Step-by-step tutorial
Step 1
When we have done this in the past I made the mistake of giving the kids the entire jar of sun butter. (What I got back was a jar of sun butter mixed with bird seed.) This time I gave them a scoop in a small bowl to use.
Step 2
They started out by spreading the butter all over the pine cone and into the crevices.
Step 3
Next each child added a little bit of bird seed to their paper bag. I advise a bag per child because this is usually the highlight of the project to most kids!
Step 4
The pine cones covered in sun butter went right into the bag.
Step 5
Shake, shake, shake!! You can see why it is a favorite step for my kids.
Final result!
When we opened the bags we pulled out our beautiful bird feeder. I tied some strong yarn around the top and hung it from a tree in the yard. We watched as many little birds visited our bird feeders. It was fun to see them balance on the moving pine cones.
