This project is quick, easy and environmentally groovy… It’s also pretty inexpensive, which is always a plus! It is a heart shaped bird feeder! The boys had a lot of fun making these and they took us a total of 20 minutes to toss together… and they are PEANUT FREE!
Here’s the scoop:
- 3/4 cup flour
- 1/2 cup water
- 1 envelope unflavored gelatin (2.5 teaspoons)
- 3 tbsp corn syrup
- 4 cups birdseed
You will also need:
- large mixing bowl
- heart shaped cookie cutter
- nonstick spray
- straw for making a hole in the ornament
- parchment or wax paper or tin foil
- cookie sheet
- ribbon
Mix flour, water, gelatin and corn syrup. Add birdseed and stir until combine!
Spray the inside of a heart cookie cutter with cooking spray. You could use any shape you want really, but for Valentine’s Day a heart is perfect!
Place cookie cutter on a parchment lined cookie sheet. Spoon mixture inside of cookie cutter, pressing mixture firmly. The birdseed stuck to my fingers a bit, but if you grease them that wouldn’t happen. The more you press it down, the less shedding of seeds you will have. We filled our cookie cutters to the brim! Once they are full, take your straw and poke a hole in the top for the ribbon. Make sure the straw goes all the way through to the pan. Carefully lift the cookie cutter up. It slides right off… Place it next to your heart and make another one!
This recipe made 13 hearts for us, perfect for gifts! You will want to let them dry 6-8 hours. We made ours in the afternoon and before bed I flipped them on their side to make sure the back side dried, as well. We then just let them sit until the morning. They were very solid by that time and it was simple to thread the ribbon through them at that time.
I think these would be adorable with little “Happy Valentine’s Day” tags… Maybe something like “glad you’re my love bird” or something cheesy like that :). Have fun with it! We are planning to pass them out to our neighbors too, you can make tons in a short period of time, so spread the LOVE!
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I dont have any corn syrup.. Do you think honey would work?
Hmm if it doesn’t harden that wouldn’t be good.. I want to make these today with my kids and daycare kids for mothers day gifts.. I hope they turn out:) Thanks for the quick response..