Fun Craft Idea

Pinecone Bird Feeders

You’ll need:
• some room-temperature peanut butter (or if allergies are a concern, shortening)
• a few pine cones
• some birdseed in a wide shallow dish (and a soapy washcloth close at hand)

1. Show your toddler how to use a little plastic knife (such as a playdough knife) or a spoon to smear some peanut butter on each petal of the cone.

2. Now she can roll the pine cone in the birdseed, shake it off and set it somewhere safe to dry. You can add a colourful ribbon so you can hang the feeder in a tree.

3. These make great gifts for grandparents & friends! Wrap the pinecones in cellophane or add a layer of waxed paper before you wrap them up in gift wrap.