Upcy: DIY Bird Seed Ornaments

These DIY Bird Feed Ornaments have been on my Want To Make list for a while now, they make a cute little handmade Gift for the Bird Lover in your life & The project is also Kid Friendly ~ Which is great because as your little ones approach Christmas I am sure this will help to keep their little hands busy!

Supplies Needed:

~ packets Flavorless Gelatin

~ 1 1/2 cups Water

~ 2 cups Small Bird Seed

~ Jute Twine / Ribbon

How To:

Step 1. Start by boiling 1 1/2 cups of water on the stove
Step 2. Slowly & one at a time, mix in 2 packets of Flavorless gelatin
Step 3. Remove from heat and let sit for 3 min
Step 4. Mix in 2 cups of Bird Seed
Step 5. Let sit again for a few moments while you prepare your cookie cutters or molds.
Cody made mine super easy to do by carefully covering each cookie cutter in tin foil to create little molds. If you're lazier than he is ~~most of us are, don't feel bad~~, you can set them onto a sheet of parchment - but be super careful not to move or lift them once you begin
Step 6. Carefully spoon mix into cookie cutter molds.
Step 7. insert a length of straw {will form the hole to later hang them}.
Step 8. firmly press them down with a iece of parchment
Step 9. Put in the freezer for 20 min OR outside (fellow Canadians) for 10-30 min depending on the temperature.
Step 10. once hardened remove straw and string onto a 6 inch piece of Jute Twine

Wrap & Gift to your favourite bird lover

Hang them on an outdoor tree; not only do they look super pretty but they will serve to feed the hungry birdies this winter as most of their food sources are covered in snow and ice!