D I Y Crafts

       Bird Feeder

What you'll need:

• 3/4 cup birdseed (You can get bird seed from the dollar store)
• 1/4 cup water
• 1 small envelope of Knox gelatin
• twine or string
• cookie cutters, molds or mason jar lids
• wax paper

What you'll do:

• Mix together the envelope of gelatin with 1/4 cup of water and bring to a simmer while stirring. continue stirring until the gelatin is dissolved.
• Remove from heat and let cool for a minute.
• Stir in the 3/4 cup birdseed. adding a little more if there is liquid still in the bottom of the pan.
• Lay your cookie cutters out on wax paper and fill half way with the birdseed mixture.
• Cut your twine, knot the end and push the knot down into your birdseed.
• Continue filling with birdseed, covering the end of your twine and knot.
• Push the birdseed evenly into the cookie cutter until it's full
• Allow them to dry overnight. turning them over every now and then.
• Remove from the cookie cutters and hang them in your trees.
• Then wait by the window to watch for your first guest!

        Friendship Bracelets
What you'll need:

• LOTS of string
• LOTS of time
• LOTS of patience
• scissors
• table
• tape

What you'll do:

• Choose 3 colours of string you want to use.
• Measure the string. It should be the length of your fingers, to you elbow.  Then cut it when measured.
• They should all be approximately the same size. They don't have to be perfect.
• Grab all your string, and tie a knot at the top Double knot if you have to. This should hold all your string together.
• Spread all your colours out in the order you want them to be in.
• Take the string at the end of your knot, and tape it to the table.
• Take your left string and put it under the middle string. There should be a loop on the left.
• Now take your right string and put it over the middle string, and through the loop, then pull.
• Do this over and over, until your bracelet is done!

Have FUN
                 Paper Kite

What you'll need:
• 1 piece of construction paper
• tape
• 2 medium sized sticks
• siccors
• long piece of string
• markers (optional)
• stickers (optional)
• streamers (optional)

What you'll do:

• Carefully draw a shape you want your kite to be 
• Cut out your shape
• Tape the sticks so they're overlapping each other, it should make a "T".
• Using your siccors, carefully make a small hole for your string to go through
• Tie your string through the hole, make it tight so it doesn't fall of
• Now you can decorate your kite however you like!

Enjoy your new kite! Now all you need is a windy day!

       Bird Snack Shack

You will need:

Supplies

• Liquid glue
• Small Popsicle Sticks
• Milk or Coffee Cream Carton
• Paint
• Paint brushes
•  Sharp Knife or Hole puncher
• Wild bird seed,  or regular seeds.
• LOTS of patience

(I got all my supplies at DOALLARAMA, and Walmart)

What you'll do.

My mini Bird Snack Shack

• Carefully cut a rectangle on the front of your carton, as shown in the picture.
• Then start gluing your Popsicle sticks to the carton, start on the back and do the front last. (Look at the last picture for recommended pattern.)
•  When you have finishes gluing the Popsicle sticks, and the glue has dried, paint your bird feeder any colours you like!
•  When the paint is dry, very carefully poke 2 holes using a sharp knife or hole puncher, one on each side at the very top of your carton.
•  Now, put your seeds into your bird feeder, find a tree to hang it up on and wait for a bird to enjoy your seeds!