Bird Feeder – We Made It, Showcase Saturday

I was in charge of the craft at Sarah’s Valentine’s Day party at preschool this past Thursday.

I wanted a craft that did not need glue or paint so I scoured the internet until I found a cool bird feeder at Ordinary Life Magic.

All you need is stale popcorn, bits of dried fruit, florist wire and some thread.

Since it was a Valentine’s party, I shaped the florist wire into a heart and had the kids sting the popcorn and dried fruit on it.

We left some space at each end of the wire so I could twist the heart to close it. Then I tied string through it so that we could hang it on a branch.

I will say that the heart shape proved to be a bit much for the hopped-up on sugar 4 year olds. A small circle would have been more manageable for them. (Perhaps we should have done the craft before the cupcakes!)

I think they turned out really cute and the birds are enjoying their treat!

Sarah working on the bird feeder at school.

Sarah’s best friend Sydney.

And I popped way to much popcorn so later on that day I had Jennifer’s girls, Caity and Cheyenne, make some too.

For more great craft ideas, head over to Ramblings of a Crazy Woman.