We made these recycled bird feeders! Can you tell what we made them from?
We also used acrylic paint and natural materials for the roof.
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First, using a Sharpie, each artist drew an opening (or two) on each side of the carton, and I cut them out with my craft knife.
Meanwhile, our artists selected items like bark or wood to glue to the top to create a cute roof. We used hot glue for that.
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Then we proceeded to paint.
This artist started with the roof first. (Yes, it is okay to paint the roof.)
To thoroughly cover the carton, we learned to add a little white to the paint to make it more opaque.
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The next step was to add a hanger. Then each artist received a small bag of birdseed to feed the birds. Some of them also made little bird journals so they could draw the birds that they see.
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