My little birdie and I made these orange cup feeders a couple weeks ago and boy were they ever a hit with our feathered friends. Not sure what was more fun - watching the little birds lining up along the branches to have a turn at the feeder, or watching Chloe have free reign on adding the ingredients to her peanut butter. Either way, it's a great rainy day craft to do that is fun, easy and helps out the little tweeters.
Supplies
Large Orange
Twine (we used yarn)
Toothpick or Skewer
Peanut Butter
Mixed Bird Seed
Old Fashioned Rolled Oats
Sunflower Seeds
Raisins
Instructions
1. Cut orange in half through the middle and scoop out the insides 2. polk three holes about 1/4" below rim and at even distances from each other with your skewer. 3. Cut three equal pieces of twine approximately 18" in length and thread each piece through holes and tie - gather up all three pieces of twine and tie together in order to hang feeder. 4. Start with a large dollop of peanut butter and add remaining ingredients with seed being the main show. 5. Fill cups and hang outside - it may take a day or two before the birds discover the feeder but when they do, word gets around awfully quick!
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