Small Motor Bird Feeder

Its spring! The trees are budding, the sun is shining, everything is slowly turning green, and the birds are about! It’s a perfect time for making hanging bird feeders! Although birds don’t need too much help from their human friends at this time of year, they will still steal a snack or two along with some other their other animal friends, especially the squirrels! This is also a great project for developing small motor skill and it’s fun too!

What You’ll Need:

• String

• Food Scraps (This is important to be mindful of, as some foods are harmful to birds. Use berries, orange slices, plain sunflower seeds or peanut shells, or if its easiest plain cheerios)

Instructions:

• Poke holes in any of the food items that don’t have holes for stringing already

• Tie a larger piece of food to one end of the string, so that the other pieces don’t fall off when stringing

• Have your child thread the string through each piece of food

• Once finished, tie a loop knot to the end of the string for hanging

• Lastly, find a tree or hanging spot in your yard, preferably near a window or easily visible place, so that you and your child can have fun observing animal visitors.

As always, tag us in your posts on instagram to share your creations and share your observations with us! We love seeing all of the wonderful creations you make and hearing about your nature adventures!