How to Make a Bird Feeder

If you love watching birds then a bird feeder may be the perfect addition to your yard. Bird feeders from home improvement and home decor stores can be costly. Make your own bird feeder with a couple of items you may already have at home.

Difficulty: Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• Egg carton
• String

1. 

   After you finish your eggs this week, save the carton. This will make a great bird feeder. Take off the lid and use the bottom for this project.

2. Cut 4 pieces of string about 1 foot long.

3. Poke a small hole in all four corners of the egg carton.

4. Pull each piece of string through each hole and knot the end. Make sure the strings are secure at each corner.

5. Take all four opposite ends of string and tie them in one knot. If you lift it up you can see that you can easily hang the egg carton.

6. 

   Do some research on the internet about what type of birds frequent your area. Also find out what type of bird seed will attract that type of bird. Go to your local department store, dollar store, or pet store and purchase bird seed.

7. Fill each section with bird seed.

8. Hang your new birdfeeder up in a tree in your yard. You will enjoy hours of watching and listening to birds.

Tips & Warnings

• This is a fun, easy, inexpensive craft idea to work on with your children.

[naturenut]

on 7/3/2009 I love feeding birds. It is so interesting to see all the types of bird food there is for the different species of birds we see every day.

[LissaK]

on 2/16/2009 Another egg carton idea! Fascinating, I appreciate these tips that utilize recycling.