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Saturday, 13 June 2009 15:39
Young @ Heart-By Tanya Byl

Parents are encouraged to read the meditation with their children by way of introduction.

In a beehive, there are two kinds of bees besides the queen: the workers who make the honey, and the drones who mostly sit around and eat it. So who are you? Are you a worker bee in God’s kingdom here on earth? Do you look for ways to help other people? Are you kind when kindness is needed? God tells us we must love our neighbors as ourselves, and that means we have a lot of work to do. Make this craft and hang it up to remind you of your very important job in God’s kingdom.

You can add to the craft by using each petal to write down a specific activity that you have done or would like to do. For example, pick up garbage on your end of the street, make a card to cheer up a sick person, teach your younger neighbor to play soccer, write a letter to a Word & Deed sponsor child, smile at the new kid at school, or share cheerfully with your brother or sister. Or make a family “bee”, with first names on the bees and your last name on the flower.

I would love to see what you have made – send me a picture of you with your finished craft.


What you need
one paper plate
construction paper (for petals and/or flower)
glue
scissors
black and yellow paint or markers
a paintbrush and a cup with water
waxed paper
clothespins
string
marker


1. Paint the paper plate yellow. Let it dry. Or cut out a yellow construction paper circle and glue it on the paper plate.
2. Paint (or color with marker) the bee’s bodies with black and yellow stripes. Let them dry.
3. Print “[your name] is a worker bee” on the paper plate.
4. Cut out petals from construction paper and glue them around the edge of the plate.
5. Cut out wings from waxed paper as shown and glue on bee bodies.
6. Punch or poke a hole at the top of the flower and attach string. Clip as many bees as you’ve made onto the flower.
 
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