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Bright Bird Feeder

Gather

empty cardboard milk carton (quart or half-gallon)
tape
dowel rod
paint (non-toxic)
glue (non-toxic)
Popsicle sticks or twigs and moss
string
birdseed

Bright Bird Feeder

Go

1. Wash and dry the empty milk carton.
2. Tape the top shut.
3. Ask Mom or Dad to cut two big holes on opposite sides of the carton near the middle. These will be the doors.
4. Poke a small round hole under each door. Push the dowel rod through one hole and out the other side. Leave at least three inches hanging out on each side for a perch.
5. Decorate the outside of the carton with non-toxic paint.
6. Glue Popsicle sticks or twigs and moss to the top of the carton for a roof.
7. Poke a hole through the top of the carton and pull a length of string through the hole. Tie the string in a loop to make a hanger.
8. Fill your new bird feeder with birdseed up to the bottom of the doors.
9. Hang the feeder in a high place outside. Your neighborhood birds will be very thankful for your hard work!

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