B is for bumblebee! Help your toddler learn about the letter B by making a fun bumblebee footprint craft.

Materials

• Yellow and black nontoxic paint
• Blank paper
• Paper plate or scrap cardboard
• Cotton ball
• Cotton swab or paintbrush

Instructions

1. Pour some yellow paint onto the cardboard.
2. Use a cotton ball to spread a thin layer of yellow paint on your child’s foot.
3. Press the footprint into the center of the paper.
4. Wash the paint off your child’s foot.
5. Pour some black paint onto the cardboard.
6. Use a cotton ball to spread a thin layer of black paint on your child’s finger.
7. Press three black fingerprints onto the yellow footprint. Press two black fingerprints onto the top of the heel of the footprint. Press two black fingertip prints into the center of the yellow footprint. Reapply the black paint as needed.
8. Wash the paint off your child’s finger.
9. Use a paintbrush to paint “B is for bumblebee” in black on the paper.

     

For more fun bumblebee craft ideas, try my B Is for Bumblebee Paper Plate Craft and ‘Bee Mine’ Valentine’s Day Craft.

Image Credits

B Is for Bumblebee Footprint Craft © 2014 Heather Johnson
Yellow and Black Acrylic Paint © 2014 Heather Johnson
Yellow Footprint © 2014 Heather Johnson
Black Fingerprints on Yellow Footprint © 2014 Heather Johnson
More Black Fingerprints on Yellow Footprint © 2014 Heather Johnson
Black Palm Prints Next to Yellow Footprint © 2014 Heather Johnson
Finished B Is for Bumblebee Footprint Craft 1 © 2014 Heather Johnson
Finished B Is for Bumblebee Footprint Craft 2 © 2017 Heather Johnson