Make a fruity bird feeder

Make this juicy bird feeder using an orange and attract birds from near and far to your back yard or garden.

step by step guides for making bird feeders out of an orange and an empty drinks carton

You will need

1 orange (you can eat the other half)
1 cup bird seed (or a mix of sunflowers seeds, peanuts and dried fruit)
100g lard or vegetable fat
String
Scissors
Bamboo skewers, twigs or sticks
Tablespoon

Step One

Cut an orange in half and use your tablespoon to scoop out the centre. You can save that juicy goodness to eat later – yum!

Step Two

Get ready for the fun bit… this can get quite messy, so wear a pair of gloves if you have them and make sure you wash your hands properly afterwards.

Grab your fat or lard and roll it into a ball between your hands, this ball will go back inside the orange skin. Roll your ball in a bowl of bird seed and make sure to cover the whole thing.

Step Three

Push your fat ball into the orange. The skin creates a bowl shape that your fat ball will fit into. You can add more bird seed here.

Step Four

To create a ledge for the birds to sit on, carefully push two bamboo skewers into the orange to create a cross shape - Make sure you have an adult to help you with this bit!

TOP TIP If you don’t have any bamboo skewers, make a hole using a pen and poke a stick through instead. You could collect some twigs on a walk 💚