Birds in the Garden

What you need

• Clean 1 litre soda bottle
• Craft knife
• 2 wooden spoons
• Small eye screw
• Length of twine for hanging

How to make it

1. Start by drawing a 1/2 inch cross on the side of a clean 1 litre soda bottle, about 4 inches from the bottom. Rotate the    bottle 90 degrees and draw another cross 5cm from the bottom. Draw a 2.5cm wide circle opposite each cross, as shown.
2. Use a craft knife to slit the asterisk lines and cut out the circles (a parent’s job). Insert a wooden spoon handle first through each hole and then through the opposite asterisk, as shown.
3. Remove the bottle cap and twist a small eye screw into the top of it for hanging.
4. Finally, fill your feeder with birdseed, recap it, and use a length of twine to hang it from a tree.

Originally sourced from Kellyleigh Creates

Make an easy bird bath by reusing old terracotta pots. The base of the bird bath is simply 3 terracotta pots (turned upside down) in reducing sizes with a larger terracotta saucer on top as water container. Containers are glued together.

Sourced from No Time For Flash Cards

A great way to encourage birds into your garden for a tasty snack.

What you need

• 3/4 cup of birdseed
• 1 tablespoon flour
• Water    
• Cookie cutter (use any shape you want) 
• Oil    
• Cookie sheet
• Foil    
• Straw
• Ribbon

How to make it

1. Our recipe makes two 3-inch biscuits (one is shown here) or a single 4-inch biscuit. Mix together the birdseed, flour, and 2 tablespoons of water.
2. Spray or wipe a cookie cutter with oil and place it on a foil-covered cookie sheet. Pack the mixture into the cutter, inserting half a straw near the top to create a hole for hanging.

Sourced from Kitchen Counter Chronicles