Milk Day / Milk Carton Bird Feeder
Milk Carton Bird Feeder
Children turn empty milk cartons into bird feeders, then hang them outdoors and watch for visitors.
How to run it
- Rinse empty milk cartons well.
- Educators cut a window in two sides.
- Decorate the carton and poke a stick through for a perch.
- Fill with bird seed and hang from a branch.
You will need
- empty milk cartons
- scissors (educator use)
- sticks
- string
- bird seed
- markers
Make it easier or harderEducators pre-cut windows for younger children; older children can keep a bird-spotting log.
SafetyEducators do all cutting; check local guidance on feeding wild birds.
My Time Our Place · Outcome 2Children care for wildlife and reuse materials to help their environment.
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