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Row Boat Bird Feeder
By Catie Hayes of WomanLinks.com
You will need:
Empty, clean half gallon milk carton
Decorative materials: paint, construction paper, stickers, etc
Hole punch
Two lengths of yarn
2 slices of bread
Peanut butter
Bird seed
Summer is the perfect time to start bird watching. This project, a set
of binoculars and a bird identification guide could give your child to a
new appreciation of Nature in their own back yard.
Cut milk carton in half lengthwise. With the carton cut in this manner, it
resembles a rowboat. Discard one half, and decorate the remaining half to
your child's content. We ended up painting the outside of ours every color
under the sun! Using the hole punch, make four holes, two on each side.
String one length of yarn through each pair of holes. Tie each length off,
so that you end up with two 'loops' of yarn coming from the boat. This
will be your hanger.
Spread about 1/4 cup of peanut butter on the bread slices and place them in
the birdfeeder. Sprinkle with birdseed and hang on a nearby tree or
sheltered area. Unfortunately, this is not a weatherproof birdfeeder, so
you will need to bring it in during foul weather.
About The Author
Catie Hayes is founder/editor of WomanLinks.com,
a community of support, spirituality, growth and empowerment for women.
She is a freelance writer, the single homeschooling mom of two, and an
avid fan of laughter, spontaneous dancing, cats and chocolate (not
necessarily in that order).
Sheila "I am a Christian Woman, a stay home homemaker and a Mom.
My interests: I love to knit, crochet, sew, embrodiery, and quilt. I play the piano, read music, I write Chrisitan poems and writings. I collect teddy bears, angels, hearts and butterflies."
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