SIMPLE BIRD FEEDER

Appreciate nature and feed the birds! Easy craft to do with materials you already have.

Materials:

• empty toilet paper or paper towel tubes
• peanut butter
• bird seed
• baking sheet (place bird seed on)
• twine or yarn
• paper plates
• plastic knives

How to make:

Prep work: If using a paper towel roll, cut into thirds. Give each child a paper plate, plastic knife, and peanut butter on their plate (about 1/4 cup). Cut the yarn or twine about 2 feet each.

Spread the peanut butter all over the paper tube. Once done, roll the paper tube through the bird seed. Once done, if any empty areas, recover that area with peanut butter and roll again in the bird seed. Then slip the twine or yard through the tube and tie a knot at the top. Clean up is easy- throw away plate & knife. Save the extra bird feed for another future activity.

Now go exploring on a nature hike! Where do birds like to go? Where do you often see birds? Hang your bird feeder when you find the perfect spot. If spring/fall/ winter (too cold out), try to place your bird feeder close to a window, so your child can look out the window and see the birds enjoying their creation.

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Include reading about birds in this activity too! Click on the picture to the left for lots of book options. Don’t have time to run to the library to check them out? See if you can find them as a read aloud on YouTube!