Pinecone Feeders

Materials

Pinecones (white pines work well)

Instructions

What to do
1. Fill aluminum pie plates or trays with birdseed.
2. Tie a string at the top of each pinecone.
3. Invite the children to spread peanut butter over the cone, gently pushing it into the crevices.
4. Next, have the children roll their cones in birdseed.
5. Take the children outside and let them pick low branches on which to hang their pinecone
feeders.
More to do
Science: Watch the birds. Keep a bird picture journal of who comes to eat at the feeders.