I found heart shaped ice cube trays at Target for $1. I used them as the molds for the bird seed biscuits. You mix 3/4 cup of bird seed, 1 T flour, and 2 T of water to make a kind of paste. Be sure to grease the molds, then pack the bird seed mixture into the mold (or cookie cutters, as suggested in the magazine). Cut up drinking straws, and push a piece of the straw into each shape. If you are making small shapes, don't make the hole too close to the sides. A couple of mine fell apart because there wasn't enough support.
Place your molds on a foil lined baking sheet and bake in the oven at 170 degrees for one hour. After baking, let cool. Then remove bird seed biscuits from the molds. You can take out the straws and run a ribbon through the holes. We used red ribbon so it could easily be found after the bird seed has been eaten.
Hang your bird feeder in a well covered area where you may have seen birds! Enjoy celebrating Valentine's Day and Wild Bird Feeding month!
I love this idea....we have been housebound due to a major snow the last several days, so this is a great idea for the kids to pass some time and do something nice for our nature friends and God's creation. Thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteLove it!!! Definitely going to make these for our feathered friends. :)
ReplyDeleteI LOVE IT!!!!! I was wondering where you were going when I saw that subject line on my blog roll, friend...
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This is so cute! I love it!
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