Make this quick and easy Toilet Paper Roll Bird Feeder with the kids! It’s an easy craft that they will enjoy making with minimal supplies and prep work. It’s fun for all ages including toddlers and preschoolers!
These fun and easy Toilet Roll Bird Feeders are the prefect spring and summer activity for little hands. They are so easy to make with minimal supplies and they only take about 15 minutes.
Half the fun is hanging them outside in your yard to see what type of birds come and enjoy them!
Plus, if you notice they are devoured by the birds quickly you can make more.
It’s also a great activity for at home or in the classroom on Earth Day. If you make them at school just put them in a plastic bag and send them home for the kids to put in their yard! Not only are you feeding the birds, but you are reusing toilet paper rolls so it’s perfect for celebrating Earth Day!
Supplies Needed to Make Toilet Paper Roll Bird Feeders
MATERIALS
- Toilet paper tube
- Peanut butter
- Wild bird seed
- Twine (optional)
TOOLS
- Plastic knife, butter knife or popsicle stick
- Scissors
- Paper Plate
Need to substitute the peanut butter? Other ideas would be sunflower butter, almond butter or soy butter.
How to Make Bird Feeders out of Toilet Paper Rolls
- Cover tube in a thin layer of peanut butter.
- Spread bird seed out on a plate or tray and roll the toilet paper tube in the seeds to coat it.
- Sprinkle more seeds onto any area that got missed, and lightly press over the whole tube to make sure everything sticks.
- Optional: thread a piece of twine through the tube and tie the ends together to create a loop for hanging.
- Hang on a tree branch with the twine loop or place tube directly around the branch.
More Spring and Summer Craft Ideas!
- Create this Toilet Paper Roll Frog Craft with minimal supplies for an easy activity for kids.
- Make a Handprint Butterfly where you child’s hand print is traced on paper and turned into a cute butterfly.
- Grab the colored paper and create a bright and cheery Rainbow Sun Craft to decorate your house with!
- If you don’t have a leftover toilet paper roll laying around, but still want to make a bird feeder, check out this DIY Bird Feeder Craft.
Have fun making your Bird Feeder and watching the birds come and eat it!
If you take a picture and share them Instagram make sure to #kidsactivityzone or tag us @kidsactivityzoneblog so we can see them!
Toilet Paper Roll Bird Feeder
Equipment
- Plastic knife or butter knife
Materials
- Toilet paper tube
- Peanut butter
- Wild bird seed
- Twine optional
Instructions
- Cover tube in a thin layer of peanut butter.
- Spread bird seed out on a plate or tray and roll the toilet paper tube in the seeds to coat it.
- Sprinkle more seeds onto any area that got missed, and lightly press over the whole tube to make sure everything sticks.
- Optional: thread a piece of twine through the tube and tie the ends together to create a loop for hanging.
- Hang on a tree branch with the twine loop or place tube directly around the branch.
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