Friday 9 December 2011

Making Bird Feeders....

This was our last meeting before Christmas... with Christmas performances etc, it is difficult to fit it in.. plus it is dark so early now, we will be glad when the evenings start getting lighter again and we can get outside a bit more.

We spent this meeting making some bird feeders. The first one we made is really easy... all you need are some rice cakes, lard and some bird seed....

First, spread the lard thinly onto one side of the rice cake..... then gently press it into a tray of seed so it all sticks on to the lard. The spread some lard on the other side and repeat the process. Make a little hole in the rice cake and thread a piece of string or wool through so you can hang it up! Easy and then birds love them!







We also made up some fat mixture by melting down the lard slightly and mixing it with seed.....
We the took some windfall apples from the school grounds, cut them in half and then scooped out a hollow. We threaded a string through and then packed the hollow with the lard and seed mixture.....

 We were all really pleased with the results and we are sure the birds will be too... we took them home with us to hang in our own gardens...