Make these heart-shaped birdseed ornaments for Christmas, Valentine's Day, or any day throughout the year. A fun craft for kids of all ages.
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Birdseed ornaments are a fabulous kids' craft throughout the year.
Get ready for a feathered fiesta with our birdseed ornament recipe! Creating simple birdseed ornaments, also known as cookie cutter bird seed ornaments, is one of the easiest and most delightful projects you can try.
Dive into the fun of making your own birdseed ornaments, shaping them into adorable heart designs that not only make your backyard birds happy but also add a touch of creativity to your day. So, grab your ingredients, and let's embark on this easy and charming DIY adventure!
Birdseed feeders are some of our favorite crafts. If you love this birdseed ornament, make sure you also check out our Orange Slices Bird Feeder, Popsicle Stick Bird Feeder, Milk Carton Bird Feeder, Paper Plate Bird Feeder Craft, and our DIY Birdhouse Christmas Village.
Birdseed Feeders
We are always looking for fun ways to feed wild birds. There is something about having our feathered friends around that makes for a peacefulness around our front and back yards.
What I love about DIY birdseed ornaments is that making the feeders, it opens up learning more about birds. Learning more about the life cycle of birds and talking about birds' nests and more.
They are truly a fun craft all year long. They are great to make throughout Winter and as a winter craft, but we love giving them away as gifts during the holidays to hang on the Christmas tree. Added a bonus, it helps the birds during the winter months as it can be harder for birds to find food during the winter months.
They attract a wide variety of birds and are a great project for those looking to learn more about all kinds of birds.
We took it a step further and thought it would be a fun non-candy Valentine's Day option. So we created a fun "You are Tweet" printable to go along with showing you how to make these heart-shaped birdseed favors.
Looking for some Valentine's Day craft project ideas for kids? Check out our 21 Easy Paper Crafts for Kids for Valentine's Day, 15+ Free Valentine's Day Printables for Kids, and 21 Heart Crafts Projects For Kids.
Homemade Bird Seed Ornaments
Crafting these delightful bird cookies is an easy project that brings joy to both you and our feathered friends. It's a fun project where you get to create natural products that birds absolutely love.
Making these tasty treats is not only a creative endeavor but also a heartwarming way to connect with nature. So, let's dive into the joy of crafting and whip up some delicious homemade bird seed ornaments - a treat that will have the birds singing praises!
They are one of the most easy projects to make and the kids have a great time mixing them together! Plus everyone will love watching them hang on tree branches and attract local birds.
Don't miss our other Valentine's Cards For Kids that we know you'll love.
Supplies For Bird Seed Ornament
Here is all you need for this bird seed ornament recipes.
- 4 cups of birdseed
- ¾ cups flour
- ½ cups water
- 3 tablespoons light corn syrup
- 1 packet of unflavored gelatine
- string or twine
- large bowl
- wax paper or parchment paper
- heart-shaped cookie cutter
- baking sheet
- paper straws
How To Make Birdseed Ornaments
Start with your birdseed in a large mixing bowl. I got our bag at our local bulk store.
Combine all ingredients in a bowl and mix till fully combined to create a gelatin mixture. It does not matter if it is cold water or boiling water as the gelatin will set with either.
Using a spoon or your hands, gently push the birdseed mixture into the cookie cutter shape. Fill the cookie cutter to the top.
Quick Tip:
If you have metal cookie cutters, feel free to spray the inside using cooking spray or any nonstick spray, so the bird seed mixture does not stick to it. As a matter of fact, you may want to spray cookie cutters regardless of what your favorite cookie cutters are made of.
Lay onto a piece of wax paper or small piece of parchment paper on a cookie sheet.
Insert a straw to poke a hole towards the top. Let harden at room temperature for 2 hours or more. We like to let them harden overnight!
Hang with a piece of twine.
Repeat till you've made enough for your class or the birdseed is used up. Let dry overnight.
Cut your thread approximately 1 foot. Then thread through the hole, and tie the ends together in a knot.
If you are going to make these into a Valentine, then add your printable note before tying the knot.
Once it's dried, viola you have yourself the cutest little non-candy valentines.
Additional Questions
Here are some additional questions that you may have now that you have started this project.
You can certainly make these birdseed ornaments without gelatin. In that case, combine all the above ingredients excluding the gelatin. Rather than drying them overnight, bake the ornaments in the oven at 170 degrees or the lowest temperature in your oven for an hour and a half. Let them cool, then they are ready to hang.
I would look for the most general bird seed from the store. It is my understanding that sunflower seeds and safflower generally attract the most birds. Try and look to make sure they are included in your seed.
Unflavored gelatin is ok for birds to eat. Because it melts in the heat, it can get messy if it's hung in the sun and melts.
You can if you add ½ cup of peanut butter along with 3 tablespoons of melted coconut oil. As long as you refrigerate them, they should stick together.
Valentine Ornaments
We love the idea of handing these birdseed ornaments as Valentine's ornaments. They make the perfect Valentine's Day gift as they are not candy. Plus, who doesn't love homemade birdseed ornaments to hang on a tree in their own backyard? Backyard birds are my favorite to watch.
It's also a great way to encourage bird watching during that time of year when you are spending more time indoors anyway.
They make great gifts no matter what time of year it is. Holiday season or Valentine's Season. Heck, make them all winter long!
We highlighted this Bird Feeder Craft along with some other fun kid's crafts in our February Crafts for Kids along with our 101+ Easy Craft Ideas for kids.
You also do not want to miss our 101+ Printable Coloring Pages For Kids and 101+ Printables For Kids full of Crafts and Coloring Pages.
Other Valentine's Day Printables You Might Enjoy
- Our Free Dragonfly Preschool Valentine Printables are great for those who are looking for easy, fun, and budget-friendly.
- The kids will have all kinds of games and coloring fun with these Happy Valentine's Day Coloring Sheets
- Valentine's Day Food Pun Bookmarks
- Your Friendship Blows Me Away - Bubble Valentines
- Valentines Cards with Pencils
- Roll up your Yo-Yo Valentine
- This is a fun craft with a few small supplies to make a Gumball Valentine
- Turn that Play-Doh Valentine into a fun gift.
- Fun Disney Tsum Tsum Printable Valentines
- Homemade Marshmallow "You Melt My Heart" Printable
- Make your own Twig Pencil Valentines
- Turn a Hot Chocolate on a Stick Valentines into a Valentines
- Rainbow Felt Fortune Cookies with Printable Fortune
- Sweetheart Flower DIY + Printable Tag
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Heart Shaped Bird Seed Ornaments
Make these heart shaped bird seed ornaments for Christmas, Valentines Day, or any day throughout the year. Fun craft for kids of all ages.
Equipment
- heart shaped cookie cutter
- straw
Ingredients
- 4 cups bird seed
- ¾ cups flour
- ½ cups water
- 3 tablespoons corn syrup
- 1 packet of unflavored gelatine
- string or twine
- bowl
- wax paper
Instructions
- Start with your birdseed into a big bowl.
- Combine all ingredients into a bowl and mix till fully combined.
- Using a spoon or your hands, gently push the birdseed mixture into the cookie cutter. Fill the cookie cutter to the top. If you have metal cookie cutter, feel free to spray the inside using cooking spray, so they do not stick to the cookie cutter.
- Lay onto a piece of wax paper or piece of parchment.
- Insert a straw to poke a hole towards the top so that once it hardens you can hang it. Repeat till you've made enough for your class or the birdseed is used up. Let dry overnight.
- Cut your thread approximately 1 foot. Then thread through the hole, and tie the ends together in a knot.
- If you are going to make these into a Valentine, then add your printable note before tying the knot.
- Once its dried, viola you have yourself the cutest little non-candy valentines.
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