DIY Bird Feeder
Last Updated on February 13, 2023 by Janell
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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.
Awesome job! My kids love watching birds and this would be so much fun for them to make. Adding to our must make list!
That is a great idea. Our milk comes in glass bottles, but should I ever have a plastic one like this I know what I will be doing with it.
This is such a cute project to do with the kids. I love that it's easy enough for them to help make it, and it also allows us to enjoy nature together.
I think I'll make a couple of these with the kids this weekend. We have a ton of birds in our area.
What a cute and creative bird feeder. I will have to make a couple for the backyard.
I love DIY crafts and thing so much.
What a great way to celebrate earth day. We usually pick up garbage around a park or roadside around earth day.
What an absolute cute project and a great way to up-cycle milk jugs. I can see where kids would have a great time making these and continue getting entertainment from them watching the birds feed.
My kids have been wanting a bird feeder except we have so many squirrels I know that's what we'd see! What a great project!
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!
This is a great project for the kids to do this weekend. We have a lot of birds that come to the yard.
Great way to recycle as well as show the kids how to connect with nature in a wonderful way! Cute!
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.
Thanks! We had a lot of fun making it!
What a great spring upcycle project to do with the kids! I love this idea for Earth Day too, so fun!