Doesn’t the post title sound sorta obscene?
I saw the idea for this activity over a year ago somewhere online. I know I saw examples for sale on Etsy back then but haven’t checked recently. I’m pretty sure if you Google it, you will find many different tutorials and examples to follow.
Anyhow, I thought this was a great craft activity for kids the first time I saw it online. Bird Nest Balls basic concept is to provide nesting materials to birds in a fun decorative manner. The birds don’t care about the fun or decorative part, to be honest, that’s just for people.
Charlie’s Cub Scout pack made these for our meeting activity this week. The den talked about nature, spring, Earth Day and conservation of the environment.
We used small grapevine balls as the container with twine for hanging. Then the boys stuffed the grapevine balls with scraps of ribbon, fabric, cotton balls, twine and dryer lint. You can also use hair (animal or human) and yarn. I’ve seen other examples using mesh bags instead of grapevine balls.
Hang from a tree or bush and the birds will pull the materials from the ball and use it to help make their nests.
Elizabeth
