With or Without Bird House Feeders

You can use a bird house feeder project to engage children to work on their carpentry skills. Aside from helping them develop their ability with wood works, you can teach the children about the birds that can be found in your area. Here, you can also have a fun bonding activity.

You will need cedar or plywood cut-outs for a project like this and do not forget your stick glue, nails, and screws as well. What you will need when it comes to this is a saw, a hammer, and a drill as well. For this particular project, at this point, it is too early to determine the specific kinds of birds that are to be expected when the bird feeders have been built.

You can be as imaginative as you can be with this sort of thing. Just be sure to follow these simple tips when building your bird’s feeder. You should make use of plywood that is 5/8 to 3/4 inch thick when it comes to this. You want the plywood to be strong because if it is too thin, it will not hold up well against the elements. For the rood of the bird feeder, to prevent water from accumulating, see to it that it has a slating design. To have some form of drainage, do consider drilling a few holes in the bottom. Here is where you need durable galvanized screws or nails to prevent rusting. The bird feeders that you make will be more durable if you make use of the stick glue on the panels of wood before they are hammered or screwed into position. Here is where certain colors end up discouraging the birds from flying in. If color is what you want then do consider using light toned lead-free paints. Some moisture will be good for the wood. In this case, if you will use paint, you will not need the linseed oil.

Here, you can ask the children to help out by handing the nails and screws to the adults and by holding wood panels together. Place extra caution when using electrical equipment and sharp objects to avoid incidents or accidents. In this case, do consider a discussion on the do's and don’ts for this kind of project.

Bird feeders can be put up using three methods. Either you hang it up or place it near a window. You can also opt to set it on top of a pole, much like a lamp post. You have environment-friendly activities in bird feeder projects. Advise the kids not to prey on the feeding birds. In this case, spend some time watching the birds.