Celebrate Spring AND give your kids a chance to help the birds with this project….
Empty quart sized cardboard milk carton
Scissors
String or cord
Hole punch or pencil
Bird seed
How to make it:
- Help you child cut a hole in the bird feeder – it should be big enough so a bird could come and sit and eat the feed, but not too big or the carton will become unstable.
- Cut a hole using a hole punch in the top of the milk carton and put a string through the hole.
- Tie a knot in the string.
- Fill the carton with bird seed until it reaches the top of the hole.
- Hang the cart on a tree branch and watch the birds enjoy their snack! Check with your child’s principal…maybe they can and their bird feeder up on the school playground!
If you need a visual to help you understand this craft check out http://crafts.kaboose.com/milk-jug-bird-feeders.html
Teaching your child how to be responsible is an important lesson. Use this bird feeder as a method to teach this life skill….remind them to check the feeder daily and fill it up whenever it is empty.
You can also extend learning by identifying the different birds that come to eat from the child’s bird feeder…bring in binoculars and a book about birds and let the fun begin!
Could you use an oatmeal tub for this?
Seriously … kids should know that once you begin utilizing a bird feeder, you need to keep it supplied. Birds are like little socialists – once they become dependant on ‘big brother’ they no longer remeber how to fend for themselves.