My son is learning about the needs of living things (Australian Curriculum, Year 1) so we've been creating bird feeders.
We tried a Cheerios bird feeder, but I was concerned Cheerios are not the most natural or healthy of foods for birds, so we took it down. It only seemed to attract ants, anyway.
We also made a toilet roll feeder using peanut butter and wild seed mix. It all washed off in the rain.
Next we tried an apple, still using peanut butter.
Finally we were able to eliminate the peanut butter altogether with this beauty made from a butternut pumpkin.
The pumpkin is definitely the model we'll use again.
UPDATE MARCH 2019: Roo made a wooden bird feeder with his grandfather, which Dr Dad and S-Man mounted on an old boat boom in our backyard. We use sunflower seeds and lorikeet nectar, both found at your local pet supply store.
Do you have any bird feeders in your garden? What's the best model you have found? Have you made any other design & technology creations? Please share with us in the comments!
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