Thursday, April 26, 2012

Our Bird Nest Creation

We made a bird nest.  I have no idea where this came from....but it seemed like a good one.  Even the neighborhood kids wanted to make one too. Really.



To create our bird nest we gathered:

dirt
pine needles
leaves
grass 
flower petals
sticks



We also added:
yarn
poly fill stuffing
water



Then I thought we better add some plastic wrap (or use a bag) underneath everything so we could get the nest out when it dries.



We mixed up all the things and tried to mold them together a bit (truly experimental). Adding more water or dirt as needed.



Fortunately, we had some fairly warm days so we left the nest to dry and harden for a few days and this is our finished nest. What do you think?


What have you and your children made with natural materials?

9 comments:

  1. I think that is sensational. I would love to try it with my kids. We tried to make bird nests out of pine needles and leaves and glue..... why didn't I think of mud!!

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  2. I absolutely love this! We love nature, and making things from natural materials. Thanks so much for the inspiration x

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    1. Thank you and your welcome. You are inspiring many many others too. Your kids are so fortunate to have you.

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  3. Totally love this! Creating something from natural material is so much fun. All the more when it also includes dirt - or soil - as we call here in India - as per British English :-)

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  4. This is so cool. I think we will try it once our weather warms up again. It would have been even more amazing if the birds actually liked the nest :)

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    1. Thanks. That would be crazy if a bird would actually like the nest, but they have their own ways of making nests and they use much less dirt than we did!

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