This Saturday June 8th, I'll be joining Modern Mama here in Edmonton at a fun Father's Day Event. It's a "Dad & Me Playdate and Photoshoot" at Cafe O'Play where guests can have their photos taken, create 3D imprints as keepsakes, and do a bird feeder craft together! I'll be there helping make the bird feeders at around noon with my girlies, and I was able to do a quick demo on CTV Edmonton this past Wednesday.
Click here to view the Modern Mama clip on CTV.
If you're local to the Edmonton area, I'd love for you to join us on Saturday! Encourage your hubbies to bring the kids to this exclusive event for some unique daddy-baby bonding time. To register and for more details, you can click right here.
If you can't join us, here's how to make this simple bird feeder from a tin can. It's a great kid's craft! Even better? It's fun for dads & kids to make as a team! This idea is originally from Mom Endeavors.
Materials:
- empty, cleaned soup or paint cans
- paint (we used acrylic paints, but you could use tempra or finger paints too!)
- ribbon
- ½" dowel (optional)
- glue gun (optional)
Instructions:
Go to town painting the cans any way you like. Little C had a blast painting hers in a variety colours with acrylics and glitter paint!
When the paint is dry, you can cut down a ½" dowel to about 4" and glue it with a glue gun to the inside of the can as shown above. It's a place for the birdie to sit and gaze at the sunset.
Cut some ribbon to about 2 feet in length, wrap it around the can, and tie a bow at one end. We tacked the ribbon to the can with our glue gun so that it stayed put (but you could also use regular white glue and let it dry thoroughly).
Fill the can with a bit of birdseed, and then hang it outside on a branch for the birds to enjoy!
(P.S. I'm so incredibly happy it's finally green here. Things were looking sketchy for a while with our snow in May. Happy Spring!)
Jess Burrell
I can't wait to do crafts like this with Abby! Hope you had a fantastic time today!
Alex
We made some last summer too and I loved them b/c you can always recycle at the end of the season and make new ones when they wear down. Very cute!
Christina Dennis
I love the recycling idea. Thanks, Alex!
Sara Gibson
If you want to see more birds at your feeder, stock it only with sunflower seed. A major ingredient of those cheaper mixes is millet, something only the grouse will eat (and they can't fly up to the feeder!). Most birds will pick out the sunflower seeds and toss the rest on the ground. What a waste of money! Rona sells giant bags of sunflower seed, and birds seem to like black oil and striped equally. =)
Christina Dennis
Awesome tip! Thanks, Sara. 🙂