Making Bird Feeders Without Nuts

The scouts are making the roll the pine cone in peanut butter and then bird seed bird feeders.

Making bird feeders without nuts. I know that there is a replacement for pb nut butter soy butter etc. If you are making the pinecone bird feeder for your family instead of a church school or scout group and no one is allergic to tree nuts you could use almond butter or cashew butter. Sunflower seed butter can also be substituted for the suet. Peanut butter and birdseed bird feeders for our first bird feeder you only need 3 components.

Using a spoon or knife spread a thick layer of peanut butter all over the cardboard roll. My daughter has a nut allergy that was diagnosed at 15 months we have had no dramas as we have controlled her diet and she hasn t had any accidental exposure. You can use coconut butter or coconut fat or whatever it s called in english haha instead of lard. An empty toilet paper roll peanut butter and bird seed.

Try feeding your robins bluebirds brown thrashers and pretty much all other bird feeder birds this recipe. There are so many stories you can share about birds. Heated in the microwave makes it easy to pour heat vegetable shortening and pour in enough to make either one big ball or about 12 baseball size balls to feed bluebirds as well as almost all other birds. Feeding birds in your yard can be rewarding but it can also be frustrating if you don t know how to squirrel proof a bird feeder to avoid losing seed to furry diners.

Oct 10 2014 easy to make bird feeders for children s activity. See more ideas about bird feeders homemade bird feeders and diy bird feeder. I have also made these for gifts and those individuals who lived in apartments with balcony s just love them. Pine cone bird feeders have been a popular craft activity in classrooms with scout troops and at nature centers for years.

These homemade wild bird feeders are great to make with children and to teach them about the birds. In a mixer 4 cups cracked sunflower seed 4 cups yellow corn meal 1 2 of a 40 oz peanut butter jar or 20 oz. One of the key ingredients in a pine cone bird feeder has always been peanut butter. I have a deep love for wild birds and enjoy bird watching and feeding the birds too.

Due to the increase in peanut allergies this environmentally friendly craft activity has taken a dive in an effort to keep children and. From buying specialized feeders to easy quick tricks it is possible to keep squirrels from taking advantage of your buffet without birds going hungry. Melt the coconut butter mix with lots of bird seeds and bread crumbs spoon it into paper or plastic cups add a string if you want to hang it in stand it aside to solidify remove the cups. The staff there would like to make some bird feeders by loading bird seed laden fat into pinecones and hanging them up in the trees.