tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5217971397545764396.post8171881276365814247..comments2024-03-28T07:27:24.484-04:00Comments on Archimedes Notebook: This Tree is for the BirdsSue Heavenrichhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00550259613381458435noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5217971397545764396.post-34757562003306153242012-01-16T17:39:55.656-05:002012-01-16T17:39:55.656-05:00I just stumbled on your blog and love it. We make...I just stumbled on your blog and love it. We make a Night Tree-based on Eve Bunting's book, in my classroom every year. The students take a bag home with the book and directions. The next day, they return the cloth bag with food for the animals they created. When everyone has had a turn, we go out decorate the tree, and join hands and sing carols. It's one of my favorite December activities. We check the tree often to see what is gone!Kim Oldenburghhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02520559362363111123noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5217971397545764396.post-29331369459340705192011-12-23T09:37:20.965-05:002011-12-23T09:37:20.965-05:00Our family has decorated an outdoor tree for wildl...Our family has decorated an outdoor tree for wildlife for the past few years, and now do it instead of an indoor Christmas Tree. You will have the most luck attracting birds if it is proximate to an established feeder. We have found that the most successful ornament is suet balls, providing much-needed fat to help our feathered friends survive the winter. We render the suet ourselves by cooking it down(ask the supermarket butcher) add cornmeal and seeds, and wrap it with re-used red and yellow onion bags. Most of the birds ignore the cranberry and popcorn garlands (as lovely as they are) and will always eat birdseed. Thanks for sharing this project, it is a fun way for all ages to attract wildlife in the winter!Hopehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04748049929469840950noreply@blogger.com