Butterbee Buzz Playshops(TM)        Bee Kind(TM)

Positively Pollinating the World One Child at a Time!(TM) Teaching yoga and stretching Teaching Positive "Bee Ways" Kids creating their own Butterbee drawings. The Butterbee® Sisters™ dress up in bee and butterfly costumes and facilitate Butterbee Buzz™ Playshops filled with fun & creative activities including:

Fun sing-a-long songs and creative arts and crafts.  Animated reading of “How Butterbees Came to Bee!” Reading and play-acting the characters with puppetry, by the sisters or the kids. Creative movement, yoga, stretching and breathing, to help focus and concentration. Teaching interesting honeybee and butterfly facts.

Interactive discussion regarding the following themes:  Fostering tolerance and acceptance of oneself and others despite differences.  Encouraging creativity by tapping into gifts, talents and interests.  Inspiring positive “bee messages” such as bee tolerant, bee kind, be patient. Stimulating creative activity through drawing, coloring in and creative writing.

Kids amazing creative Butterbee drawings and writings!! Click on drawings to enlarge.

Venues and Ages Butterbee Playshops are adjusted depending on the age level to include: Kindergarten - may include making play dough Butterbees. Elementary school targeting grades 1, 2 and 3 - creative drawing and writing. Middle school - “How Butterbees Came the Bee!” is taught as a fable with deeper messages using metaphor and symbolism. The process of self-publishing and invention is included to encourage creative ideas. Other venues include: libraries, museums, hospitals, botanical gardens, community centers, bookstores, children’s gyms, birthday parties etc.

Playshop Coordination Every situation and venue is unique. We coordinate with the program facilitator and are open to negotiation. Below are our general parameters. We prefer a maximum of 100 kids per playshop. Smaller groups are preferable which allows for more personal attention.  Number of Playshops per day: Up to 4 a day. Cost: $250 per presentation. Half a day $450. Full day $800. Length of Playshop: Each playshop is approximately one hour.