Garden Friends, ages 5 to 7
How to draw Busy Bee
A bumblebee buzzing away from a little flower. You will learn to bend stripes around a round body, to draw see-through wings with a light touch, and to show where the bee has flown with a dashed line.
- Level
- Easy
- Time
- 15 minutes
- Steps
- 7
- Ages
- 5 to 7
How to draw Busy Bee
What you need
- Paper Plain printer paper is perfect.
- Felt-tip markers Washable ones, with a black for outlines.
- Crayons Wax crayons or oil pastels.
Step by step
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01Big shapes
Head and body
Draw a round head. Then an oval body behind it, starting and stopping at the head.
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02Big shapes
A little flower
Draw a little flower in the bottom corner, with a stem and a leaf.
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03Details
Stripes that bend
Draw three stripes across the body. Bend them, like the round end of the body.
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04Details
See-through wings
Draw two see-through wings on top of the body with a light blue marker.
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05Details
Face and antennae
Add two dot eyes, a big smile, and two antennae with dots on the ends.
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06Colour
Colour your bee
Colour the bee yellow with black stripes. Colour the wings very lightly blue.
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07Finishing touches
Where the bee flew
Draw a dashed loop from the flower to your bee, to show where it flew.
Ages 5 to 7
