This simple craft is a great activity to do with your kids this winter - you can get messy together, and then feed the birds around your yard! Making these DIY bird feeder ornaments is easy. All you'll need are some ordinary ingredients, some metal cookie cutters, and a bunch of helping hands.
These ornaments only took us about a half an hour to make, and then I slowly baked them in our oven on the lowest heat setting so that we didn't have to wait overnight for them to dry.
Whenever we put bird seed out in our yard, it disappears so quickly! We have a lot of fun trying to see if we can catch the birds eating their treats.
Watch the quick video below to see how to make your own easy DIY bird feeder ornaments, or follow the written recipe below. Happy crafting!
DIY Bird Feeder Ornaments
Recipe Type: Craft
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These simple bird feeder ornaments are a great craft to do with kids in the winter!
Ingredients
- 3 cups bird seed
- 1 cup flour
- ¼ cup corn syrup
- ½ cup water
Instructions
- Mix the bird seed, flour, corn syrup and water together in a large bowl.
- Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper and place metal cookie cutters on top.
- Spray the cookie cutters with cooking spray.
- Fill the cookie cutters with the bird seed mixture, packing it down as you go.
- Cut paper straws into thirds, and insert a piece of straw into each cookie cutter to make a hole for hanging.
- Back the ornaments in your oven at 170 degrees F (or your oven's lowest setting) for 1 ½ hours.
- Release the ornaments from the cookie cutters, string some twine through the holes, and hang the ornaments from trees outside.
Little Button Diaries
What a lovely craft project. We will certainly be giving this a go! We're so pleased we found your site via Instagram
Lindsay - The DIY Mommy
We are so happy you've found us!! Happy crafting!!
Monica Gotch
How do you store them until your ready to use them?
Sarah - The DIY Mommy
Hi Monica! We usually put them in a Tupperware container 🙂
Nikki
How many does each batch make?
Sarah - The DIY Mommy
Depends on the size of the mould you're using.
Julie Coley
Will these withstand warm temperatures? It's December here. 35 degrees today, 60 tomorrow 🙂
Julie Coley
I hope I am not double posting. I have been trying all day. Do you know if these will stand up to heat? Today it's 35 but tomorrow it will be 60.