Easy Bird Feeder | Fun Kids Activity

Who loves it when your able to spend time playing with your child and have them be simultaneously learning as you do it? I know I do, that’s why I’m such a fan of this Easy Bird Feeder Activity to do with your kids!

Making the everyday a learning opportunity for my kids became a major Mom Goal for me. I always learned better with the hands-on approach growing up.  Once my daughter was old enough it became clear this was also how she learned best. So, I try to incorporate fun hands-on learning activities into our daily lives. 

Sometimes they are super simple like sorting out silverware (this helps me too because I’m getting the kids involved in cleaning).  Other times It’s fun activities that take some prep-work and planning ahead of time.  

This was an activity that was fun to create, but also fun to watch as birds came and visited the feeder! 

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Materials needed for the DIY Kids Bird Feeder

• Toilet Paper Roll 

• Peanut Butter (or some kind of similar butter)

• Birdseed

• String (optional)

• Tupperware

• Butter Knife

How to make a kids DIY Bird Feeder

Start by getting the bird seed poured into the Tupperware.  I used a Tupperware to help keep it contained and it also allowed for an easy cleanup when we were done.  

Take the butter knife and cover the toilet paper roll with a thin layer of Peanut Butter.  

Next, take the toilet paper roll and roll it in the birdseed so that the birdseed sticks to the peanut butter.  

Finally, if you want to, pull the string through the toilet paper roll and tie, creating a way to hang the DIY birdfeeder from a tree.  

My thoughts on the Summer Activity?

We had a ton of fun making this easy bird feeder.  We talked about the birds we might see and worked on why it’s important to follow the order you should do things in. (i.e. why you need the peanut butter FIRST and then the birdseed second) which will help reinforce the concept of sequencing with a hands on approach.  

All of which we did as part of our fun activity for “Mommy School” as my daughter calls our homeschool activities.

Once we hung up our birdfeeder, we enjoyed watching the birds come to it and eat!