I created this little (super easy) bird house to go along with our origami love birds (see prior post). It took me less than 30 minutes to make!
What you need:
8 popsicle or crafting sticks
2 wooden coffee stirrers
Wood glue (I used TiteBond)
Glue stick
Scissors
Kite paper (I used white, brown, dark brown, light orange, and red)
A piece of string or yarn
Directions:
Using wood glue, combine 4 popsicle sticks to create a square.
Add two more popsicle sticks to create a roof.
Let dry for a minimum of 15 minutes.
Then, using scissors, cut out pieces of white kite paper to cover both shapes in white.
Cut out a ring that fits within the triangle forming the roof. You can use a compass to do this or cut it out by hand (I cut mine out by hand).
Using light brown and dark brown kite paper, cut out little seeds and attach them to the ring using a glue stick.
Using red kite paper, cut out red berries and also attach them to the ring using a glue stick.
Attach the ring to the triangle forming the roof. Then, add a piece of string or yarn to make the ring "hang" from the top of the roof.
Using white kite paper, cut out pieces of "snow" and attach them to the roof.
Using the wood glue, add one more popsicle stick to the bottom half of your bird house.
Cut out a narrow strip of light orange kite paper and attach it to the bottom popsicle stick.
Again, use light and dark brown kite paper to cut out seeds. Attach them to the bottom layer of light orange kite paper.
Repeat in the center of the bird house (here, I decided to cut out uneven "piles" of grains).
Add detail by adding some more seeds, grains, and red berries.
Using the wood glue, attach one more popsicle stick to the bottom of the bird house to create a "stand".
Finally, attach two wooden coffee stirrers to the popsicle stick that is forming the center of the bird house (so that your little birdies have somewhere to sit on).
#naturetable#artsandcrafts#crafting#handmade#waldorfinspired#waldorfart#waldorfhome#jahreszeitentisch#christmascrafts#steinereducation#momlife#momblog#momblogger#adventspiral#waldorfstar#waldorf#waldorfhome#waldorfchristmas#waldorfgnomes#wintersolstice#solstice#ecofriendly#ecochristmas#lowwaste#lowwastechristmas#sustainable#papercrafts