Bird Feeder Projects

OUR BIRD FEEDER PROJECTS

Last week, Preschoolers enjoyed following simple multi-step directions to construct a food garland and individual bird feeders. A BIG THANK YOU to STELLA, BEN, ALICE, JAMES, HARPER, QUINN and JACK for supplying an assortment of materials needed for our Fine Feathered Forest Friend projects.   

FOOD GARLAND

STEP 1…Peel a Clementine and place segments into a cup

  

STEP 2… Place Clementine segments and cheerios onto a piece of wire

Can you see a pattern?

  

STEP 3… Connect each piece of wire to create a long garland

STEP 4…Place the food garland outside to assist forest friends during winter weather

HOMEMADE STUDENT MADE FEEDERS

After reading HOW TO MAKE a BIRD FEEDER and looking at numerous photos of homemade feeders, preschoolers choose from three types of bird feeders to construct;

• pinecone feeder,
• tube feeder
• yogurt cup feeder

STEP 1… THE PLAN

Our project included completing a planning sheet (see example below).

After the children choose the design that appealed to them, they set to work creating their plan.

I encouraged the children to label their plans with the materials they would need to build a feeder.

S=string, PB=peanut butter, P=pinecone, BS=bird seed

STEP 2… ADDING THE STRING

Cut string the length of your arm and tie it to a pinecone, tube or cup

STEP 3… ADDING the FUEL

Spread peanut butter onto the feeder and roll the feeder in seed

   

 

 

STEP 4…TASTY FUEL FOR FOREST FRIENDS

Take home the feeder and place it outside for animals!