JaeByrd’s Nest

With Fall here and Winter around the corner we got to thinking about our little friends. We like to watch the birds interact with each other while eating.  

Our favorite and super easy bird feeder is to take Pine Cones, coat them with Peanut Butter, roll them in Bird Seed, and hang them up with String. We did several of these last winter and they were quite the hit with our little feathered friends. 

Milk Jug Bird Feeder:
http://www.rosebudm.com/bluebird/mjug.htm
This is a fun, quick, inexpensive, and easy project that will invite lots of birds to your yard.

Here are some more bird feeder plans:
http://www.freeww.com/birdfeeders.html

And of course you can always buy any number of bird feeder kits that can be found in various stores. Here is one particular site I found with some and easy nice kits:
 http://www.birds-n-garden.com/gifts_for_children_kits.html

Keep an eye out at Lowes and Home Depot they usually offer FREE Kids Workshops on the weekends. I’ve seen a bird feeder listed as one of the items they make.

Happy Bird watching!

The Fraser Institute: Home schooling improves academic performance and reduces impact of socio-economic factors

http://www.fraserinstitute.org/commerce.web/newsrelease.aspx?nID=4933

You don’t have to be a teacher to teach your children BETTER than what they are getting in school. Homeschooling works. Homeschoolers are socialized just fine. And all that for less than half of what the public schools pay per child.