Help Diego provide a place for birds to have a snack! This birdfeeder, which is made from a milk carton, is easy to create. Your birdhouse can be as tall or short as you like. We cut ours down slightly, and then replaced the carton base at the end. But you can leave yours tall, if you prefer. Steps 1 through 4 can be done by parents ahead of time so kids can jump right into decorating.
Step 1
Wash an empty carton with warm, soapy water and allow it to dry thoroughly.
Step 2
Cut a 2-inch-round hole at the "front" of the carton.
Step 3
Below the entry, about an inch down, poke a hole for the dowel using scissors or a craft knife.
Step 4
Turn the carton around, and on the 'back" of the carton, about an inch up from the bottom, cut out a three-sided flap, which can be pulled down for adding seed to the feeder. Tape the bottom closed with packing tape.
Step 5
With Kraft paper and glue, kids can cover three sides of the house, leaving the back (with the flap) uncovered. Use the tips of the scissors to poke through the paper into the round hole and cut the opening for the dowel.
Step 6
Color the crafts sticks with crayons or markers (or use colored craft sticks) and glue them to the sides of the house, allowing each side to dry before adding the next.
Step 7
When the craft sticks have dried, add the "grass roof." Snip raffia into long 4-inch lengths. Smear the roof with glue and press on the raffia strips. Don't worry if they are uneven. Once they're dry, snip along the edges of the roofline to even them out.
Step 8
Pour seeds in though the back and close the flap. Press the dowel in through the hole at the front.
Step 9
To hang the feeder, punch a hole through the tip of the "roof" and pass through a thin, sturdy wire, forming it into a loop.
