Crafty

I'm trying really hard to keep my kids from becoming couch potatoes this summer. So, each day I have been planning something that will at least keep them occupied until nap time. The other day we made pine cone bird feeders. We went out into the front yard and searched for our pine cones. Usually that wouldn't be too hard but our yard guy had just cleaned them all up the day before. Way to think ahead Mom. Oh well, we finally found 3 so it was fine.

Anyway, the kids loved making them, especially Bailey, she loves projects. :) Presley kept trying to eat the peanut butter which was grossing me out because it had dirt in it from the pine cone. I let them pick out where they wanted to hang them and then we sat back and waited for the birds.

We actually did get to see a few birds come and enjoy the food before the squirrels realized there was something new in the backyard. Bailey's was gone after a few hours, completely gone, pine cone and all! They were really upset at first, but I explained to them that the squirrels were hungry too. Anyway, Luke's was gone when we woke up the next day. That afternoon I heard him banging on the window. I went in there and he was yelling at a squirrel. He said "Hey! Squirrel! That's the bird's food!! Go away!!" It was hilarious. He was being so stern.

After the kids got over the fact that the squirrel was a thief, they did get some enjoyment from watching him try to get that last pine cone.