We created a bird nest last week with mud, sticks, flower petals, pine needles, grass, leaves, and water.
Our bird nest creation was a real hit so we decided to create a nest in a different way. This time we made a more colorful artsy bird nest as pictured below.
I made up a mixture of 2 parts white glue and 1 part water and put all the materials above into it. The materials should be covered.
Then I covered the bottom of a plastic bowl with plastic wrap and set it on a plate so any glue dripping would land there.
Then we just started spreading the mixture over the plastic wrap covered bowl. Cover the bowl the best you can and press down and shape the materials around the bowl.
Once covered we let it all dry out in the sun or somewhere warm (like near a heater). It took a couple days to dry. You may want to put plastic wrap over the plate so that the nest won't stick to the paper plate!
I think it turned out fantastic. We are very happy with our Artsy Colorful Bird Nest!
Our bird nest creation was a real hit so we decided to create a nest in a different way. This time we made a more colorful artsy bird nest as pictured below.
To create our colorful artsy bird nest we gathered:
shredded colorful paper
feathers
yarn
tissue paper
glitter
poly-fil stuffing
white glue
I made up a mixture of 2 parts white glue and 1 part water and put all the materials above into it. The materials should be covered.
Then I covered the bottom of a plastic bowl with plastic wrap and set it on a plate so any glue dripping would land there.
Then we just started spreading the mixture over the plastic wrap covered bowl. Cover the bowl the best you can and press down and shape the materials around the bowl.
Once covered we let it all dry out in the sun or somewhere warm (like near a heater). It took a couple days to dry. You may want to put plastic wrap over the plate so that the nest won't stick to the paper plate!
Finished empty nest. I love the glitter added in for a sparkly touch!
Nest from the bottom.
I think it turned out fantastic. We are very happy with our Artsy Colorful Bird Nest!
What would you put in our Bird Nest?
Other bird nest posts that we have done:
Lots of Birds in a Nest collage and painting
