How to Make Apple Birdseed Homemade Bird Feeders Everyone Loves
We love feeding our feathered friends, and we think it is important to do it every season. Plus, birds are fun to learn about and watch. These homemade bird feeders make a great fall craft project for kids and adults. They are easy to make, and the birds go crazy over them! I think everyone loves working, cooking, and eating apples in autumn. I hope you get the chance to make these apple birdย feeders too.
It’s so much fun to watch all the different birds come and eat!
Apple Birdseed Homemade Bird Feeders
How to Make Apple Birdseed Homemade Bird Feeders
Bird feeding and making homemade wild bird feeders are wonderful ways to feed backyard birds. It’s also great if you love bird watching and are looking for a fun way for you and your kids to get to know which birds are native to your area.
Learning about birds can be easier if you have an area or bird feeding station they love visiting. You can click here to see a variety of birdseed ornaments and DIY Bird Feeders we have shared.
Homemade Bird Feeders
Fall Birdseed Helps Birds and People
Besides being a fun and adorable activity to make with your kids this Fall, these homemade apple birdfeeders have many benefits.
Here are 5 reasons you should add this simple craft to your Fall lesson plans and activities to do with kids:
- Having a birdfeeder in the yard creates a unique opportunity for your family, adults included, to observe birds up close this year. My kids love to check the birdfeeders throughout the day from the sunroom windows. They can spy on nature up close this way, but they also get the chance to identify a variety of birds as they come to the feeder. Plus, itโs a great way to increase the number of birds that would normally come to your yard anyway. If thereโs food, more birds will come for you to enjoy.
- These easy to make birdfeeders can help mama birds feed their babies this Winter. The more food you make available for these mama birds, the less time they need to leave the nest searching for reliable food sources. These little apple birdfeeders can keep the birds in your yard well fed this Fall and Winter.
- Increasing the number of birds in your yard with these birdfeeders means you get to enjoy their music much more often. Your kids will love listening to the different bird songs in the yard! They can even draw and color the birds they see coming to their little apple feeders this Fall. Who knows, they may even learn a few bird calls.ย
- Feeding the birds helps to give them the energy they need for migration. Birds will migrate whether you feed them, but having birdfeeders out helps the stragglers get energy for the long journey ahead. Watching the birds come and go is a great time to teach kids about migration in a way theyโll remember.
- For the birds who donโt migrate, these apple birdseed feeders will provide a much-needed food source in the cooler months when food becomes more scarce.ย
It might be hard to believe that your little apple feeders can make a big difference, but itโs true. This Fall is the perfect time to introduce your kids to the idea that in nature, everything is connected. We all rely on one another to keep the balance, and everything matters. By feeding the birds, we can help maintain the balance and protect nature this Fall.
You can learn more about birds with your kids this Fall with this bird themed unit study perfect for preschool and kindergarten learners. Itโs filled with lots of fun learning printables and activities in the Charlotte Mason and Montessori style for your kids to explore and learn.
Want to create even more birdfeeders? Check out this list of more than 50 different DIY birdfeeders you can create with your kids to keep the birds well fed this year.
What kinds of birds have you seen in your backyard? Can you identify them? Share your backyard bird stories in the comments, so we can all learn more about these beautiful creatures together.
Bird Feeders DIY
Invite the birds to your yard with one of these Easy bird feeders. DIY bird feeders are a great family craft and a fun way to learn about nature. Adding in apples for fall is an extra bonus.
Bird Seed Ornaments
What you will need to make your Apple Homemade Bird Feeders is in the picture below. However, I have it displayed in a list formย to print out towards the bottom of the page.ย Enjoy!
Bird Seed Bird Feeders
First, Bring Water to a boil, add gelatin, and stir until completely dissolved. Next, Mix the birdseed into this mixture.
Cut the apples half lengthwise and hollow out the insides with a spoon or knife. After the center is hollowed out, fill each apple with birdseed mixture, set your apple bird treats on a sheet pan, and put them in the fridge for 1-2 hours or until firm.
Poke a screw into the top of each apple and tie a piece of twine to it.
Hang your apple bird feeders outside on a tree or fence for all the birds to enjoy!
Homemade Bird Treats
This is a great gift for your feather friends. These will attract all of your backyard birds. Bluejays, chickadees, titmouse, cardinals, nuthatches, mockingbirds, etc. Get the kids involved in making these; they can make them for grandparents, teacher gifts, nature schooling, girl or boy scout projects or just because they love birds,
Add this to your Kindergarten and Preschool Apple Activities or Apple Theme for a fantastic learning experience.
Homemade Bird Feeders
Birdseed Ornaments Recipe
Apple Bird Feeders
Ingredients
- 2 cups Birdseed
- 2/3 cup Water
- 2 Packets Unflavored Gelatin
- 4 Apples
- 8 small screws
- Twine
Directions
1. Bring Water to a boil, add gelatin, and stir until completely dissolved.
2. Mix the birdseed into this mixture.
3. Cut the apples in half lengthwise and hollow out the insides with a spoon or knife.
4. Fill each apple with birdseed mixture, set on a sheet pan, and put in the fridge for 1-2 hours or until firm.
5. Poke a screw into the top of each apple and tie a piece of twine to it.
6. Hang outside for all the birds to enjoy!
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What do you think? Are you ready to add homemade apple bird feeders to your fall activity list?
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Bird Seed Ornaments with Apples
- 2 cups Birdseed
- 2/3 cup Water
- 2 Packets Unflavored Gelatin
- 4 Apples
- 8 small screws
- Twine
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Bring Water to a boil, add gelatin, and stir until completely dissolved.
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Mix the birdseed into this mixture.
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Cut the apples in half lengthwise and hollow out the insides with a spoon or knife.
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Fill each apple with bird seed mixture, set on a sheet pan, and put in the fridge for 1-2 hours or until firm.
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Poke a screw into the top of each apple and tie a piece of twine to it.
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Hang outside for all the birds to enjoy!