Recycle and create a pretty Spring Bird Feeder from used McDonald's Happy Meal Bucket and Plastic Mayonnaise Jar.
Approximate Time: 30 minutes
Supplies:
McDonald's Happy Meal Bucket (Bottom only needed with attached handle)
Plastic Mayonnaise Jar with lid
Hammer
Nails punch or nail to punch holes needed or Drill bit if desired
Scissors to cut down pail to 2-3 inches tall and to cut side windows in jar
1 long screw with bolt
Spray paint of color choice
Acrylic craft paints for decorative painting and assorted paint brushes
Clear paint sealer for lasting outside exposure
Instructions:
Use these left over items to create a pretty spring bird feeder.
First take your plastic mayonnaise jar and punch a hole in each side just a little past the lid this is where you will just pop on your handle from the McDonald's happy meal bucket. I just used a hammer and nail to punch my holes but you easily use a tiny drill bit if you desire to create your holes.
Punch another 2 holes on your mayonnaise jar on both sides about half way up just to get a starting point so you can use your scissors to cut out 2 little windows for the birds to reach inside to get the bird seed.
Cut your McDonald's bucket down to about 2-3 inches tall. This will be used as your base under the plastic jar to be used as both a perch and catchall for any seed that falls out when the birds eat from it. You can cut your pail any shape you like. I did mine on a scallop cut since I was doing a Sunflower theme painted on the bird feeder.
Poke a hole through the center of the bottom pail and the center of the plastic jar.
Take a long screw and go up through both containers from the bottom side up and reaching inside your window you cut onto your jar attached the bolts onto the screw all the way down.
Spray paint your complete piece but not the inside of the jar.
After it has dried you can then hand paint on any theme you like using acrylic paints. I did mine in Sunflower theme.
Let dry and spray on 1-2 coats clear paint seal.
You can fill your feed by taking off the jars lids or just filling it by reaching into the jars windows.
Since the handle just pops in and out of your jar you can ether just loop over a limb as I did or pop it off on one side lap over branch and pop back on to jars side.
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