Pinecone Bird Feeder

Pinecone Bird Feeder

If you haven't done this bird feeding craft before give it a try...it's cute and messy....two things kids love!!

Supplies
Pine cones...fully opened older ones..bigger the better
Peanut Butter
Shallow pie plate
Sunflower and other bird seeds
String

Take the pine cone...have child apply peanut butter either with fingers or plastic knife into the layers of the pine cone. This works only with an opened cone.

Roll the pine cone in the seeds in the pie plate. If seeds do not stick...have child place seeds with fingers into the peanut butter. :)

Tie string tightly onto the top of the cone...doing this after ensures messy lickable fingers.

Hang your peanut butter seed cone outside in a tree or from thebottom of the bird feeder. The birds love it!! So do the children!!

What's nice with this is all ages can do it...my almost 10 yr old and the four year old both got into this!!

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