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