Daily Activity for Kids – Day 36 – Build a Bird Feeder Activity
During this COVID-19 pandemic, many parents are home with their children and looking for things to do. This is a daily post to give you ideas of fun things to do. It comes from activities that we implement at our daycare centre using our Four Pillars of Learning curriculum. Since we are closed during this time, we are sharing the activity for you to implement in your own home. Enjoy!
Daily Activity for Kids – Build a Bird Feeder Activity
As Spring is upon us and the birds are chirping, now is a great time to attract birds to your garden space. Here’s an easy engineering activity to do with your kids: build a bird feeder.
Step 1: Gather the following materials: Pine cones, Peanut Butter or Shortening, String, Bird Seed.
Step 2: Tie the string on the end of the pine cone.
Step 3: Let your child spread the peanut butter or shortening on the pine cone with a popsicle stick or plastic knife. This builds fine motor skills.
Step 4: Roll the pine cone in bird seed.
Hang the pine cone bird feeder outside and enjoy the birds that visit.
This daily kids activity incorporates many learning areas based on our Four Pillars of Learning curriculum including: STEAM (engineering) and fine motor skills.