There is nothing like a beautiful spring day to put a little bounce in your step.  My kids and I will definitely be getting outside today.  About a month ago, we had some exceptionally warm weather.  During this time, the kids each made their own toilet paper roll bird feeder. 

http://familycrafts.about.com/od/birdfeeders/a/ToiletPaperRollBirdFeeder.htm

I chose this birdfeeder project because it is super simple and because I had materials on hand.  We used four different types of seed (pumpkin, sesame, sunflower & flax).  If using more than one type of seed, use the largest-sized seeds first.  In this case, pumpkin and sunflower were the largest.  The kids just used their fingers to stick these seeds to the peanut butter rather than rolling the rolls in them.  Then, they rolled their toilet paper rolls in the smaller two seeds to fill in the gaps. 

    Spending time with the kids making these feeders was fun.  Because they are so simple, there was no frustration on anyone`s part.  The best part though was seeing how excited the kids got when the birds found their feeders.  The birds literally cleaned the rolls.  Now, the kids want to make more!