How to Make a Cookie Cutter Bird Feeder

We are taking the Valentine’s Day love outdoors today. I’ve had a bag of birdseed sitting on the kitchen counter for a few weeks now. We had fun making and filling our little pumpkin bird feeders, but I have been wanting to make a cookie cutter bird feeder for a while now. With Valentine’s Day right around the corner I thought what better time to share some love with our over-wintering birds. This recipe is super simple to make and the kids were amazed when it all came together…they had their doubts.

Cookie Cutter Bird Feeder

2 envelopes of gelatine
2 cups water
3 cups birdseed
heart shaped cookie cutters
string
parchment paper lined baking sheet
toothpicks

Place heart shaped cookie cutters onto a parchment paper lined baking sheet – set aside.

Dissolve gelatine in a pot of simmering water. Stir until completely dissolved.

Pour gelatine water into a large bowl with the birdseed. Stir until the birdseed is completely coated and wet. You may need to add a little more birdseed, depending on how absorbent your birdseed blend is. * Make sure you use birdseed that is appropriate for outdoor birds that live in your area*

Use a small spoon to scoop the birdseed into the cookie cutters. Be sure to press the birdseed firmly into the cookie cutter, so there won’t be any air spaces.

Poke a hole in the birdseed cookie with the toothpick – this hole is where the string will go.

Leave the birdseed cookies to dry for a few hours, then turn them over and let them dry for a few more hours. Preferably overnight.

Once dried, gently slide the birdseed cookie out of the cookie cutter and feed the string through the hole. I used a large cross stitch needle to feed the string through…feel free to simply poke the string through.

Hang the birdseed cookie outside in a tree or bush in your yard. Alternately, take the birdseed cookies to your local park or school yard and hang them for other birds to enjoy.