Valentine’s Bird Feeders
CHILDREN’S CORNER
VALENTINE’S BIRD FEEDERS
These decorations can be eaten by birds and contain ingredients you may already have in store cupboards or can be easily purchased from local shops.
200g porridge oats
400ml water
120g lard, melted
1 50g of seeds – pumpkin, unsalted peanuts, sunflower seeds etc
• Mix porridge oats and water together and microwave on high for 1½ minutes
• Stir the melted lard into the mixture and add any seeds/nuts and leave to cool.
• Once cool scoop into balls – golf ball size is ideal. For Valentine’s, you could shape these into hearts either using a cutter or shaping with your hands.
• At this stage either embed a piece of string or twine to hang your hearts or using a straw, or skewer pierce a hole to thread with string later.
• Store in an airtight container until ready to use.
• When ready to use hang up high in trees, or near windows where you can watch the birds enjoy a feast!
Nicola Starke, Headteacher,
Gwenfô Church in Wales Primary School Tel:02920 593225