Wednesday, February 22, 2012

Cheerio Bird Feeders

These were a great deal of fun and a fantastic way for Simon to practice his fine motor skills. I got the idea from Preschool Playbook.

We started with four pipe cleaners and a bowl of Cheerios (okay, not Cheerios, whatever cheaper, circular cereal we got at Aldi). I put a loop in the bottom of each pipe cleaner to stop the cereal falling off. Simon and I took turns threading cereal onto the pipe cleaners until they were full. We made a counting game of it. I put on five - he put on five. I put on six - he put on six, etc. I put a loop in each end when the pipe cleaner was filled.






Simon, with a bit of a lift, hung the feeders from our deck.





The birds haven't had a chance to get at them yet, since it has been raining all day. I am sure they will enjoy them once we get another bit of sun.

6 comments:

  1. nice and cute idea...birds will enjoy for sure..

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  2. cute let me know if the birds like them

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  3. What a great idea! I have alot of Cheerios I need to use! Thanks!!

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  4. Those are cute! We like to put bird food near the windows so the cats can watch the birds - these are perfect!

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  5. hey angela these are great. missed your site. creative idea :-)

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