Pinecone Bird Feeder Craft
A seasonal nature craft where pinecones are coated in nut butter and birdseed, creating feeders to hang outdoors, promoting local wildlife interaction.
- Takes
- 30–40 min
- Your setup
- 10 min prep
- Ages
- Ages 5–10
- Mess
- Some mess
- Cost
- $
- Where
- Either
How to do it
- 1Tie a piece of string around the top of each pinecone for hanging.
- 2Lay out newspaper. Use a butter knife or spoon to smear the nut butter deeply into the crevices of the pinecone.
- 3Roll or sprinkle the peanut butter-covered cones generously in birdseed.
- 4Hang the feeders on tree branches outside and watch for visitors over the following days.
What they're practising
- Wildlife Stewardship
- Fine Motor Control (spreading)
- Patience (waiting for birds)
- Nature Observation