Winter Crafts with the Grandkids

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Winter Activities

Winter Activities

Donna Erickson, creator of Donna’s Day, shares some activities you can do with the grandkids on cold winter days.

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BIRDSEED COOKIE CUTTER TREATS FOR BIRDS by Donna Erickson
Makes 4-6 bird treats 

2 envelopes (1/4 ounce each) unflavored gelatin, such as Knox brand
½ cup boiling water
1 ½ – 1 ¾ cups birdseed 
Baking sheet lined with parchment or waxed paper 
Four-Six heart shaped cookie cutters roughly 3 inches x 4 inches. 
2 straws cut into 3-inch pieces 
String or twine.

Here’s the fun:

-In a large bowl, an adult should pour the boiling water into the gelatin. Stir until dissolved, and then add 1 ½ cups birdseed.  Stir until birdseed is coated, adding more seed if mixture is too watery. 

-Meanwhile, arrange the cookie cutters on the lined baking sheet. 

-Spoon the mixture into the cookie cutters.  Press down with the back of a spoon or compact the mixture with fingers using a piece of waxed paper between fingers and the mixture.  

-Insert a straw piece into each shape to create a hole for hanging and leave in place.

-Set the baking sheet of filled cookie cutters in the refrigerator for two hours.  Remove and let stand in a dry room overnight or until hard, turning the filled cookie cutters occasionally. 

-Carefully pop each treat out of the cookie cutters. Remove straws, thread string or twine through the holes, and hang from a tree branch, fence or deck railing.

Tip: Extra birdseed in your bag?  Take a pine cone, roll it around in peanut butter until it’s completely covered, then roll it once more in birdseed.  Tie a string around it and hang it outside.