B Is for Buzzing Bumblebee

Preschoolers usually aren’t fond of bumblebees, but this is one bee that won’t create mayhem when it starts buzzing around your kitchen.

Our most recent ABC Snacks recipe takes something potentially scary and turns it into something that’s sweet enough to eat. It’s a honey of a healthy snack that’s easy to make and even easier to eat—even for the littlest bee in your hive!

But this snack isn’t just about the alphabet. In addition to practicing the letter B while you create your bumblebee, you can work on counting, too!

While your preschooler assembles his bee, have her count the blueberries and cereal pieces as she places them in position. We had a cute helper for our bumblebee snack, and I think he would agree that it was a buzzing success!

Teaching Tips

• As you create your buzzing bumblebee snack, practice saying /b/–/b/–buzzing bumblebee with your child.
• How many words can you think of that start with the sound of /b/ as in bee?
• Read Buzzy the Bumblebee, a sweet book about a bee who is afraid to fly.
• Download ABC Snacks: Tips for Working on Pre-Reading Skills for more teaching tips.

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Photo credit: Mila Kharik