so that your guests can make some Bee Rocks. These little bees will make the perfect garden decoration for your guests to take home.
Physical Activities:
- Busy Bee Relay
If you’re looking to get your guests moving, then have them participate in a busy bee relay. For the game, separate your guests into teams and have them race to see who can complete some bee themed tasks the fastest. A task that you might consider would be pollinating some flowers. Have your guests run back and forth between a flower patch and a “beehive.” - Pollen Drop Race
Another fast paced game is a pollen drop race. Have your guests pick up little balls of pollen (cotton balls) and balance them on a spoon. They will have to carry the pollen all the way to the bee’s beehive (a bowl) without dropping it. Whoever can get the most pollen to the beehive within the time limit is the winner. - Beehive Toss
Challenge your guests to a bee bean bag basket toss! Just set out some baskets and have your guests try to throw some bee bean bags inside of the “hives.” Whoever can get the most bees into the basket is the winner. To make your bee bean bags, take some Yellow and Black Bean Bags and paint stripes on them in the opposing color.
- Bee Piñata
Nothing says birthday like a pinata. And for a bee themed party, you’ve got to make sure you’ve got an adorable Beehive Pinata. Your guests will love taking turns trying to break it open and will love the treats you’ve hidden inside even more. For a very special first bee day, use a Number 1 Pinata that’s decorated with bees, flowers, and honeycombs. - Queen Bee Says
A simple twist on Simon Says, this game will have your guests following the queen bee’s instructions. Pick one guest to be the queen bee, give them a Bee Antenna Headband, and have them give simple instructions for the other guests to follow. - Stuck in the Honey Tag
Another classic game that can be transformed into a buzzing bee game is freeze tag. Give the player that is “it” a Bee Antenna and have that player try to tag the other players. Once tagged, those players are “stuck in honey” and will eventually turn into bees too. The game ends once all players have turned into bees. - Bee Hunt
Hide some Miniature Bees throughout your party and have your guests go on a bee hunt. You can make this hunt a competition by seeing who can get the most bees before the end of the party. Another option is to have everyone work together and see how many bees can be found within a certain time limit. After this activity is done, these miniature bees can be turned into a party favor for your guests to bring home.
- Bee Waggle Dance
Turn your guests into some wiggling waggling bees by having a bee dance. Play some music, give each guest a pair of Bee Antenna Headbands and let them wiggle around just like real bees do when they communicate. To make this activity a game, have your guests start and stop dancing along with the music.
Creative activities:
- Adopt a Bee
Set up an “Adopt a Bee” station and send your guests home with their very own bee. You can provide them with an adoption certificate and let them get creative with naming and creating a biography for their new pet. This listing for 20 Bee Plushies would be perfect for this activity.
- Honey Playdough Station
Set up a honey playdough station for an open ended activity that will bring out your guests’ creative side. For this station, make some honey playdough following the recipe by Teaching Mama. Set out some wooden honey dippers, rollers, cookie cutters, and any other bee themed toys you have on hand. - Honey Tasting
Set out some honey sticks and let your guests try out the different flavors available. You can provide crackers or biscuits and watch as your guests test out different combinations. This food oriented activity will give your guests a sweet treat while bringing out some creativity. For this activity, check out this Honey Stick Sampler Pack that contains 7 different honey flavors. - Plant Your Pollinator Seeds
Help your guests attract their own bees at home by planting some pollinator seeds. Provide them with some Miniature Planting Pots and these Party Favor Pollinator Seed packets and watch as they have fun digging in the dirt.
- Dress Up Corner
The best way to get your guests into the party spirit is by transforming them into buzzing bees. Set up a dress up corning with Bee Wings with Antenna Headbands, stripped clothing and any other bee themed items you may have. Soon enough, your party will be buzzing with little bees. - Bee Tattoo Station
Let your guests pretend to be at a tattoo parlor and provide them with lots of bee themed temporary tattoos. The kids will love decorating themselves and each other. Check out this listing for 96 Bee Themed Temporary Tattoos. - Create a Bee Hotel
Give your guests the ability to house some bees at their homes by creating a Bee Hotel. To make a hotel, all you’ll have to do is pack some cut hollow canes into a planter pot. This craft is very easy to make and your guests will love taking it home and setting it up in their yard. For the full instructions heck out this article by Natural History Museum.
I hope you found these activity ideas helpful. Let me know in the comments if you plan on trying any of these ideas for your bee themed party.
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