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Sustainability Lesson Clearinghouse
Milk Carton Bird Feeder
Lesson Description:
Students will recycle a milk carton to make a bird feeder. One way we can recycle materials is by reusing them to produce new products. These new products can have a variety of different uses.
Students will recycle a milk carton to make a bird feeder. One way we can recycle materials is by reusing them to produce new products. These new products can have a variety of different uses.
Lesson Type:
- Project
Sustainability Topic:
- Gardening
- Waste Reduction
- Other
GEF Program Category:
- Waste Reduction Challenge
- Green Thumb Challenge
Materials Needed:
- Milk or juice carton cleaned
- Craft knife or scissors
- Wax pencil, crayon or permanent marker
- Ruler
- Two small lengths of double-sided tape
- Bird seed
- Hole punch
- Twine for a hanger
- Two bamboo skewers or two straight skinny twigs for perches
Submitted By:
Green Education Foundation (GEF)
Green Education Foundation (GEF)
School or Group:
Green Education Foundation (GEF)
Green Education Foundation (GEF)
Contact Email:
service@greeneducationfoundation.org
service@greeneducationfoundation.org