There’s something special about the changing seasons, especially when summer rolls in with longer days, warmer nights, and that golden glow that seems to last forever.

And guess what? The Summer Solstice is just around the corner! This year, mark your calendars for June 20th—that’s when the Northern Hemisphere celebrates the longest day of the year. Yep, the sun will rise early, hang out all day, and set late, giving us extra daylight to soak up every sun-kissed moment.

Why does this happen? It’s all thanks to a cosmic tilt—the Earth’s axis leans us a little closer to the sun this time of year.

So, what better way to celebrate this solar spotlight than by heading outside and gathering some supplies for a craft! Today, I have the sweetest little pinecone bee craft to share with you! Your little one will flock to them like a bee to honey.

Seasonal Living with Littles

While you can certainly create these pinecone bees with your children, this craft is also lovely to make solo. I encourage you to get those little ones to bed, and have a lovely time creating. We are creative beings, after all! When we are busy with our little ones all day, it is easy to lose sight of this.

This pinecone bee craft is one of the “adult crafts” from Seasonal Living with Littles, my resource to help you weave seasonal beauty, play, and learning into your days with young children. Within the Seasonal Living resource, you will:

• Learn about the solstices and equinoxes with ideas for celebrating those special days.
• Curate seasonal nature tables to offer your little one a quiet, reflective space.
• Appreciate poetry and art with beautiful printables.
• Enjoy nature-filled crafts, including monthly sensory bins and weekly crafts and activities.
• Plus, some crafting time just for you! These crafts are perfect for displaying on your nature table or in your child’s bedroom.

My hope is that the adult crafts will help you add beauty to your home and reignite that love of creating in your heart. 

You can grab a Free Sample of Seasonal Living with Littles and take a peek at the Spring section, including the beautiful artwork and poem that goes along with it. When you enter your email address below, the sample will be sent to you immediately, and you’ll be brought to the How Wee Learn shop so you can read a bit more about the resource.

Now, with that all said, let’s make some little pinecone bees!

The Sweetest Little Pinecone Bee Craft

Materials

To make a pinecone bee, you will need:

• Tiny pinecones
• Small twigs (about 1/2 inch long)
• Yellow and brown yarn or wool roving
• White tissue paper or wax paper
• Hot glue gun
• Thread (optional)
• Long stick (optional)

Instructions

First, wrap the yellow and brown yarn or wool roving around the pinecone until it resembles a tiny bumblebee. You can secure the ends with a bit of hot glue as needed.

We covered the entire pinecone with roving, but you could also do strips of yellow and leave the natural brown of the pinecone showing through for the stripes.

Next, cut out some little wings from white tissue paper or wax paper and secure them to the top of your bee with a dab of hot glue.

For the antennae, you can use two tiny twigs or pine needles attached to the bee’s head with a touch of hot glue.

If you are creating a seasonal nature table, your little pinecone bee will look adorable attached to a stick with some thread and propped in a vase! The more, the merrier, of course.

Voila! So easy and SO adorable!

I hope you enjoyed creating your sweet little pinecone bees! Use these cute little guys as part of your sensory tables or as a decoration to celebrate the summer solstice. 

And for more beautiful ways live, learn, and play within the seasons, I invite you to check out Seasonal Living with Littles right here: https://shop.howweelearn.com/products/seasonal-living-with-littles

I hope your week is off to a wonderful start, my friend!

xo
Sarah