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
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
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.
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.
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