Every year the boys and I man=ke an effort to decorate a tree outside for wildlife. This year we are even doing it without scrambling on solstice! We set out to make bird cookies last week and dehydrated citrus for some color.
We were joined by some friends, which is always nice . Mixed up some flour, oats, bird seed and whole eggs and then cut the dough before cooking it.
And then off to the trees a couple of days later. A wonderfully sunny day.
5 comments:
A great idea, those are some lucky critters. Looks like you have some good kid energy there. It makes me happy to think of Asher in the trees.
Laura
A very special gift for the birds you have gathered all the children together to make. The children will feel the joy of helping their little friends (the birds) and the joy of making together. -heather
Oh, I love this idea. Looks like you have a perfect tree for it. We'll have to see if we can make one of ours work. This looks so fun. Just this morning Indi was talking about climbing trees with Asher. I am formulating a visit your way for this winter some time. Maybe I'll try to solidify some ideas after the holidays.
We had such a great time! And the birds are enjoying the cookies that we have hung up for them.
Thanks for sharing your tradition with us.
Thus has been a longtime dream of my own! We just moved in to a new home with a pond out back and lots of great birds all over for us to enjoy...I'd love to see them fat and fed through the winter at a tree like this one. My new baby doesn't let me put him down much to do much make-and-do these days, though, so we'll see!
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