Happy Holidays

We want to wish all our friends near and far a Happy Holiday Season!  And we have a request for all our little friends - don't forget to throw a little birdseed outside this Holiday Season, because whether you celebrate Hanukkah, Christmas, Kwanzaa or nothing at all, it never hurts to be kind to your feathered friends.  We know that not all little birds are taken care of as well as us.  Miss Renee says that no matter who you are or what you celebrate, this is the season to be kind to others, so we want to be kind to our feathered friends.  If you need some help we've created a birdy recipe sure to delight.


You can put this out in a dish, or smear onto a piece of bread or a pine cone - it doesn't matter. Though if you are using a dish you can skip the peanut butter part.

Materials:
peanut butter/vegetable shortening
bird seed
sunflower seeds
dried cranberries or raisins
oatmeal
pinecone, bread, or bagel
spoon

1.  Mix together the bird seed, sunflower seeds, and oatmeal together
2.  Spread peanut butter (or if you are allergic to nuts - vegetable shortening) onto your base (bread, pinecone, etc) with the spoon (or a knife if you're old enough)
3.  Roll or sprinkle the seed mixture onto the base
4.  Dip the dried cranberries or raisins into the peanut butter/shortening and push onto seed covered base.
5.  Place outside somewhere you can see

Now you can add a string to this creation and hang from a branch - but remember not all birds can eat that way.  Some birds are ground feeders so feel free to just place it out on the ground somewhere.

Now you may feed more than birds.  We had some friends a few years ago, who made a bird feeder this was with Miss Renee and when they hung it outside a squirrel stole the whole thing.  This is okay - if it happens make another one and place it somewhere higher.  But, honestly, we don't mind sharing with the squirrels.

Hope you have some fun with this.