How To Make Bird Food With Children
How To Make Your Own Wooden Bird Feeder
By Dave Everett
You can make your wooden bird feeder as simple or extravagant as you desire, according to your level of expertise. Those who are more adept with the tools of woodworking, may want to try their hand at making a wooden castle bird feeder. The idea behind this is to have all the stools on each side of the castle manufactured so as to stick out for the birds to eat their food out of. Or maybe you consider yourself to be talented enough to make a tube that spirals around, having a trough for the birds to snack away at. However, if you are not so talented and have never built one before, you may want to start with a simple step-by-step design.
You could try starting with a simple wooden tray feeder, where you just glue and nail a few pieces of wood together. As you become more experienced in constructing your wooden bird feeders, you'll be able to experiment a bit more until you feel confident enough to make the bigger feeders that call for a lot more talent and patience. As a child, perhaps you may have built your very first wooden tray feeders in wood shop. On the other hand, if you weren't fortunate enough to take the class you may have built your own bird feeder at home using a soda bottle or a coffee can. I can remember, back when I was a child, taking the empty coffee can, filling it up with my dad's sunflower seeds and hanging it from a tree just to watch the birds come to the yard Endless hours of pleasure!
Check out this quick and easy way to make a simple wooden tray feeder. Please keep in mind that if you are a child you will need adult supervision.
MAKING A WOODEN TRAY FEEDER
4 pieces of wood about 2 inches wide
1 square piece of wood
Nails
Use the square piece of wood as the base for your wooden tray feeder. Now take your four pieces of wood and prop them up on all sides of the square. Hammer each strip to the base until you have a small square dish with sides. Insert a newspaper into the base, making sure to flatten it down properly so it doesn't fly out. Pour in the seeds and you are set to go. On top of a large post or table would be a great place to position your tray.
Children love building bird feeders as well. Once they spot you making one they'll naturally want to do something to help. Try giving them a pine cone, butter knife and some peanut butter and have them spread it all over the pine cone. When finished, have them sprinkle seeds all over it. They'll be happy that they got to make a bird feeder too.
Hopper feeders are little wooden bird feeders that look like houses; birds love these because they keep the wind and rain off them.
When caring for your wooden bird feeders always remember that you need to empty them of food every night, unless you can somehow cover them. Rain can ruin bird seeds and make birds extremely sick, and I'm sure that's the last thing you want.
Bird watching has always been, and always will be, a fun hobby. By building your own wooden bird feeders, you can make this a time full of memories for you and your children.
Decide what type of feeder you'll use and where in the yard it will go. Location is a key item when it comes to wooden bird feeders. If you don't have it in the right place the birds may never find it.
1. Please walk instead of running.
2. Use inside voices.
3. Playing is for toys, not food.
4. That is not a place for you to sit.
5. Keep sand on the ground.
6. The couch is only for sitting.
7. Wait for me to finish speaking before you speak.
8. Keep this space neat.
9. Please get down.
10. Play-doh makes birds sick, don’t feed them.
11. Story time is quiet time.
12. Use big boy words.
13. Remember to put the books away.
14. That area is not for you.
Why do vegetarians force people NOT to eat meat?
Ok, I love meat. Mainly because I was brought up on it and I don’t understand why if someone chooses to be a vegetarian, they feel they have to force others to be like them. I don’t like to generalise here but it makes them seem like they think they are better or above everyone else.
In the developed world being vegetarian is a choice – how many people in the developing world are vegetarians? For instance in Africa, where some of my relatives live, people eat meat because it’s always been the tradition, hunting (meat) and gathering (fruits) is something their forefathers did. Places like that may have plenty of veg options but it’s seasonal unlike in developed countries where Waitrose / Warl Mart / Sainsbury’s will have plums throughout the year [probably from spain or somewhere in south america] – developing countries just don’t have that choice.
And even in developed countries like England, how many working class people can actually manage a vegan diet even if they wanted to? It’s hellish expensive – I’m not a vegan or vegetarian but I eat a lot of fruit and veg because I can afford it. Not everyone can afford grapes, strawberries, nectarines and especially the so called power foods thesedays – acai, gingko and whatever people try to make out is healthy [i.e. eat seeds, like a bird they are healthy - it's laughable].
Some of the most healthy people come from the mediterranean – they eat a wide range of foods including meat. Stop making people think meat is not healthy. A couple in the states was arrested recently for malnourished children. There are so many things meat can offer (including fish) which we cannot get from veg only. Sometimes we have to use supplements andd not everyone can afford them.
Just eat healthy food with or without meat and people need to seriously stop forcing other people to follow their lifestyle choices and looking down on other people because they are not like them. To me it’s equivalent to being forced to follow islam when I’m christian or atheist.
So just why are we forcing people to be what they are not?
I did say I don’t mean to generalise – they can’t physically force but they do try to force their views. You eat seeds, I eat meat the everyone is happy – I’m not sure why people have to be sanctimonious about what thy eat.
Why eat tofu then? I know so many veggies who act like they are above others. I bet if the animals were reared as humanely as possible they still wouldn’t eat meat. All sorts of excuses. Leave meat lovers alone and good on those veggies who also respect our choice to eat meat.
Plants are also alive you know, but I don’t see anyone protesting against eating them
How can i make these statements postive? When speaking with children?
1.don’t run
2. shut up
3. stop playing with your food
4. you can’t sit there
5. stop throwing sand
6. don’t jump on the couch
7. quit interruping me
8. you are making a mess
9. get off the table
10. don’t feed that play doh to the birds
11. you should be quiet during story time
12. big boys don’t wine
13. why can’t you remember to put the books away
14. you are not allowed over there.
I don’t know if it is accurate or not, but it sure is a nice sentiment.
I see nothing wrong with that. There are several differences in what Chrisians do though first being the Christians target non churched kids to convert them and their families. That is the whole purpose for vacation bible school.
Pagans susually don’t even teach their own children their ways because they want any religious decision to be totally their child’s decision.
As parents I feel we should teach our children our ways, then when they grow up they will already have a working knowledge of the craft and if they don’t want to follow in our steps then it is their choice.
I know some people frown on pagan churches that meet on Sundays like Christians and hold meetings similar to the Christian churches but in reality I see nothing wrong with this either. If there were just even one open pagan church in each city then those of us who are solitary due to not have oportunities to be with those of like mind would at least have one pagan church in each city to check out.
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How far ypu agree with this friends?
Years back i had seen a photograph of nest which showed a bird feeding its baby bird by puting food into the mouth of the baby through its beak. This photograph was on the cover of a book called GIVING. Eversince i have been trying my best interpretations to arrive at the numerous ways in which the mother bird was giving to its child by feeding it with its beak. Of one of the final interpretations that i have reached is that ‘Even the act of allowing someone to do something for us because it makes that person happy is an act of giving because it gives a happiness to the person through a sense of contribution.’ Is this interpretation of mine correct?
I agree with you, meat is healthy. Well, it should be, but the mass production of food often means that it is not. So I buy organic free-range meat.
What annoys the feck out of me with some militant vegetarians is that they go on about how much they ‘love animals’. But clearly they are not thinking straight. Most animals still exist because we eat them, cattle, sheep, pigs, poultry, and many other domesticated animals only still exist because we consume their flesh, as well as their milk and eggs. If we did not consume meat of domesticated animals, there would be far fewer of them to love, and because they would be in direct competition with humans for vegetable resources, they would become extinct.
I will cook a vegetarian meal for a vegetarian eater, but I will not put up with being told in my own house by guests at a dinner that I have prepared that what I am eating is wrong. It’s one thing not to like a particular food, or find that your digestive system cannot handle it, but to tell people they can’t eat it either because it’s wrong is just nuts. It would be nice if a vegetarian would cook a meat dish for me, and this does happen, but not often.
sounds much like my grandmother. I just stopped talking to her and don’t care what she says. I know that when you see something bad you want to correct it. I think you should not interfere if it’s not necessary. Don’t confront her. she can do you some harm after that. she still will be lying but to somebody else. Just tell other family members the truth. they can choose to believe you or not, may be if you can’t prove it will be easier… don’t waste your time thinking about it. I think they’ll find out soon what kind of person she is. You know… family affairs are often so dirty…. Her nasty character didn’t come out of nowhere, some other family members can be much like her… Forget it all, let them just solve everything themselves. making your faily look bad she’ll get nowhere
Ok, Pagans of my heart……………….?
I was just wondering that since the Christian churches here in the states have “Vacation Bible” school, why do we not get together and have “Vacation Pagan” school for our children? We can have them like they do but actually teach them how to honor the deities and the earth. We would be more constructive in our teachings such as planting trees (the why of it and the history), plant flowers and make fairy gardens (the why and the belief in it), learn songs and make bird houses out of recycled stuff, and still put on a skit at the end of the week with some type of camp out or late night bonfire kind of thing with music and food. It wouldn’t be any different than the Christians do, but it would be more constructive and educational. What do you all think? Would you seriously consider having one?
I have. Just some thoughts on this would be greatly appreciated. I know everyones ideas would be different depending where they lived. Thanks.
Please star to get ideas, BB
Glee, I have never heard of the Spiral Scouts? Got info?
I was just thinking about this because we adults have classes and meets for us but there is not a lot for the kids and young people in our lives. Maybe even a monthly meet for just kids would be good too?
See guys, sometimes I do come up with some good ideas ONCE in a while LOL.
I was seriously thinking on starting one if I can find some local Pagans to help with it. Maybe even have one in the fall a couple of weeks before Samhain or in September before it gets too cold.
After checking out the Spiral Scouts thing, I guess my idea would be close to those but on a 2 hr a day week thing like the vbs’ the Christians do. A theme, crafts, and a message of acceptance and peace for everyone with the earth and spirituality in mind. Then at the end of the week have the big blow out with pot luck, music, dancing, ect. Now, I know that many Pagans, no matter their path, could agree with that. Just a brief intro on different beliefs with a little history tied in to it and maybe a special planting project or beautification thing. Who knows. And when I said that it would be more educational and constructive than the Xtian one, is that we would be more of a project kind of thing rather than a spiritual thing.
Blessings to all
liars..long long.. I wrote this to some friends and family..?
today I had a very close person come into my work and they were so heartbroken that it killed me… A very close family member to them decided that since their life was not going the way they wanted (free ride) that they would call other family members to let them know that nobody cared and nobody would help and that she/he was homeless and that her parents would not even help them.. Okay so this very close family member and the heartbroken person are mother and daughter… So….. they were looking for donations from others in their family b/c their parents would not help them.. this is so far from the truth.. and are we suppose to enable one who won’t even try and fix their life.. hell, are we suppose to help one that majority of the time does not even appreciate the love and help they receive from family and friends? we all have hard times and we do our best to get through them however, some of us feel that it is better to make up stories and hurt the ones who would die for them or die for their children….all that because they are hoping for the wrong attention and help.. shit it is not just about the wrong attention..it is attention under false pretenses…back to the hard times…..that ALL of us have and will go through at some time in our life… as in, not having a job or loosing a job…not being able to pay bills…not having somebody to hold….and love….loosing a dear one.. the list could go on.. hard times are diifferent for each and every one of us…. okay.. we get to these hard times some how…. there is a root to all of are issues that we come across in our lives…so… (please understand, I hate bringing up somebodys dirt in their lives but yet some people need to know about others issues b/c it effects some many people) This person had a job (I wanna say full time and okay money) Their “spouse” ( I say this b/c they have lived and acted as a couple with a child together, playing house as my father has called it–maybe not towards them but he has used this saying–) was not working the whole time but yet he did occasionally…I am a witness to her telling him that he needed to be home b/c a sitter was needed for the smaller child they had together and her older son…to each his own… but they moved and then roughly four months later they are having to go to court b/c they were getting evicted…I have had a hard time where yes I had to be late with rent, but nobody is perfect and we are all not rich…or have what you call “bills” and something that occurs in our life, the “hard times”….Okay, her “spouse” informs all that this eviction was not over one month, not two months but 3…..Well, typically when one moves in a new place they pay a deposit and first months rent..which equals —-they in a sense skipped out on their first month payment… and second.. you know… both pretty much working at this time, crud—getting help from the state for food, child support… only bills they have are rent, utilities and living money… why could they not make these monthly rent payments or why are they soooo… behind….?? she has fake chop shop nails, getting her hair done…..bingo, Wal-mart and making trips to the beach and staying over night (hello hotel bill)….she then decides to pull a stunt that helps her get domestic abuse assistance…..b/c she was kicked out and no where to go…he “goes” away and she ends up in a hotel.. last I heard enjoy the pool and having little barb-q’s with her friend who got escorted off with a restraing order who is staying in the same hotel as the husband who pays for his own rent and her hotel, yet the state helps these false people too? Point there, birds of a feather flock together…..well, we probably all in this “situration” would run out of our chance at this free and fun ride….She knows her parents are dis-appointed with majority of her choices in life…family has offered to help by taking her children and allowing them to stay in their home..it would be so much better then a hotel….yes, she would have to fend for herself, but this is what she caused.. she is not the nicest person and again, she laughs at how she has had this free ride..she thinks it is sooo..cool..and again she is very mean…so no, family and friends won’t allow her but will open their doors for these babys of hers….that to me is very big of these ones with open arms…she doesn’t take those offers and gets sick of probably bouncing or like I said prior, her free ride with the domestic abuse assistance has run out..she turns to her fathers side of the family….tells stories and hurts those ones who have tried….some of these family members reacted before thinking about her track record (of it all in whole and that she tends to lie)… that is when my MOTHER gets a horrible horrible message from her brother in law and all the message does is tear her and my father apart…. this sucks… however, he was the bigger person and spoke with my ma and told her how sorry he was.. the damage control though was not just this family member but so many others…I don’t get it…Who is going to call those people and set this straight? My mother feels she does not need to explain herself..but it hurts me so much knowing that somebody has told such horrible and untrue things (she is freaking ungrateful) about my best friend (my madre)…. I am angry and I don’t understand why her own child could tell such horrible things… why does she want to hurt her and others in her family?? her parents for godsake…. this is very long and this is not even half of the full story…but I just had to get it off my mind by laying it out for all.. I did say at the beginning that some people need to be exsposed of their true nature..b/c they have so many people fooled that it makes me sick..I am sure that a lot of people on my friends list have fallen victim to her hatefullness in someway somehow….hell, there are some of you on there that she has told untruthfull things about.. trying to make herself look better.. hurts but this is called liers and I hate that more then anythings… Lets be honest…. Also, I need advice… I feel my parents need “justice” and therefore I feel she should be confronted and told that she better make some life changes because she is going to get the help she needs so badly but not the way she wants it.. her story is out and others soon will not think “oh poor girl”.. they will think F#%K THIS, what about the children…????
Again, length.. so sorry but I had to get it out… the bounciness of it, so sorry but my thoughts of this person just all come out…..at once…
thanks for whoever takes the time to read this..
thank you so much for all of you who took the time to read such a long issue.. and complex one at that.. It does mean a great deal to me and it is so hard to do the whole picking one that is better then the other.. b/c all of them were what has gone through my mind.. and I have decided what I am going to do about my sis, that helped me pick the “one”…. it helped me wipe my hands and walk away.. but if my nephews ever need me, you can bet I wont clean my hands of them.. again thank you..