Recycled Milk Carton Bird Feeder

We love watching the birds from our kitchen window feeding from the bird feeders.  We made a feeder from a plastic milk carton in first lockdown. 

We spotted lots of birds in the garden this morning - robins, sparrows, blackbirds, pigeons, great tits. 


This inspired us to make another bird feeder. 

Today we have made a recycled milk carton bird feeder.

You need... 

Milk carton

Paper

String

Felt tips

Glue

Scissors

Wooden lolly stick

Bird seed

How to make.... 

Cover the carton with paper. 

Decorate the outside. 

Cut hole in front. 

Add a lolly stick for the perch. We put a hole in the front and back and pushed the lolly stick through both to keep it in place. 

Put a hole through the top and thread the string through. 

Fill with bird seed. 

Hang outside and wait for the birds to find it. 

Let us know which birds you see in your garden. 

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