Toilet Paper Tube Craft: Bird Feeders!

Toilet Paper Tube Bird Feeders 2

You can make a toilet paper roll bird feeder in just a few minutes. And this is a simple bird feeder kid’s craft too. Just set them up with the supplies and let them have fun!  I made these just now while tending to some stir frying onions and a few other pots! We’ll be putting these out for the birds this afternoon before Shabbat, as we have the custom of feeding the birds on this Shabbat, Shabbat Shira. (If you want to know why, so do look it up, I’m a bit pressed for time at the moment, as this project was well, quite last minute!)

You’ll Need:

  • toilet paper tubes
  • double stick tape or glue
  • colorful paper, or crepe or tissue paper
  • some string for hanging
  • peanut butter
  • birdseed

How To:
Decorate bottom rim of tube first. I used double stick tape to attach the crepe paper since there’s no mess and no drying time. Punch holes in top and insert string. Use a knife to smear peanut butter around the middle of the tube, and then sprinkle bird seed over the tube, with a plate underneath to catch the excess. Hang and hopefully feed some birds! Note: l really don’t know what type of birds can eat from a hanging feeder with no perch, so if you’re uncertain, hang these near branches where larger birds can sit and eat!

 

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13 responses to “Toilet Paper Tube Craft: Bird Feeders!”

  1. Sara Rivka Avatar

    Thanks Sheva! I posted this one a bit late for most of the Israeli readers to make it before Shabbos, but was hoping to catch the American crowd, and hey I caught one!
    Hope all goes well and that youre staying warm and healthy!

  2. Camille Avatar

    I love the craft! My kids would love trying something like this.

  3. Mark the birdhouse builder Avatar

    That’s very inventive. I thought my bagel bird feeder was cool. Thanks for sharing!

  4. mary castillo Avatar
    mary castillo

    esta padrísimo, lo voy hacer… gracias por compartir, saluditos

  5. Panya Avatar

    This is a really great idea! Wooden skewers, perhaps reinforced with tape, would work perfectly as perches!

  6. Sara Rivka Avatar

    Thanks so much, great idea! I think If you poke the skewer through to the other side it will be stable enough though one could add some tape on the inside.

  7. Craftylocks Avatar

    Oh wow – recycled materials AND feed the wild life AND pretty too – fabulous:-)

  8. Melissa @ the chocolate muffin tree Avatar

    Very unique—-I love tube ideas! I just posted one on my blog and my daughter and I are working on another activity with tubes! Yay for Tubes and recycled Art!

  9. Sara Rivka Avatar

    Thanks Melissa, would love to see you on Craft Schooling Sunday!

  10. christy r. Avatar
    christy r.

    Please do not use peanut butter when making bird feeders. The peanut butter sticks in the birds’ mouths and throats and they can not drink water. Then they die of dehydration. Use Suet as the sticking agent.

  11. Kelly Avatar
    Kelly

    Love this idea! Thank you!

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