HOMEMADE BIRDCAKE AND FEEDER
What do I need:
Bird seed, raisins, finely chopped apple, grated cheese, suet or lard, peanuts (use the nuts especially for birds only), large mixing bowl, wooden spoon, old yoghurt pot (with a small hole cut in the bottom) and string.
Making the bird feeder:
Make a small hole in the bottom of the yoghurt pot with something sharp (ask an adult to do this). Put the string through the hole and tie a knot in it. Leave enough string to tie to the bird table or branch of a tree.
Making the bird cake:
Soften the lard or suet by putting it in the microwave or leaving it at room temperature until soft enough to cut up into pieces. Put the raisins, apple, cheese, peanuts (Leave out if the child has a nut allergy) into the bowl with the pieces of lard or suet and mix well with the spoon or using your hands until the fat holds the mixture together. Put it into the yoghurt pot and put in the fridge to harden for about an hour. Then tip upside down and tie the string to the bird table or branch of a tree and sit back and watch the birds enjoy their special treat.
Extra Tips for looking after the birds in winter:
As well as putting your special bird feeder out, put out nuts, seeds and grease balls in feeders or on a bird table. Put water out in a container or in a bird bath and remember to break the ice so that the birds can still drink or bathe in the water.
Always put bird food and water away from cats or other animals that might catch birds.
If you have a nest box clean out the old nesting material and put some hay at the bottom as some small birds will use them for roosting during the winter.
What do I need:
Bird seed, raisins, finely chopped apple, grated cheese, suet or lard, peanuts (use the nuts especially for birds only), large mixing bowl, wooden spoon, old yoghurt pot (with a small hole cut in the bottom) and string.
Making the bird feeder:
Make a small hole in the bottom of the yoghurt pot with something sharp (ask an adult to do this). Put the string through the hole and tie a knot in it. Leave enough string to tie to the bird table or branch of a tree.
Making the bird cake:
Soften the lard or suet by putting it in the microwave or leaving it at room temperature until soft enough to cut up into pieces. Put the raisins, apple, cheese, peanuts (Leave out if the child has a nut allergy) into the bowl with the pieces of lard or suet and mix well with the spoon or using your hands until the fat holds the mixture together. Put it into the yoghurt pot and put in the fridge to harden for about an hour. Then tip upside down and tie the string to the bird table or branch of a tree and sit back and watch the birds enjoy their special treat.
Extra Tips for looking after the birds in winter:
As well as putting your special bird feeder out, put out nuts, seeds and grease balls in feeders or on a bird table. Put water out in a container or in a bird bath and remember to break the ice so that the birds can still drink or bathe in the water.
Always put bird food and water away from cats or other animals that might catch birds.
If you have a nest box clean out the old nesting material and put some hay at the bottom as some small birds will use them for roosting during the winter.