To wrap up our bird theme this month at momstown Edmonton, our Little Scientists decided to make Recycled Bird Feeders. It was a great activity to use up something we normally throw in the garbage--toilet paper tubes! We had to find an alternative to the readily used peanut butter/bird seed combo as we have a mama with a nut allergy. Luckily, someone suggested using vegetable shortening instead! It worked great. A lot of commercially prepared bird seed also has peanuts in it, so we made sure to check the ingredients of that as well. It's important to keep our mamas and kids safe! After making our Bird Feeders, the kids got some free play time. It's so much fun to see the friendships that are forming between all of the kids!
This is an easy science activity to do with your kids. Just spread vegetable shortening on your empty toilet paper tube. Make sure to spread it nice and thickly. Then, roll it in your bird seed. Try to get the bird seed to fully cover the tube. Once you're done, tie a piece of yarn or string through the tube so you can hang it from a branch. We were amazed at how heavy the tube became with all that shortening and bird seed on it!
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