Baby Bumble Bee Song Activities

There’s something for everyone with these Baby Bumble Bee song activities, and of course they’re perfect for the summer months too.

Baby Bumble Bee Song

I’m bringing home a baby bumblebee,

Won’t my Mummy be so proud of me?

I’m bringing home a baby bumblebee,

(spoken) Ouch! He stung me!

I’m squishing up a baby bumblebee,

Wont my Mummy be so proud of me?

I’m squishing up my baby bumblebee,

(spoken) Eew! It’s all over me!

I’m wiping off a baby bumblebee,

Wont my Mummy be so proud of me?

I’m wiping off a baby bumblebee,

(spoken) Look! All clean!

This video shows the traditional Baby Bumble Bee actions and although they do seem a bit brutal, kids just can’t resist anything a bit yucky. Consequently they really enjoy the squishing bit!

Although if you’d prefer a kinder approach, you can substitute the second and third verse with different animals instead. Check out these more kindly lyrics below.

Baby Bumble Bee Song

(alternative lyrics)

I’m bringing home a baby bumblebee,

Wont my Mummy be so proud of me?

I’m bringing home a baby bumblebee,

(spoken) Ouch! He stung me!!

I’m bringing home a baby ra-ttle snake,

Won’t my Mummy shiver a-nd sha-ke?

I’m bringing home a baby ra-ttle snake,

(spoken) What a mistake!!

I’m bringing home a baby dino-saur,

Wont my Mummy kick it out the doo-r?

I’m bringing home a baby dino-saur,

(spoken) Now my arms are sore!!

Why not make these squidgy bumble bees out of yellow balloons filled with flour with this quick craft activity from The Inspired Treehouse ?

And then later you could use them to play this circle game –

- Pass the balloon bee around the circle on the beat and as you sing the song, the person who gets “stung” in the last bar is out!
- Elimination games like these are a good way to choose a ‘leader’ for the next game.

Baby Bumble Bee Easy Piano

How To Play The Baby Bumblebee Song

And to continue with the bee theme, there’s a lovely finger-play called Here Is The Bee Hive and this video is particularly cute because of the sweet little voices.

Here is a beehive. Where are the bees?
Hidden away where nobody sees.
Soon they come creeping out of the hive, ( one by one the bees peeks out)
1-2-3-4-5! BUZZ! (bring each finger out as you count)
(make your bees fly all around the hive)

This video shows how to use hand shadows for the same finger play. If you can arrange a bright lamp in front of a white wall, this should keep the kids busy for hours! It’s a fun thing to do at bedtime with a bedside lamp tilted to shine against the wall.

And lastly, here’s a fun bee hand puppet from easypeasyandfun.com that you can make yourself!

These days it’s even more important to teach our children to protect our natural surroundings and everything that lives in it. Bees have a tough time coping with the challenges of today, with climate change and pesticides, their numbers are struggling. I came across this cool kid friendly infographic from Glorybee.com, a great site that spreads the word to save bees!

And I can’t finish this round up of bee songs without including this old chestnut from the English music hall days!