Chaos writes:
The one thing I really struggle to put into the recycling bin, is the toilet roll tubes, I can always think there is SOMETHING we can make with them, whether it’s planting seedlings in them, or making these lovely bird seed feeders. They are so easy to make, and the kids are tickled to be using peanut butter, to spread onto the loo roll tubes, cra-azy eh?!
So simple to do… basically, spread the peanut butter on the toilet roll tube, and sprinkle the bird seeds over the tube, pushing the seeds onto the peanut butter ‘glue’.
We do find some peanut butter a little dry, so – do as you do with toast! – paste a little layer of butter on to the tube before you spread the peanut butter onto the tube.
Then, slip the tube onto a thin branch, preferably in view of the window. We love eating our breakfast and watching the birds eat theirs – we have a favourite chubby blackbird in the garden, will try to get a photo of the bird seed feeder in action!
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To see me demonstrating the making of said bird seed feeder, click the youtube link, watch the video (also embedded below) and be inspired. – I joined the regular Google+ hangouts hosted by Maggy at Red Ted Art with some other fabulous creatives – Chris at Thinly Spread, Liz at Me and My Shadow Owls, Anthea’s Torus at ZingZing Tree, and Rebecca from herecomethegirlsblog. Cat in the Hat craft.
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Brilliant idea – I’m going to do this with the very next loo roll we get through. My daughter was only saying this morning she wants to make a bird feeder
Ah thanks Knitty Mummy, it’s so easy to do, and the boys love watching the birds from the window, we have three of these bird seed feeders on the little olive tree outside our kitchen window 🙂
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What a fab idea – I’ve never seen this before.
thanks Alison, super easy, very satisfying. 🙂
They look so great! We did this with pine cones but I love the way they sit over the branch. Very clever. x
Thanks Liz, oh, I’d love to see your pine cones? Yep, they are all dotted around our little olive tree branches! x
What a wonderful idea!
thank you! 🙂
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Excellent idea – so creative! What a great use for used toilet rolls. I think I’m going to have to start doing this also 🙂
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Our school doesn’t allow peanut butter, due to a high incidence of students with moderate to severe nut allergies. Is there an alternative spread that does not contain nuts?
I was thinking the same thing. I’m going to try lard.
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That’s a great idea and a very good use for the rolls, that just get left on the bathroom floor, for the cleaning fairy to move!!
heehe I love that comment Hellie’s Corner x
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Lovely idea ta!
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