It is snowy and cold here today. The weather is making my boys worry about the poor birds left out in the cold. After playing in the snow today they kept talking about the birds so I decided we would feed them!
We made Valentine Bird Feeders to show the birds some love !
What you Need:
Applesauce – 3cups
Cinnamon – as much or as little as you like
Bottle of Glue (non-toxic and yes it is okay. Won’t hurt the birds!)
Oats – 2 cups
Cookie Cutters – metal or safe to bake
Yarn, Ribbon or String
Mix your applesauce and cinnamon
Add the entire bottle of glue (We use Elmer’s)
On a side note: The boys decided that the glue looks like bird poop.
Next stir in your oats
The end product will look similar to this. Little boys thought it looked tasty!
Lay our your cookie cutters on your baking sheet.
I use parchment underneath to ensure they don’t stick to the pan.
Fill your cookie cutters with the mixture.
We stuck in twigs and pipe cleaners to make holes for hanging.
Bake at 400 for 45 minutes.
Your house will smell SO good!
Cool a few minutes and remove from cookie cutter.
Add yarn or ribbon to hang.
I hung ours a couple hours ago. We watched from the front window and have seen two birds checking them out!
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Those are adorable! I didn’t know that birds could have glue!
These are cute! I, too, had no idea birds could have glue.
I had no idea glue was perfectly safe to use like this. Oh the possibilities of all kinds of cookie cutter shapes now.
Wait, birds can eat glue? Like for realsies???
Yes, for realsies. 🙂
Glue is made from bones and tissues from animals that is processed to remove collagen.
Well I learn something new everyday!! I did not know glue was made from that! And, what a CUTE idea!!! I love this fun project. Thank you for sharing!!!
My first thought was … birds can eat glue??? LOL I’m glad you mentioned it was safe for them. Those are a cute project!
These are so cool! I can’t wait to make one for outside my office.
I’m in awe about the edible glue too. I thought peanut butter was the go-to sticky ingredient for bird feeders.
Thanks for the lesson!
These are adorable. Seriously considering this project the next time the grandkids are over!
I was also surprised at the glue being edible for birds. I always thought birds flew South for Winter. I always throw out my old bread for them in the Winter, but never see any. And am surprised to see it gone. Thanks for sharing this idea.
Fun project. I had no clue glue was safe for birds. I’ll have to do this with my kiddos when we have some birdies fly back:)
I need to make these with the boys! They have been fascinated by birds lately.
Cute, and a great way for kids to show some love for nature on Valentine’s Day 🙂
I honestly didnt know that birds could eat glue! I bet you could also use peanut butter or honey?
i wonder if i have enough glue to do this. with a foot of snow on the ground the birds are going to need something
This could be a great snow day project here for us tomorrow. Thanks for the idea!
These are so sweet. I bet the birds are in love with them!
I want to make these with my boys, but seriously…glue can be eaten by birds?
These would be so fun to make! We’ve noticed a lot more birds in our yard lately, they’d love these, too!
Moving soon onto a lovely acreage where we hope to encourage lots of birds to share with us. These are great ideas!
How neat is that. I didn’t know that the glue was ok to use and safe for birds.
great bird house
So cute….never thought of homemade bird feeders…
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