Let's Make Bird Feeders

Ingredients for the Birdseed Dough

I got this one from another mom you can follow the link to get to her blog  Bird Seed Dough I really like that this one did not use peanut butter. So many kids have allergies to it. And if we have friends over to play and they have allergies this is something that we could do with them.

What you will need:

1. 1/3 Cup of Flour
2. 1/4 Cup of Water
3. 1 packet of Gelatin
4. 1 1/2 Tablespoons of Corn Syrup
5. 2 Cups of Bird Seed

Supplies:

1. Drinking Straw
2. Cookie cutters
3. Mixing bowl and Spoon
4. Mat/ Foil or Wax Paper to put your seed on
5. Cookie sheet (optional)

How to make your own birdseed dough:

1. Put 2 cups of bird seed in a bowl
2. Add 1/3 Cup of flour
3. Next put in 1 1/2 Tablespoons of corn syrup
4. Then add 1 pouch of gelatin
5. Last add your 1/4 of water

I let the boys put in all of the ingredients and take turns mixing it up. Then we spread it out and let it dry for about 10 minutes. After that we used our cookie cutters to make out bird feeders. Use a straw to punch a hole in it and that is what you will use to hang it with srring from a tree. 

This was lots of fun and we have many birds near us. It was fun to sit on the patio in the morning and watch them eating from our birdseed dough. This will be fun to do again in the fall.

What the dough will look like before you use the cookie cutters.

Have Fun and Enjoy!!