Here is the bee hive. Where are the bees? 
(make a fist) 
 
They’re hiding away so nobody sees. 
 
Soon they’re coming creeping out of their hive, 
 
1,2,3,4,5. Buzz-z-z-z-z-z-z. 
(draw fingers out of fist on each count.)

Materials: (for one project) red, white, and blue tempera 
paint, sheet of 9”x12” black construction paper, 3 plastic 
spray bottles, newspapers, water. 
 
Preparation Hints:  1 Collect spray bottles and newspaper.  2  
slightly dilute each color of paint and place in a spray bottle. 
 
Student Steps:  1 Cover your work surface with newspaper.  
2  Place the black construction paper on top of the 
newspaper.  3  Spray each color of paint on the paper. 
 
Finishing Touches:  Display these festive 4th of July 
paintings on a bulletin board titled “Happy Red, White, and 
Blue!”

(Craft)

Materials:(for one) 1/4 of an 8” tagboard cirle, 1/4 of a 6” red 
tissue paper circle.  5 to 10 watermelon seeds, light green 
marker, glue. 
 
Preparation Hints:  Serve watermelon and have children 
save the seeds, or purchase the needed amount.  cut out 
tagboard and tissuepaper circles, then cut into fourths. 
 
Student Steps:  Color the tagboard with a light green marker.  
Glue the red tissue-paper pieces to the tagboard pieces.  
glue watermelon seeds to the tissue-paper pieces and allow 
to dry. 
 
Finishing Touches:  Display the watermelon slices around 
the edge of a bulletin board for a refreshing boarder.

(Craft)