{"id":637,"date":"2010-07-15T10:52:02","date_gmt":"2010-07-15T15:52:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/chicagoarea\/?p=637"},"modified":"2010-07-15T10:52:02","modified_gmt":"2010-07-15T15:52:02","slug":"summer-fun-with-bees","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/chicagoarea\/2010\/07\/15\/summer-fun-with-bees\/","title":{"rendered":"Summer Fun with Bees!"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>\n<p><div id=\"attachment_638\" style=\"width: 180px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-638\" class=\"size-full wp-image-638\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/chicagoarea\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2010\/07\/bee-photo-10-t.jpg\" alt=\"Bee searching for pollen\" width=\"170\" height=\"160\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-638\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Bee searching for pollen<\/p><\/div><\/h3>\n<h3>Fun with Bees!<\/h3>\n<p>Summer is a great time to observe and learn about the wonderful world of  bees, but be careful not to get too close!<\/p>\n<p><strong>At the Library:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Look for books about bees such as <strong>Berlioz the Bear<\/strong> by Jan  Brett or <strong>Bumblebee, Bumblebee, Do You Know Me? : A Garden Guessing  Game<\/strong> by Anne Rockwell.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Arts and Crafts:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Make a large \u201cBee Garden\u201d poster:<\/strong> Use green paper and  create a flower garden using markers or construction paper or crayons. Draw bees  visiting the flowers.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Make a Bee Headband:<\/strong> Use a 1-1\/2\u201d wide piece of  construction paper measured to fit the circumference of the child\u2019s head for the  headband. You need chenille stems (pipe cleaners) if you want to make the  flowers stand up. Make the flowers out of tissues or stiff paper.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Make a Bee Snack <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Make pumpernickel (dark) bread with melted cheese stripes.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Six Buzzing Bumblebees<\/strong> (a finger play \u2013 use your fingers as  the bees)<\/p>\n<p>Six buzzing bumblebees<br \/>\nFlying \u2018round the hive,<br \/>\nOne buzzes off and then  there are five.<br \/>\nFive buzzing bumblebees<br \/>\nFlying near my door,<br \/>\nOne buzzes  off and then there are four<br \/>\nFour buzzing bumblebees<br \/>\nFlying \u2019round a  tree.<br \/>\nOne buzzes off and then there are three.<br \/>\nThree buzzing  bumblebees<br \/>\nIn the sky so blue.<br \/>\nOne buzzes off and then there are  two.<br \/>\nTwo buzzing bumblebees<br \/>\nFlying toward the sun.<br \/>\nOne buzzes off and  then there is one.<br \/>\nOne buzzing bumblebee<br \/>\nLooking for some fun,<br \/>\nOops! It  stung me\u2026.off it buzzes.<br \/>\nThen there are none.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Fun with Bees! Summer is a great time to observe and learn about the wonderful world of bees, but be careful not to get too close! 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