Craft a Colorful Hummingbird Feeder
The Kratt brothers love learning about and observing animals, big and small. Observe one of the world’s smallest birds by making a feeder for hummingbirds!
Materials
Directions
Place a strong rubber band around the bottle.
Tie a piece of yarn to the rubber band on both sides of the bottle.
Place additional rubber bands around the bottle.
Secure flowers’ stems under the rubber bands.
Make hummingbird “food” by dissolving ¼ cup of sugar into one cup of water. Stir well.
Add the sugar water mixture to the bottle.
Put a cotton ball into the bottle. If you are having trouble, use a toothpick or straw to help push the cotton ball through.
Screw on the lid and flip the bottle upside-down! The cotton ball will allow the sugar water to drip out slowly, attracting the birds. Hang the feeder outside and keep watch for those colorful pollinators!
Explore Further
Hummingbirds are one of nature’s pollinators. On a nice day, take your child outside and find a patch of flowers. Talk about what you see. What insects or birds are "pollinating" or landing on the flower petals? Explain what’s happening to your child: some flowering plants produce a sweet juice called "nectar." This nectar is food for many pollinators, including bees, ladybugs and butterflies. Plants depend on these animals to drink their nectar and then to spread their pollen to other plants. That’s how the plants reproduce and grow new plants!
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