Make a Bird Feeder
Make a bird feeder from a plastic bottle
What you will need:
- An empty, clean plastic bottle with a lid
- A drawing pin
- A pair of scissors
- Two small sticks approximately 12 – 14cm in length (for example, an ice lolly stick or sticks from the garden)
- A piece of string
- Some bird seed
How to make your bottle bird feeder:
- Use a drawing pin to make two holes on opposite sides of your bottle at the same height.
- Using scissors, carefully widen the holes until they are just smaller than the width of your sticks.
- Push one of your sticks through both holes to form your first perch for the birds.
- Make two more holes in the same way, but higher up the bottle, so that they are at 90 degrees from your first set of holes.
- When you insert your second stick, it should form a cross-shape when looked at from below.
- Use your drawing pin and scissors to make some small drainage holes in the bottom of your bottle.
- About 4cm above each perch, use your drawing pin to make a hole and widen it using the scissors (these will be the feeding holes).
- At the neck of the bottle, make two holes opposite each other and thread through your string and tie a knot.
- Pour your bird seed into the bottle, screw on your lid and hang up your bird feeder!
Make a bird feeder from a pine cone
What you will need:
- A pine cone,
- string or ribbon,
- peanut butter (or a substitute like suet or lard]
- bird seed.
How to make your pine cone feeder:
- First, tie a string around the pine cone to create a loop for hanging.
- Spread peanut butter (or your chosen fat) onto the pine cone, ensuring it gets into the crevices.
- Roll the pine cone in bird seed, making sure it's well coated.
- Finally, hang your feeder outside and watch the birds enjoy their treat
