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Make a house for the birds

now it's getting colder outside
Painting, Winter, Animal Crafts, and Recycling
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What do you need?
een empty milk or water carton
acrylic paint and a paintbrush
Stanley knife
twigs from the garden or a parc
Bison glue
wooden skewer and a string
seeds for wild birds
peanuts
needle and string


 
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Because it is getting colder we make a birdhouse to feed the birds. The painting takes time. You need three coats of paint to cover. The drying in between takes a few hours too. Maybe too long for toddlers, too long for Puk anyway :) While we are waiting we string shelled peanuts. The  birds will be so pleased!

 

How to make the Birdhouse

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Paint the carton in a nice colour.

It needs three layers to cover but Puk thinks 1 is enough.

Allow the paint to dry well.

Cut a door in the  carton.

Of course you cut and paste on the twigs yourself.

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Cut the twigs to the right size.

Stick them on the sloping sides.

Cut one longer twig too.

Use scissors to prick a hole in the front of the house, near the bottom. Stick the longer twig in it so the birds can sit.

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Puk fills the birdhouse with seeds and peanuts.

We hang the birdhouse in a tree in the garden.

Puk informs me it says 'BIRDS-HOU-SE' on the front the house, isn't that convenient! :D