Seasonal & Holidays

Earth Day Craft: Easy Bird Feeder

Encourage all the neighborhood birds to hang out in your yard with this quick DIY bird feeder.

Your yard will be the most popular hangout for the neighborhood birds thanks to this easy peanut butter-coated bird feeder. Be sure to hang it in a tree that's visible from inside your house so you and your kiddo can watch the birds enjoy their scrumptious meal!


What you'll need:


Instructions:

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1. Use a spreading knife to coat the toilet paper or paper towel roll with peanut butter.


Bird Seed

2. Evenly distribute bird seed onto a plate.

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3. Roll the peanut butter-coated roll around in the birdseed, coating the entire roll. Add more birdseed to the plate, if necessary, rolling until the peanut butter is no longer visible.


Jute Twine

4. Cut a length of twine three times as long as the toilet paper or paper towel roll.

5. Insert one end of the twine through the center of the roll.

6. Grab each end of the twine, then knot the twine around a tree branch to secure it.

7. Watch the birds enjoy their feast!

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