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How to Make a Milk Jug Bird Feeder

May 11, 2017 by Rachel Easley

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My kids absolutely love animals! Cats, dogs, lizards, hamsters…you name an animal, and I guarantee they love it! They especially love the birds in our yard. There is a cardinal who frequents our front yard and my son can always see it from his bedroom window. He loves watching it and all the other birds that fly around and hang out in the tree outside his room. We came to the end of the milk in our milk jug today and I had a thought…we should make a milk jug bird feeder to hang outside of my son’s window!

Now, you have probably made some sort of bird feeder with your child at some point or another but this particular one is very durable (since it’s made of plastic) and stands up to all kinds of weather! This Milk Jug Bird Feeder is so easy to make and it will be a favorite outdoor item for the bird lovers in our home.

Milk Jug Bird Feeder Tutorial

Milk Jug Bird Feeder

Milk Jug Bird Feeder Supplies Needed:

  • Empty/Clean Plastic Milk Jug
  • Scissors
  • Cord/Twine
  • Twigs
  • Washi Tape/Stickers (optional)

How to make your Milk Jug Bird Feeder:

Start by gathering your supplies and head to the table or spread out on the floor. Grab your milk jug and scissors. *Parents, you will definitely want to do the cutting or monitor your child very closely. The milk jug plastic is pretty tough to cut. Pick a side of the milk jug and cut out a square. Just big enough so the bird can get the food. Our square was just a few inches high and long. Once you have your square cut out, poke a hole or make a slit right below the opening and another hole/slit on the opposite side of the jug. This is going to be where your twig goes. The twig will be a great little seat for your bird.

Pick a pretty strong twig and push it through the first slit and then guide it through the milk jug and push a little through the backside. You are wanting most of the twig to stick out on the side beside the food. Once you have got your twig in place, it’s time to create some slits at the top so that you can hang your feeder up! Grab your scissors and make two slits at the top of your jug. Grab your cord and tie a loop at the top.

make a Milk Jug Bird Feeder

Once you have tied a loop at the top, you are ready to hang your bird feeder up and fill it with food!!

Conclusion

What an easy and fun craft, huh? Your child can even use washi tape or stickers to decorate his/her bird feeder. It is a great boredom buster and way to get your child to be active and observant of nature. Is this something you might make with your child this summer? Just remember to save your milk jug the next time your are done with your milk!

Easy Milk Jug Bird Feeder

Have you found any other clever ways to reuse your milk jugs? Feel free to share by using hashtag #familyfocusblog in your social posts. We’d love to see your milk jug bird feeders!

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  1. Ann Cregg says

    May 14, 2017 at 9:14 am

    I checked out your blog and was captured by what seems like such a wonder craft for children that as you say hooks them right into observing the natural world and effortlessly teaches them repurposing what would otherwise be waste. I loved the clear instructions and the good outcome for birds, kids and general family together activity. What a great mother! Happy Mother’s Day. You are the best gift to your mother and to your children. How injused I am with joy on this mother’s day.

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