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BUILD A PINECONE BIRD FEEDER<br />
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U N C O R N E R<br />
What You Need:<br />
• Bird Seed<br />
• Flat Baking Tray<br />
• Large Pine Cone (or papertowel roll)<br />
• Smooth Peanut Butter<br />
• Table Knife<br />
• Something to cover the table (this activity<br />
gets<br />
messy!)<br />
• String<br />
Instructions:<br />
1. Cover the table with newspaper or plastic.<br />
2. Pour some bird seed into your baking tray<br />
3. Help your child spread the peanut butter on the pine cone or<br />
papertowel roll<br />
4. Roll the pinecone (papertowel roll) in the bird seed<br />
5. Tie a piece of string (at least a foot long) to the top of the pine cone (papertowel<br />
roll)<br />
Birds usually take a few days to locate new food.<br />
Keep a bird book handy. Can you and your child identify what kids of<br />
birds are visiting the bird feeder?<br />
When the pine cone is pecked clean, make another!<br />
MAKE YOUR OWN SNOWGLOBE<br />
What you need:<br />
• A clean jar with a water-tight lid (test it by filling<br />
it with water and turning it upside-down<br />
• Waterproof figurine that fits inside the jar<br />
(legos work!)<br />
• Waterproof glue (super glue, hot glue)<br />
• Glitter<br />
• Glycerin-makes the glitter float (optional and<br />
found at drug stores)<br />
• Water<br />
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This homemade snow globe craft is fun for kids who are excited about winter!<br />
Instructions:<br />
1. Remove the lid from the jar and set the jar aside<br />
2. Place the lid upside down on a hard surface and help your child glue the<br />
figurine(s) to the bottom of the lid<br />
3. Let the glue dry completely<br />
4. Have your child add a few dashes of glitter to the jar, along with a few drops of<br />
glycerin<br />
5. Help your child fill the jar almost to the top with water<br />
6. Screw the lid on tight and turn the jar upright<br />
7. Have your child shake gently and watch the glitter float around!<br />
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