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Spring is finally here! After a long, cold winter here in Kentucky, I am looking forward to watching the trees get their leaves back and see the flowers bloom. We spent too much time inside during the winter and I plan on spending more time outside to enjoy the warmer weather and enjoying nature.
With earth day just around the corner, I wanted to do a project with my kids to help them recycle some of the products we had used in our house and also do something that would benefit something outside.
After our Spring Picnic, we had a few empty gallon jugs and saw online that people had made these gallon jugs into bird feeders! It was the perfect craft for our family to do! You just need a few supplies and it is a project your kids will love..and so will the birds!
DIY Bird Feeder
Supplies
- Empty Gallon Jugs
- Permanent markers
- Wire (I used the wire that is used to make wreaths)
- Scissors
- Birdseed
- Wooden sticks (kabob sticks work)
Instructions:
Draw an outline on one side so you know where you need to cut out the hole for the bird seed.
With a scissor, poke a hole so it is easier to cut out around the outline.
Using the permanent markers, let your child draw all over the gallon jug.
Poke a hole on the left and right sides of the opening about 1 inch from the bottom. Then feed the wooden stick through the holes. This is where the bird can sit to eat the food.
Poke 2 holes on opposite sides at the top so you can add the wire to hang the bird feeder. Cut about 18 inches of wire.
Feed the wire through the holes and wind them together at the top.
Let the children add the birdseed to their finished bird feeder.
Make sure you hang it near a window so you can watch the birds all day long. We have some beautiful Cardinals that fly around the woods next to our house. I can watch them enjoy the birdseed while I am washing the dishes.
Don’t get discouraged if the birds don’t use it right away. It took about 10 days for the birds to start using it. We have seen Cardinals, Blue Jays, and Sparrows in it. My kids love watching the bird fly in and out of it.
Christie
Tuesday 12th of April 2016
What a great spring upcycle project to do with the kids! I love this idea for Earth Day too, so fun!
Raijean S
Monday 11th of April 2016
Such a neat idea, I'm going to have to do this with the boychild. He is all about projects so he will love this.
Janell
Monday 11th of April 2016
Thanks! We had a lot of fun making it!
Louise Bishop
Friday 8th of April 2016
Great way to recycle as well as show the kids how to connect with nature in a wonderful way! Cute!
Ann Bacciaglia
Friday 8th of April 2016
This is a great project for the kids to do this weekend. We have a lot of birds that come to the yard.
Brandy
Friday 8th of April 2016
This is such a beautiful idea! I have been saying I want to get a bird feeder, but we can use our recycle to make one with the kiddos!