Make A Pine Cone Bird Feeder
Hey y’all! I hope you had a great weekend! Ridley and I had so much fun on Saturday afternoon making pine cone bird feeders. I remember making these when I was in elementary school and since Thanksgiving is coming, I thought it would be fun to “give” to the birds. 🙂
This pine cone bird feeder project is ridiculously easy and frugal. I do recommend making them when the weather is cool so the peanut butter doesn’t melt once they are hung outside.
Make A Pine Cone Bird Feeder
- 2 cups Wheat chex {left over from my Chex Mix Party}
- 1 1/2 cups Creamy peanut butter
- 2 1/2 cups Bird seed {only 1.34 at Walmart!}
- 10-12 Pine cones
- Jute, Scissors
Cut 30″ lengths of jute twine and tie one on a pine cone. Repeat until all pine cones have jute tied to them. This is how you’ll hang the bird feeder.
Crush up the cereal. Ridley loved this part! 🙂
Add the bird seed and mix.
Add peanut butter and mix well. This works best by using your hands to squish everything together.
Then press, push, squish the bird seed mixture into the crevices of each pine cone. This takes a bit of time to work it all in.
I added a bow to each pine cone to make it pretty before hanging them outside.
This metal star is a 0.50 thrift store find. It was perfect for adding the bird seed/peanut butter mixture!
There you have it! Super easy and frugal Pine Cone Bird Feeders!
Have you made homemade bird feeders before?
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I would love to make birdfeeders with my grandkids but all 3 have SEVERE p-nut allergies,what else could I use instead of the p-nut butter?
You could use lard, crisco or another nut butter if those don’t bother them. 🙂 Let me know how it turns out!!! 🙂
@Myra,
I saw a recipe for making these and they used clear gelatin in cookie cutters and froze them.
Soy butter
OOOh I have pine cones. I need to go get some bird seed. What a great craft to do with my girls!
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Love it.
Simple and simple.
I think we might use suction cups to stick them to the windows to watch (and keep the squirrels away!)
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Wow…they almost look like pears! These are beautiful and this is the perfect time of year to begin thinking about feeding our bird friends. I love your photos and that orange gingham bow!!
Awesome! I have a bajillion pinecones in my yard…..the one’s that are almost as long as my forearm – seriously!! Thanks for sharing!
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That looks so great! Pine Cone Bird Feeder is a great idea.. Love to make one.. Thanks for sharing this to us..
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Hello there! I liked your tutorial and linked it to my bird feeders post today, thanks and well done!
Thanks!! We are making some of these today for Grandma’s/Aunts/Neighbors/Teacher Christmas gifts!! I like the idea of combined it all together rather than some of the other ones that just roll the pine cone in the bird seed!!
Great photos and easy to understand
As I have heard from an Audubon person, NEVER use peanut butter. It sticks in the beaks of birds and can actually kill them. Use suet instead… ask your butcher about getting suet.
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Thank you so much and God bless you and your family
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Oh, It’s an interesting idea for making a bird feeder. Thank you Myra for sharing this easy method.
But, This method perfect for colder weather.
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Such a unique way of making a bird feeder. Can’t wait to try that out for my pet birds.
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