Thursday, January 2, 2014

January 2nd: Cheerio Bird Feeders

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On other blogs, children perch happily on pristine kitchen tables, while dutifully helping with Mommy's projects.  They are clean, and smiling, and wearing perfectly pressed button-down shirts, with nary a runny nose to be seen.

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In my world, not so much. (He's being a cat here, in case you couldn't tell). The project for Day 2 - Cheerio Bird Feeders. A fun, easy project for me and Hammy here to enjoy together.

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(It's a hat!)

The project was actually really easy, and fun, even though I did all the actual work, and Hammy provided the entertainment portion of the event. It was so simple - pipe cleaners, cereal, and ribbon to hang it from the tree.

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(HAHA! Pirate Pipe Cleaner, Ahoy!)

As kid-friendly projects go, I would recommend this one with a big two thumbs up.  We had a blast, and cleaning up cereal from the floor is much more appealing than say, cleaning up after messy glue and food coloring projects.

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 Voila! The end result. I ended up doing one of my own after Hammy went to sleep. It was nice and relaxing, threading cereal on the pipe cleaner while watching cooking shows with hubby like a cute old married couple.  The bird feeders will get hung Saturday morning so Hammy and I will be here to watch the birdies peck away at them.

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Project:  Success!

Cost:  About $5 for a box of Cheerios and a small bag of pipe cleaners.  The raffia was leftover from my Christmas ribbon stash.

Frustration level: nil

Repeat?  Definitely.

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