![]() Playdough has to be one of our favourite activities to do with children at home. You can use anything scrap paper, craft bits and pieces, wool for… Simply paint a Christmas tree onto a large piece of paper and let them go to down gluing and sticking the decorations. Image credit: Easy Peasy & Fun Decorate the TreeThis one is super easy, but our kids love it. Decorate with pom poms and sequins, add a string and hang on the tree! These make cute gifts for family too Paper Plate Christmas Trees - from EasyPeasyandFunReuse paper plates by turning them into mini Christmas trees! Paint the plate green and get busy with the glue stick. Genius! Photo Frame OrnamentMake a frame from 4 paddle pop sticks, or sticks out of the garden and glue a photo on the back. Coffee Pod Jingle BellsA coffee pod! String, bead and some glitter. 'Tis the season to #stayathome, save some money and DIY! Get into the Christmas spirit and get the kids busy on some DIY Christmas decorations! Toilet Roll Santa and Reindeer - from on InstagramWell nothing says COVID Christmas like a toilet roll Santa! This one takes a bit of artistic talent, or you can just draw the outlines for the kids to colour in. Thread string through the cardboard roll and hang from tree.įor other DIY projects to do with the kids check out our link here: Build It, Don’t Buy It.Pour birdseed onto a plate and roll the peanut buttered cardboard in the birdseed until completely covered.You want it reasonably thick so lots of seed sticks to it. Spread peanut butter onto a clean cardboard roll.String – at least 60cm depending on where you need to hang it from.Cardboard rolls – we made ours from used toilet paper rolls with all the paper removed.Peanut Butter – we used Dick Smith smooth peanut butter and seemed to be a hit!.These feeders don’t last as long as the other 2 methods but are the easiest for youngsters. Obviously though, stay away from this method for kids with allergies. These ones are super easy and toddler friendly – although can get messy for younger kids! They involve nothing sharp, hot or otherwise dangerous and the ‘mess’ can be licked clean. Thread string or ribbon through the hole and hang from a tree (or giveaway for cute gifts!).Leave to dry completely (at least 24 hours) before removing from the mould and removing straw.Press the seed mix firmly into the moulds and around the straw.Scoop bird seed/gelatin mix into the moulds and press one piece of straw into each mould (to make the hole).Add bird seed and stir until all combined and all seed is coated.Boil water and carefully stir flour and gelatin in until dissolved.Spray the cookie cutters or moulds with cooking oil or similar spray (so the mix doesn’t stick).The downside is that once the birds do find them they don’t last long! This easy and fun method for making DIY bird feeders does involve hot water, but is otherwise super fun and easy. Parrots at our DIY bird feeder Cookie Cutter Bird Feeder Fill the bottom of the milk bottle with seed and wait for the parrots to find it!.Hang the bottle in a tree by wrapping string around the lid thread and then tightly twisting the lid back or by piercing the bottle with small holes near the top and threading the string through. ![]() Have an adult pierce a hole in each side at least 1.5cm below the openings and thread a chopstick or similar through for the birds to stand on.We drew the ‘hole shape’ on the bottle first to make it easier and had an adult or older child cut the holes out as it can be tricky with the thick bottle plastic. Cut a large hole in both sides of a clean and dry bottle – at least 3cm above the bottom of the bottle.A wooden or plastic chopstick or similar long, thin, strong ‘stick’.We used a 3L plastic milk bottle which works perfectly (better than the 2L one we also tried). A clean plastic milk bottle or other similar bottle.This milk bottle design has been going strong in our backyard for over a year now and the parrots still come daily to feed from it! ![]()
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