Description
Create charming bird feeder ornaments that blend creativity with nature and attract beautiful birds to your yard.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 cup unsweetened peanut butter
- 2 cups birdseed (mixed seeds)
- 3–4 pinecones (or cookie cutters for different shapes)
- String or twine
- Wax paper
- Bowl and spoon for mixing
- Optional: Food coloring (for decoration)
- Optional: Bird-friendly decorations (dried fruit, nuts)
Instructions
- Clear a workspace and lay down wax paper for easy clean-up.
- In a bowl, mix 1 part peanut butter with 2 parts birdseed until thick and sticky. Add food coloring if desired.
- Using pinecones, cover them thoroughly in the peanut butter mixture and roll in birdseed until fully covered. Alternatively, press the mixture into cookie cutters, using a skewer to create a hole for hanging.
- Cut a length of string or twine and thread it through the hole (for cookie cutters) or tie it to the top of the pinecone.
- Hang the bird feeder ornaments outside on tree branches or hooks near a window for bird-watching.
Notes
Add spices to repel pests or use a variety of seeds to attract different bird species. Decorate with non-toxic paint or natural decorations.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 0 minutes
- Category: Craft
- Method: Crafting
- Cuisine: N/A
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 ornament
- Calories: 120
- Sugar: 2g
- Sodium: 30mg
- Fat: 9g
- Saturated Fat: 2g
- Unsaturated Fat: 7g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 13g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 4g
- Cholesterol: 0mg