DIY Self-Feeding Bird Feeder (Perfect for little hands!)

We had a ton of water bottles that were headed for the recycling bin this week and I pulled a few out for an unspecified art project with our little guy.  I had no idea what I was going to do with them until we were at our local NEX Home Gallery and I saw a simple bird feeder.  It was easy to recreate with the water bottles and 2 plastic spoons/sporks I had in the kitchen.  The best part about the bird feeder is that when the birds land on the spoon/spork it releases food from the bottle making it a self-feeder!  How awesome is that?!

Living in the Midwest and near the lakefront, weather is always a surprise.  Unfortunately, the day we decided to make these the temperatures were only in the mid-40's.  No worries though; I placed a table cloth on the kitchen floor and we had a no-mess craft space!

(*This project requires some adult-preparation before turning it over to small hands to finish.) 

Materials:

• empty water bottles
• birdseed
• plastic spoons (or sporks)
• funnel
• bowl/cup (to pour birdseed)
• string
• scissors
• box cutter/sharp knife

Directions:

1. Slice 2 sets of holes (4 holes in total) with the box cutter/knife to put the 2 spoons/sporks through
2. Put the spoons/sporks in place
3. Pour birdseed into bowl/measuring cup
4. Using funnel, pour birdseed into bottle
5. Tie string around the neck of the bottle and hang in tree
6. Enjoy watching the birds visit! 

 

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