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diy bird feeders {+ 16 more indoor projects for the kids}

March 6, 2013 by Erin 7 Comments

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I saw these clever DIY bird feeders on Pinterest before Christmas.  The pin led me here, to one of my favorite blogs, Eighteen 25.  I love it when that happens.

We made them and gave them out as homemade gifts.  They are so cute and the kids loved making them.    (Anything that makes a mess).  And, the people we gave them to, loved getting them!  Win. Win.  We doubled this recipe and I added an extra envelope of gelatin just to make sure they firmed up.  4 envelopes of gelatin came in my box.  🙂

They would be a perfect mid-winter, snow day activity.   Like today!

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What you need:

  • 3/4 cup birdseed
  • 1/4 cup water
  • 1 small envelope of unflavored gelatin
  • string
  • cookie cutters or mason jar lids
  • wax paper

What you do:

  • Mix together the gelatin and water.  Bring to a simmer while stirring constantly until the gelatin dissolved.
  • Remove from heat and let it cool for a few minutes.
  • Stir in the birdseed. (add a little more seed if there is liquid still in the bottom of the pan.)
  • Lay your cookie cutters out on wax paper and fill half way with your birdseed mixture.
  • Cut your string and tie the end.  Push it down into your birdseed.
  • Continue filling with the birdseed mixture, covering the end of your string.
  • Push the birdseed evenly into the cookie cutter until it’s all nice and full.
  • Allow them to dry overnight. You can turn them over every once in a while so they dry evenly.
  • Remove from the cookie cutters (carefully push them out, we had a few casualties)
  • Hang them in your trees.
  • Or give them as gifts. birdfeeders birdfeeders2 birdfeeders3 birdfeeders6

Got cabin fever?  Check out some of our other favorites.  Here are a few simple indoor craft ideas for the kiddos.  These all mostly are things you can make with things you have laying around.  Spring is coming.  Hang in there!  😉

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Comments

  1. [email protected] says

    March 7, 2013 at 4:59 pm

    Reading through your post makes me want to make more of these. Thanks for sharing!

    Reply
    • Erin says

      March 7, 2013 at 8:54 pm

      Oh wow. Thanks Jaime. I LOVE YOUR BLOG! 🙂

      Reply
  2. Jennifer HAll says

    March 7, 2013 at 9:31 pm

    I love these…but we have pigeons and we don’t want to encourage more!!

    Reply
    • Erin says

      March 7, 2013 at 9:54 pm

      haha. Don’t encourage the pigeons!!! 🙂 You could give them as gifts to your bird-loving pigeon-free friends.

      Reply
  3. Kendra @ A Proverbs 31 Wife says

    March 7, 2013 at 9:38 pm

    I love doing things like this with the kids. Messy, but fun!

    Reply
  4. Suzanne says

    November 27, 2013 at 4:54 am

    Thank you so much for this wonderful idea! I am going to make these and hang them out in our trees on Christmas Eve! Merry Christmas to our woodland friends!

    Reply

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