Hummingbird Feeder Craft To Do With Kids

These are so cute and great for gifts.

Needed
inexpensive plastic hummingbird feeder ( family dollar 2.00)
craft paint in red, orange, yellow, green
foam brushes in different shapes (craft department at Walmart)
Chunky plastic assorted beads with big holes
Thin Nylon Rope
sugar
Sand Paper fine grit

Start by having the kids sand the bottle part of the feeder. Now paint the whole feeder red. Paint green grass and flower stems on the bottle part after the red paint dries. Then make orange and yellow flowers out of the round sponge brushes. Use the big on for the whole flower and the little ones for the center. Let them be creative with the different shapes of brushes. Let dry. Add a rope to hang it by. Give the kids a bunch of beads and let them string them all over the rope. Make sure to make the rope long enough that the feeder can be hung anywhere. While my son was making his feeder the hummingbirds were coming to it before he even got it done or anything in it.

Making the feed
Boil 4 cups of water with 3 cups of sugar in it and then let it cool. Add to feeder and hang.