{"id":3806,"date":"2012-03-11T09:03:21","date_gmt":"2012-03-11T09:03:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pinkoddy.wordpress.com\/?p=3806"},"modified":"2013-01-28T23:49:37","modified_gmt":"2013-01-28T23:49:37","slug":"bees-and-ladybirds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pinkoddy.co.uk\/blog\/2012\/03\/11\/bees-and-ladybirds\/","title":{"rendered":"B for Bee"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pinkoddy.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/antennaandwings.gif\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"antennaandwings\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pinkoddy.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/antennaandwings.gif?resize=300%2C298\" width=\"300\" height=\"298\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/pinterest.com\/pinkoddballs\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Follow Me on Pinterest\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/passets-cdn.pinterest.com\/images\/follow-on-pinterest-button.png?resize=156%2C26\" width=\"156\" height=\"26\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>B is for Bees<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">First we started with the old toilet roll from an idea <a href=\"http:\/\/pinterest.com\/pin\/111956740706598745\/\">here<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pinkoddy.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/paintityellow.gif\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" alt=\"paintityellow\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pinkoddy.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/paintityellow.gif?resize=224%2C300\" width=\"224\" height=\"300\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pinkoddy.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/paintyellowtr.gif\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" alt=\"paintyellowtr\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pinkoddy.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/paintyellowtr.gif?resize=224%2C300\" width=\"224\" height=\"300\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/pinkoddy.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/20120305-190731.jpg\"><br \/>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Whilst we had the paints out I thought why not have a &#8220;bee&#8221; picture &#8211; by painting yellow and black.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pinkoddy.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/beepainting.gif\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" alt=\"beepainting\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pinkoddy.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/beepainting.gif?resize=224%2C300\" width=\"224\" height=\"300\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">My son then thought why not paint himself as a Bee!!! He had great fun and it easily came off.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pinkoddy.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/painyourselfasabee.gif\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" alt=\"painyourselfasabee\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pinkoddy.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/painyourselfasabee.gif?resize=224%2C300\" width=\"224\" height=\"300\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pinkoddy.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/paintblack.gif\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" alt=\"paintblack\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pinkoddy.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/paintblack.gif?resize=300%2C267\" width=\"300\" height=\"267\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">We then painted white paper in either yellow or black and once it had dried cut it into strips.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pinkoddy.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/blackandyellowstrips.gif\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" alt=\"blackandyellowstrips\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pinkoddy.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/blackandyellowstrips.gif?resize=224%2C300\" width=\"224\" height=\"300\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Again just out of white paper I made some &#8220;wings&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pinkoddy.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/wings.gif\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" alt=\"wings\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pinkoddy.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/wings.gif?resize=300%2C238\" width=\"300\" height=\"238\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Then we glued the black strips onto our already painted toilet roll.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pinkoddy.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/beetrh.gif\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" alt=\"beetrh\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pinkoddy.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/beetrh.gif?resize=198%2C300\" width=\"198\" height=\"300\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">The eyes wouldn&#8217;t glue on very well so we used sellotape.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pinkoddy.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/beeeyes.gif\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" alt=\"beeeyes\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pinkoddy.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/beeeyes.gif?resize=169%2C300\" width=\"169\" height=\"300\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Then we taped on antennas and wings.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pinkoddy.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/antennaandwings.gif\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" alt=\"antennaandwings\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pinkoddy.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/antennaandwings.gif?resize=300%2C298\" width=\"300\" height=\"298\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Another really good Bee idea I saw was this one <a href=\"http:\/\/pinterest.com\/pin\/111956740706598755\/\">here<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">As my lad is starting school this year I thought it was a good way to help him to start to learn his alphabet.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pinkoddy.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/paperbee.gif\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" alt=\"paperbee\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pinkoddy.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/paperbee.gif?resize=179%2C300\" width=\"179\" height=\"300\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/pinkoddy.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/paperbee.gif\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pinkoddy.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/paperbeewithwings.gif\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" alt=\"paperbeewithwings\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pinkoddy.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/paperbeewithwings.gif?resize=219%2C300\" width=\"219\" height=\"300\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">We simplified it by cutting out a letter B and some wings &#8211; letting him colour and glue them together.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pinkoddy.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/letterbees.gif\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-8272\" alt=\"letterbees\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pinkoddy.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/letterbees.gif?resize=224%2C300\" width=\"224\" height=\"300\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pinkoddy.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/bee.gif\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-8280\" alt=\"bee\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pinkoddy.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/bee.gif?resize=170%2C214\" width=\"170\" height=\"214\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>B is for Bees First we started with the old toilet roll from an idea here Whilst we had the paints out I thought why not have a &#8220;bee&#8221; picture &#8211; by painting yellow and black. My son then thought why not paint himself as a Bee!!! He had great fun and it easily came &#8230; <a title=\"B for Bee\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/pinkoddy.co.uk\/blog\/2012\/03\/11\/bees-and-ladybirds\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about B for Bee\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":8285,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_uag_custom_page_level_css":"","_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1895,6],"tags":[177,2077,2075,975,1965,2076],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pinkoddy.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/antennaandwings.gif?fit=360%2C358&ssl=1","uagb_featured_image_src":{"full":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pinkoddy.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/antennaandwings.gif?fit=360%2C358&ssl=1",360,358,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pinkoddy.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/antennaandwings.gif?resize=150%2C150&ssl=1",150,150,true],"medium":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pinkoddy.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/antennaandwings.gif?fit=300%2C298&ssl=1",300,298,true],"medium_large":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pinkoddy.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/antennaandwings.gif?fit=360%2C358&ssl=1",360,358,true],"large":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pinkoddy.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/antennaandwings.gif?fit=360%2C358&ssl=1",360,358,true],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pinkoddy.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/antennaandwings.gif?fit=360%2C358&ssl=1",360,358,true],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pinkoddy.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/antennaandwings.gif?fit=360%2C358&ssl=1",360,358,true]},"uagb_author_info":{"display_name":"pinkoddy","author_link":"https:\/\/pinkoddy.co.uk\/blog\/author\/pinkoddy\/"},"uagb_comment_info":5,"uagb_excerpt":"B is for Bees First we started with the old toilet roll from an idea here Whilst we had the paints out I thought why not have a &#8220;bee&#8221; picture &#8211; by painting yellow and black. 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