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My office is surrounded by windows, and my desk faces the front yard. I love watching the birds and squirrels outside my window. These Bird Seed Ornaments are a great Fall Craft to enjoy with your kiddos.
Did you know that if you feed the birds during the Winter months, many of them will stick around?
With just a few simple ingredients that are available at Walmart, you can make these Halloween “Tweets” for your feathered friends.
- 4 cups Pennington Wild Bird Food {the Finch Blend works well because it appeals to a wide variety of birds}
- 3/4 cup Flour, all-purpose
- 3 tablespoons Corn syrup, light
- 1/2 cup Water
- Cookie Cutters
- Yarn
- Straw {not pictured}
In a large bowl add 3/4 cup flour
Add 3 tablespoon corn syrup and 1/2 cup water
Add 4 cups Pennington Wild Bird Food
Mix until well blended
Line your work surface with wax paper. Press the bird seed mixture into the cookie cutters. Use a straw to make a hole, be sure not to make the hole close to the top or the ornament will break.
Let dry 4-6 hours or overnight, turn them often to dry on both sides.
String the ornaments with the yarn and hang in the tree.
Or you can nestle them in between the branches. And watch your feathered friends enjoy!
Disclosure: This post is part of a campaign I am participating in with the Walmart Moms. Walmart has provided me with compensation for this post. My participation is voluntary and opinions, as always are my own.
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Simple, cute, and very clever! I love these.
Thanks!
I completely forgot about these! My mom and I used to make them when I was younger. Ahh, the memories!!
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I love it, I shared the same thing over at TheMotherHuddle.com today except in wreath form. Using cookie cutters as the holder is a great idea especially to decorate a tree
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I’ve been looking for a non-peanut-butter DIY bird seed project, can’t wait to try this with my kids. Oh and p.s. I’m a fellow Hoosier blogger!
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My daughter and I totally enjoyed this fun Pennington bird seed ornament craft! The wild birds loved it more!-)
Thank you so much, I’ve been looking for a bird thing without peanut butter for so long – my little girl is going to be sooo happy!
Hi Deborah, so glad you like the Bird Feed Ornaments! Have fun making them!
~Liz