IGG INTEREST BADGE: Ladybird Bird Watcher Option 01
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Description
Make a simple bird feeder (Orange Skin)
Resources
An orange or an apple per girl
Wool/Twine
Punch
Peanut-butter
Small butter knife or glue spreader
Instructions
Aim of Badge
The girls will learn how to make a simple bird feeder
This Badge has 2 options of which 2 must be completed
Introduction:
To appreciate the variety of bird life in Ireland
Instructions
• Each girl should peel an orange.
• The peel of the orange is required for the bird feeder.
• If using apples, peel the skins of the apples for the girls.
• Punch the peel and assist the girls to tie a piece of twine big enough so that it can be placed on the branch of a tree.
• Each girl should spread peanut-butter onto the peel.
• Explain to the girls that birds need to store up lots of energy by eating fat to help them survive the winter.
Acknowledgement/Source
Trefoil News Spring Edition 2017
Tags
- bird feeder
- bird watcher
- IGG
- interest badge
- Nature
- Trefoil News
- Trefoil News Spring Edition 2017
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