Learn how to make a Gelatin Bird Feeder for your backyard birds this winter and spring season!
Bird watching is a fun family activity to enjoy together! In fact, just this spring, my family moved back to the South and we discovered a variety of backyard birds coming around when we set out a bird feeder for them!
Making homemade bird feeders for your backyard birds can be super fun and simple for the whole family to get involved with. Kids will love helping you make a variety of different bird feeders to experiment with!
Today, I’m sharing a recipe for making a gelatin bird feeder for your backyard birds. Gelatin bird feeders work best during the cold/cooler months. If you set a gelatin feeder out in the hot summer months, the gelatin may melt!
While you are here, I hope you enjoy these other homemade bird feeders to make, too!
- Pine Cone Bird Feeder
- Orange Bird Feeder
- Sugar Cone Bird Feeder
- Egg Carton Bird Feeder
- Toilet Paper Roll Bird Feeder
Gelatin Bird Feeder
Supplies:
- birdseed
- 1 envelope of unflavored gelatin
- 1 straw
- jute cord or colored ribbon
- muffin tin
- vegetable oil
- scissors
- scotch tape
Directions:
Using the scissors, cut the straw into 6 equal pieces.
Very lightly coat the muffin tin with vegetable oil.
Mix ½ cup of boiling hot water with 1 envelope of unflavored gelatin and stir until fully dissolved.
Add 1 cup of birdseed to the gelatin mixture and stir well.
Fill each muffin tin section, at equal levels, with the gelatin and birdseed mixture and place in the refrigerator until firmly set – about an hour.
After the mixture has been chilling for about 10/15 minutes, place a piece of cut straw in the center of each section, touching the bottom of the tin.
Once set, carefully remove each round from the muffin tin mold.
Push the straw through the round to form a hole for the ribbon/cord.
Cut the jute cord or ribbon to the desired hanging length, wrap one end tightly with scotch tape, and push through the hole in the round, tying the ends together with a knot.
Hang outside and watch the birds enjoy!
Gelatin Bird Feeder
Materials
- Birdseed
- 1 envelope of unflavored gelatin
- 1 straw
- Jute Cord or
- Colored Ribbon
- Muffin Tin
- Vegetable Oil
- Scissors
- Scotch Tape
Instructions
Using the scissors, cut the straw into 6 equal pieces.
Very lightly coat the muffin tin with vegetable oil.
Mix ½ cup of boiling hot water with 1 envelope of unflavored gelatin and stir until fully dissolved.
Add 1 cup of birdseed to the gelatin mixture and stir well.
Fill each muffin tin section, at equal levels, with the gelatin and birdseed mixture and place in the refrigerator until firmly set - about an hour.
After the mixture has been chilling for about 10/15 minutes, place a piece of cut straw in the center of each section, touching the bottom of the tin.
Once set, carefully remove each round from the muffin tin mold.
Push the straw through the round to form a hole for the ribbon/cord.
Cut the jute cord or ribbon to the desired hanging length, wrap one end tightly with scotch tape, and push through the hole in the round, tying the ends together with a knot.
Hang outside and watch the birds enjoy!