Recently, a good friend of mine told me about a cute bird feeder her daughter made at Preschool using a toilet paper roll, peanut butter (or shortening if you have nut allergies), and bird seed. I thought it would be a fun activity to do with my boys... and it was!
In fact, it was such a success that we decided to make two other variations: Cheerio bird feeders and bird feeders using pine cones we found in our yard.
Here's how you can make three different kinds of bird feeders:
1) Gather the supplies (pipe cleaners, pine cones, toilet paper rolls, string, bird seed, peanut butter, and Cheerios).
2) To make the Cheerio feeders, all you need to do is bend one end of pipe cleaner (so the Cheerios don't fall off), and then thread the Cheerios on. To finish, make a loop at the top to hang it on the tree. {My two year old loved this one, and he was able to do it all by himself, which made him super-proud.}
3) To make the Toilet Paper Roll feeder:
a) Use a hole punch to make two holes at the top of your toilet paper roll. (This is where you will be attaching the pipe cleaner.)
b) Cover the toilet paper roll with peanut butter, and then roll it in bird seed until it is completely covered. (This part is a bit messy.)
c) Attach a pipe cleaner, and you're done!
4) To make the pine cone bird feeder, simply cover the pine cone in peanut butter, roll it in birdseed, and attach a string. Easy!
We have already attracted a lot of birds with our bird feeders. Let me know how it works for you.
♥
Gina Bell (aka East Coast Mommy)
