Materials
Birdseed
Small clay pot and clay saucer (birdbath)
Small decorative birds
Large decorative birds
Wooden robin eggs (you can paint them various colors – purple, green, blue, white with specks)
Small bird eggs
Small bird nest
Bird and birdhouse buttons
Berries (cut off floral stems)
Small piece of blue felt
Branch from the yard (stick it in some play-doh to help it stand it up)
Directions
Remove the wires from all of the small birds. Larger birds can hang on the tree branch. Hot glue the bottom of the saucer to the bottom of the pot. The pot is the base for the bird bath. Glue blue felt inside the saucer for water. Pour birdseed into a large plastic container. Add all the materials. Encourage your child to:
- Dig for berries and feed the birds
- Hide eggs and search for them
- Match the birds and eggs by color
- Count the birds
- Count the eggs
- Make up fun stories about birds.
Encourage your child to use her imagination!