There are lots of patterns for small bees around and you may even have your own ideas. A crochet and knitting pattern can also be found on our website ……….. and re-member you can post us a photo of your cre-ation at: …www twitter/web/ .

Please send us your bees in a sealed enve-lope marked BEE FRIENDLY to:

Local Studies and Ar-

You will need:

Drinks straws Blu Tack Sticky tape (I used Gaffa tape)Scissors Paper Pens or Paint

“On the eleventh day of Christmas my true love gave to me – Eleven pipers piping”

Join Tameside’s celebrations and make a set of musical pan pipes for your window display.

1. Take your drinks straws, you can have 7 or more, and cut them to different lengths from long to short.

2. Using small pieces of Blu Tack, create ‘stoppers’ and push onto the bottom of each straw.

3. Cut some small spacers from another straw.

4. Lay your straws on some sticky tape with a spacer in between each one and tape the straws together.

5. Decorate with a strip of decorated paper.

6. Blow over the top of each straw to get a musical note.

Look out for more easy family crafts for all the Twelve days of Christmas.

‘ELEVEN PIPERS PIPING’ MAKE STRAW PAN PIPES