Pine Cone Bird Feeder

It is an enjoyable scene, when you see different birds chirping and hopping around feeding from your bird feeder. Many bird watchers build bird feeders to capture and shoot the beautiful and lovely birds on camera. Kids enjoy watching brightly colored birds making a huge din while feeding from bird feeders during autumn and winter seasons. You have a wide variety of choices for buying different types of bird feeders from the market, but the pleasure and satisfaction of building one yourself is really different. If you are thinking of trying out some pine cone craft ideas, then a bird feeder is one of the easiest craft idea for thanksgiving pine cone decorations and Christmas pine cone decorations. The following simple instructions will help you make one.

How to Make a Pine Cone Bird Feeder

It is one of the simplest pine cone kids' art ideas and can be easily carried out by children and adults alike. The pine cone bird feeders are really popular among birds, as they contain three favorite foods for birds, one pine cone, two peanut butter and three bird seeds. Just follow the simple instructions and have one ready for the little chirpy birds.

Materials Needed

• Pine cone
• Plain peanut butter
• Bird Seeds or bread crumbs
• String

Instructions

The first thing you need is search for a nice, large pine cone. Do not choose wet or deformed and broken pine cones. Then using a butter knife, generously spread the peanut butter onto the pine cone. More the peanut butter, more grains will stick to it and more birds will be attracted for a frenzy feeding. Now, pour the bird seeds or bread crumbs or both in a flat try. Evenly spread the seeds or crumbs in the tray. Then just roll the peanut butter covered pine cone in the tray of seeds or crumbs. Keep rolling the cone till enough seeds and crumbs have stuck to the peanut butter.

Once you have completed rolling the pine cone in the seed tray, tie a strong thread at the top end of the cone. Secure it tightly with a knot and make sure the pine cone won't slip off the string. Now, find a nice tree and tie the other end of the string to a branch. Again, make sure you tie it securely to the branch. Your pine cone bird feeder is ready. You will find many chickadees , titmice, grosbeak, crossbills and jays attracted to it.

You can try many other bird foods like oatmeal, cornmeal, vegetable shortening, lard or suet. This is a very easy winter crafts for kids and they will love making one. You will find many different birds making a bee line towards your pine cone bird feeder. You can even provide a water bowl or bird bath nearby for the birds to drink water and have a splash. You can ask your kids to make home videos of these lovely birds feeding. It will be a real educational home activity as they will learn to identify the birds and take up bird watching as a hobby. It is also a great way to help children learn to respect other living beings. You can even use these pine cone bird feeders as pine cone decorations for Thanksgiving and Christmas.