Critter Corner
Critter Corner: Make a Difference in Your Own Backyard
Cabin fever cures for snowy weather.
The snowy weather can cause you and your kids to turn into couch potatoes, while the animals outside are shivering with cold and feeling hungry. Here are two easy projects that will keep you occupied indoors, feed the birds outside, and give you something to watch that is not on the TV. There are two quick and easy ways to make a bird feeder, the choice depends on your "slime-factor," that is whether you (or your kids) like to get gooey as you work. If the neatness wins out, then make a pop bottle feeder. Take an empty pop bottle and drill a hole in the cap. Cut a piece of string and loop it in half, then tie a bulky knot. Thread it through the hole. In the body of the bottle cut several holes on opposing sides and push small sticks for …
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