Enchanted Learning Software's Pine Cone Bird Feeder More Kinder Crafts A easy-to-make Pine Cone Bird Feeder. This is a simple project that even young children can help make. (Go to a printable version.)

For each Pine Cone Bird Feeder you will need:

A large, open pine cone Vegetable shortening, lard or suet Oats or corn meal Bird seed A few feet of string

Tie a few feet of string to a pine cone. Cover the pine cone with the mixture below. Roll the pinecone in birdseed and then suspend it from a tree branch outside. Food mixture: Mix 1/2 cup Vegetable shortening, lard or suet with 2 1/2 cups cornmeal or uncooked oats until well blended. Optional: add dried fruit (chopped up), chopped nuts, seeds (especially sunflower and millet), and/or suet, which are high-energy bird foods.