SUCCESS! BIRD FEEDER PROJECT COMPETE (NEARLY). Most of our MakerKids completed their bird feeders this week. A few still have finishing touches to take care of. Let's give them all a big hand!
Sorry it has taken so long to get this posted. A family visit to California a while back and then Thanksgiving slowed thing down. Apologies out of the way, here are some excellent pictures of the MakerKids and their terrific work!
Sorry it has taken so long to get this posted. A family visit to California a while back and then Thanksgiving slowed thing down. Apologies out of the way, here are some excellent pictures of the MakerKids and their terrific work!
All you MakerKid parents should be very proud. We urge you to help your MakerKId pick a good spot in your yard to locate the new feeder and to provide some hands on help in securely mounting it. Depending on the design, the feeder can be mounted to a post, hung from a tree branch on a wire, mounted to a tree trunk or the side of your house.
During this five week project, the MakerKids learned a great deal encompassing wide range of making skills: design, prototyping, careful measuring, the value of being open to revising (and improving) ideas, carpentry, metal working, and coping with construction problems.
They exhibited great positive energy and resourcefulness during the entire project and added significantly to their growing set of making skills – skills that will serve them well on future MakerKid projects and elsewhere.
A great big SHOUT OUT AND THANK YOU TO JODY SOULES, owner and proprietor of the Wild Bird Country Store in Great Barrington, for agreeing to be interviewed and share her vast knowledge of wild birds.
Jody also generously donated bird seed for all our MakerKids to bring home with their feeders. Whether you have already been feeding birds in your yard or not, we hope your new handmade feeders will stimulate your interest in our wild winged neighbors. Wild birds are fascinating to watch and most certainly are an important member of our local ecosystem.
Here are two short video we made from the interview with Jody. There is excellent information on bird behavior and eating habits I think you will really enjoy and find useful.
Jody also generously donated bird seed for all our MakerKids to bring home with their feeders. Whether you have already been feeding birds in your yard or not, we hope your new handmade feeders will stimulate your interest in our wild winged neighbors. Wild birds are fascinating to watch and most certainly are an important member of our local ecosystem.
Here are two short video we made from the interview with Jody. There is excellent information on bird behavior and eating habits I think you will really enjoy and find useful.