Making Homemade Bird Feeders

breakfasttelevision.ca. THAT'S THE NEWS TO SEVEN THIRTY. I'LL BE BACK WITH MORE AT EIGHT O'CLOCK. NOW TO JEREMY. >> Jeremy: ED TO IN FAMILY AND HOME NANCY SCHNEIDER JOINS US FROM THE MANITOBA ASSOCIATION OF HOME CYSTS WITH SUPER OLD-FASHIONED FUN. YOU HAVE SOME OPTIONS. LOTS OF US HAVE KIDS AND YOU WANT TO SOME DIFFERENT ACTIVITIES. >> YOU WANT TO BE CAREFUL WITH WHAT THEY USE. >> Jeremy: IT CAN BE AS SIMPLE AS GETTING THE LITTLE ONES STRINGING CHEERIOS, RAISINS. >> LEAVE IT ON A THREAD AND THEN THE BIRDS CAN USE IT FOR A NEST LATER ON. >> Jeremy: AND YOU USE THAT AS A SOWING NEEDING. >> YUP. YOU CAN HOOK A THREAD AROUND IT. >> Jeremy: NOBODY POKES ANYBODY. WHAT WE HAVE NOW IS A TWIST ON THE CLASS YOU CAN PEANUT BUTTER AND SEED. >> GET A TOILET PAPER ROLL. SOME BIRD SEEDS. USING A PLATE TO CONTAIN THE SEEDS SO YOU DON'T HAVE IT THROUGHOUT THE WHOLE HOUSE. >> Jeremy: THE THING ABOUT MAKING BIRD FEEDERS OUTSIDE, IF YOU MAKE A MESS THE BIRD WILL EAT IT. >> IT'S IMPORTANT TO KNOW IF YOU DO START THIS YOU NEED TO CONTINUE THROUGHOUT THE WINTER. THE BIRD WILL COME TO YOUR HOUSE SO YOU WANT TO FEED THEM ALL WINTER LONG. >>> DO THIS UNTIL THEY CLEAR OUT. IT'S NOT LIKE POPCORN AT THE MOVIE. >> Jeremy: A IF THEY HAVE A PEANUT ALLERGY THERE ARE OTHER OPTIONS. >> YOU COULD USE HONEY. YOU COULD USE SUET. IF YOU ARE INTERESTED THIS WORKING WITH FAT. MOST OF US DON'T TEND TO THAT HAVE AROUND THE HOUSE SO UPON HONEY OR PEANUT BETTER WORKS BEST. >> Jeremy: SOMETHING STICKY THAT THEY LIKE TO EAT. WHEN YOU ARE DONE .. >> STICKS IT ON A BRANCH. >> Jeremy: THAT IS LOVELY ISN'T IT. I DID A GOOD JOB. >> YOU DID. >> Jeremy: IT'S GREAT BECAUSE SO MANY OF US, I DON'T WANT TO SAY DREAD IT, BUT WE NEED TO GIVE THEM SOMETHING. >> THE GREAT PART IS YOU CAN WATCH AND PLAY SOME GAMES. HOW MANY BIRD DO YOU SEE IN A DAY, WHAT COLOUR? WHAT SIZE. I BROUGHT AN ASSORTMENT OF BIRD BOOKS ALL BOUGHT AT THE BOOK STORE. >> Jeremy: GREAT CHANCE TO LEARN. >> YOU CAN TAKE DIGITAL PICTURES AND FIND THEM. >> Jeremy: WE ARE TAKING A BREAK. UP NEXT THE CLASSIC MILK CARTON. >> YES. AND ONE YOU HAVE TO FREEZE OVERNIGHT SO IT'S A LITTLE LONGER PROCESS. A LITTLE MORE OF A NOW BACK OVER TO JEREMY. >> Jeremy: IN FAMILY AND HOME WE ARE TALKING WITH NANCY SNIDER WHO JOINS US FROM THE MANITOBA ASSOCIATION OF HOME ECONOMISTS. WE ARE TALKING BIRD FEEDERS. YOU CAN'T GET ANYTHING MORE SIMPLE. >> YOU CAN NOT. >> Jeremy: MY KIDS DON'T FINISH THEIR TOAST. IT'S AN OPPORTUNITY. YOU CAN USE COOKIE CUTTERS. OR IF YOU JUST HAVE LEFT OVER TOAST YOU DON'T NEED A SHAPE. PUNCH IT THROUGH. PRETTY FRESH TOAST. SOMETIMES YOU MIGHT WANT TO LET IT GET A LITTLE HARDER. >> Jeremy: MADE IT THIS MORNING. >> MADE IT THIS MORNING. YOU CAN USE A PUSH TIE THROUGH AND HANG IT ON THE TREE. I HAVE DONE A ONE HERE. OR RIBBON OR THREAD. OF COURSE THE RIBBON AND THREAD THE BIRDS CAN USE FOR NESTING. >> Jeremy: THANK YOU VERY MUCH: YOU ARE TALKING ABOUT RECYCLING AND REUSING STUFF. AND TOAST DOESN'T GO IN THE COMPOSTER SO WHY NOT LEAVE IT FOR THE BIRDS. YOU CAN EVEN DO THINGS AS SIMPLE AS -- THE ONE WE DID IN CUB SCOUTS, A MILK CARTON, PUT A ROPE THROUGH. >> TO FOR A WALK TO LOOK FOR A STICK. YOU HAVE THE MILK CARTONS. CUT IT OUT. PUSH THE STICK THROUGH SO THE BIRDS HAVE SOMEWHERE SAFE TO SIT. >> Jeremy: WE WILL DO ONE A LITTLE MORE INVOLVED. WE WILL DO A COOKIE PRESS. >> YOU USE SILICONE. IT'S EASIER TO COME OUT WHEN YOU ARE DONE. PEANUT BUTTER OR HONEY. PUT SOME PEANUT BUTTER IN. >> Jeremy: MORE? >> MORE. YOU HAVE A BIG MOLD TO FILL. THAT SHOULD BE GOOD. >> Drew: GOOD. >> JUST SOME SEED. MIX IT TOGETHER. OKAY! IT'S GOING TO BE FASTER. A LITTLE MORE SEED. >> Jeremy: WE ARE LACKING FOR A CLUMPY CONSISTENCY. >>> A RAW COOKIE DOUGH. >> Jeremy: A LITTLE MORE. >> YOU ISN'T BE SEEING PEANUT BUTTER. AS WE SAID, THIS IS NOT ONLY A GREAT WAY TO GIVE SOMETHING KIDS PRODUCTIVE TO DO BUT TO LEARN SOMETHING. KEEP YOU. ON READING. >>> EXACTLY. WE CAN DO COUNTING BIRD, CATEGORIZING. HOW MANY RED. HOW MANY BLUE. YOU CAN HAVE A CHART BY THE WINDOW. IF YOU HAVE ONE HANGING FROM INSIDE YOU CAN WATCH TO SEE WHAT BIRDS ARE COMING INTO THE YARD. >> Jeremy: AND YOU GET TO LEARN THE IMPORTANCE OF WASHING YOUR HANDS.