How to Make a Pine Cone Bird Feeder

Many different varieties of Birds will flock to this feeder and it's beautiful to look at. Ugly Plastic Feeders are not environmentally friendly and destined for the landfill. This eco-friendly Bird Feeder is easy enough to do with your kids.

Difficulty: Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• A large, open pine cone
• Peanut butter or Suet
• Oats or corn meal
• Bird seed/ sesame
• A few feet of string

1. Mix 1/2 cup peanut butter ( or suet) with 2 1/2 cups uncooked oats. Make sure it is well blended.

2. Add dried fruit (chopped up), chopped nuts, seeds (especially sunflower) to the mix. This is not in the materials list but I find the more seed the better.

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   Tie a few feet of string to a pine cone in a loop. You want it to hang easily from a low branch so it is best to make the string into a loop.

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   Cover the pine cone with the mixture. Completely.

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   Next, Roll the pinecone in birdseed so that it is completely covered. The more seed the longer you will be able to enjoy your pine cone feeder.

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   Suspend it from a tree branch outside visible from your porch or window and watch the birds fly in!

[sewcraftful]

on 4/30/2009 Love this! And it is a great way to spend "project" time with a grandchild (in my case). Fast, fun, easy and natural!

[tamarabostrom]

on 4/29/2009 Thank you for posting an eco-friendly bird feeder option. Can't wait to try it with my boys.