Wine Cork Honeybee Craft for Kids (Easy Spring Activity)
Got a pile of wine corks and a kid who loves to craft? This Wine Cork Honeybee Craft turns leftover corks into the sweetest little honeybees in just 15 minutes. With just paint, a Sharpie and a little yarn, your kids can create a cute bee to display — or string a few together into a hanging mobile. This recyclable craft is proof that the best kids’ projects come from the recycling bin, not the craft store.
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Note: If you love crafting with recyclable materials, check out our wine cork broccoli figurines, plastic cup ladybugs, tin can pencil holder and recycled tin candy dishes!
Why We Love this Bee Craft
- Great use for old wine corks. Instead of tossing them, turn them into something your kids will actually want to display.
- Perfect for little hands. The painting, cutting and gluing involved in this craft are great for fine motor development — and kids feel so proud of the finished bee.
- No craft store run needed. Chances are you already have everything at home, which means you can start right now.
✂️ Supplies
Notets on Supplies:
- 4-6 wine corks
- Construction paper– ideally black
- Acrylic paint– yellow
- Foam paint brushes
- Black sharpie
- White yarn or ribbon
- Scissors- We love these kid-friendly scissors
- Hot glue gun
- Popsicle sticks- optional, if you turn your bee craft into a mobile!
🧶 A Honeybee Mobile!
We decided to fasten our cork honeybees to a popsicle stick with yarn to make a hanging mobile. We thought this was a fun way to make our honeybees actually “fly.” This step is totally optional but worthwhile if you are looking for some adorable spring or summer decorations! My daughter also loved to make the bees dangle and dance.
📝 Instructions
Step 1: Make the Honeybee’s body: Paint wine corks with yellow acrylic paint. Let corks dry completely (this can take 10-30 minutes). Use a black Sharpie to draw 3-6 black lines around the body of the cork.
Step 2: Add bee’s face and antennae: Use the same black Sharpie to draw eyes, a nose and mouth on the flat base of the cork. Cut out two thin strips of black paper for the honeybees antennae. Glue strips above the honeybee’s face. Note: I folded down the bottoms of the antenna and glued the folded part of the strips to the cork to best secure the strips to the cork.
Step 3: Add bee’s wings: Cut out two small pieces of white yarn (about 5-6 inches long). Fold each piece of yarn in half and glue the ends together and to each side of the honeybee’s body.
If you’d like to turn you cork bee craft into a honeybee mobile, simply glue your honeybees to long pieces of yarn and fasten them to a popsicle stick.
❓FAQ
We recommend acrylic paint for this craft — it sticks well to cork, dries in 10–30 minutes depending on how many coats you apply, and cleans up easily with water if your little one gets a bit mess
This bee craft is best for ages 4 and up — younger kids can do the painting while an adult handles the hot glue gun.
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🐝 Wine Cork Honeybee Craft for Kids
Supplies
- 4-6 wine corks
- construction paper (black )
- acrylic paint (yellow)
- Sharpie (black )
- Yarn (white )
Instructions
- Honeybee's body: Paint wine corks with yellow acrylic paint. Let corks dry completely (for 10-30 minutes). Use a black Sharpie to draw 3-6 black lines around the body of the cork.
- Honeybee's face and antennae: Use the same black Sharpie to draw eyes, a nose and mouth on the flat base of the cork. Cut out two thin strips of black paper for the honeybees antennae. Glue strips above the honeybee's face. Note: I folded down the bottoms of the antenna and glued the folded part of the strips to the cork to best secure the strips to the cork.
- Honeybee's wings: Cut out two small pieces of white yarn (about 5-6 inches long). Fold each piece of yarn in half and glue the ends together and to each side of the honeybee's body.
- Optional: If you'd like to turn you cork honeybee craft into a honeybee mobile, simply glue your honeybees to long pieces of yarn and fasten them to a popsicle stick.
