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Make a fruity bird feeder

Make this juicy bird feeder using an orange and attract birds from near and far to your back yard or garden.

You will need
  • 1 orange (you can eat the other half)
  • 1 cup bird seed (or a mix of sunflowers seeds, peanuts and dried fruit)
  • 100g lard or vegetable fat
  • String
  • Scissors
  • Bamboo skewers, twigs or sticks
  • Tablespoon

Step One

Cut an orange in half and use your tablespoon to scoop out the centre. You can save that juicy goodness to eat later – yum!

Step Two

Get ready for the fun bit… this can get quite messy, so wear a pair of gloves if you have them and make sure you wash your hands properly afterwards.

Grab your fat or lard and roll it into a ball between your hands, this ball will go back inside the orange skin. Roll your ball in a bowl of bird seed and make sure to cover the whole thing.

Step Three

Push your fat ball into the orange. The skin creates a bowl shape that your fat ball will fit into. You can add more bird seed here.

Step Four

To create a ledge for the birds to sit on, carefully push two bamboo skewers into the orange to create a cross shape - Make sure you have an adult to help you with this bit!

TOP TIP If you don’t have any bamboo skewers, make a hole using a pen and poke a stick through instead. You could collect some twigs on a walk 💚

Step Five

Finally, attach a piece of string to the middle of each of the four sections. Then make another knot at the top.

Once you have finished, find a tree to hang your bird feeder on and wait to see if any birds want to come by for a snack.

Did you try it?

Send in a picture of your bird feeder and it may be shown on live Blue Peter 💚

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