Make this mason jar bird feeder in minutes for a fun summer garden craft.  Mix up a suet cake and stuff it in a jar with a dowel rod for a treat the birds will love. You might want to pick up enough supplies to make a few, as these make great gifts as well. This is one of our favorite spring garden crafts!

Mason Jar Bird Feeder

Bird watching can be a fun hobby for kids and adults of all ages.  Giving them something to munch on in your yard makes spying your feathered friends even easier.  Pick up some mason jar glasses and get started on a mason jar bird feeder today.

Related:  Want more ideas for your yard?  Try making a pallet garden or planting these natural mosquito repellent plants.

Supplies needed to make a mason jar bird feeder:

• Mason jar glass with handle
• Dowel rod
• 1 1/2 cups bird seed
• 1/2 package unflavored gelatin
• 1/2 cup flour
• 1 1/2 tablespoons corn syrup
• 1/4 cup boiling water
• Wire

How to make a mason jar bird feeder:

1. Boil 1/4 cup of water.
2. Add the water to a bowl and then stir in 1/2 a package of unflavored gelatin.  Mix well.
3. Stir in corn syrup.
4. Then stir in flour until everything is combined.
5. Add this mixture to the bird seed.  Mix well.  I find it easiest just to use my hands for this portion.
6. Stuff the mixture down inside your mason jar.  Add in your dowel rod and add mixture in around the rod.
7. Continue until the mixture is in the jar then press down well.
8. Cut off a long piece of wire and then wrap both ends around the handle of the mason jar.
9. Hang your mason jar bird feeder anywhere in your yard where you want to attract the birds.

You might even want to make several of these.  The birds will love this homemade suet cake in a mason jar.  You also get the benefit of being able to watch them as they dine on this flavorful snack.  The kids will love it!

What else do you use in your yard to keep the birds occupied?  Be sure to add a mason jar bird feeder to the mix!

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Mason Jar Bird Feeder

Author: Angie Holden

Supplies

• Mason jar glass with handle
• Dowel rod
• 1 1/2 cups bird seed
• 1/2 package unflavored gelatin
• 1/2 cup flour
• 1 1/2 tablespoons corn syrup
• 1/4 cup boiling water
• Wire

Instructions

• Boil 1/4 cup of water.
• Add the water to a bowl and then stir in 1/2 a package of unflavored gelatin. Mix well.
• Stir in corn syrup.
• Then stir in flour until everything is combined.
• Add this mixture to the bird seed. Mix well. I find it easiest just to use my hands for this portion.
• Stuff the mixture down inside your mason jar. Add in your dowel rod and add mixture in around the rod.
• Continue until the mixture is in the jar then press down well.
• Cut off a long piece of wire and then wrap both ends around the handle of the mason jar.
• Hang your mason jar bird feeder anywhere in your yard where you want to attract the birds.

This post was originally published on June 18, 2018