Birds Nest

Animals have families too! Why not make a bird’s nest for your garden. You never know, a real bird might just move in!

What you need:

• Straw, grass, twigs and leaves
• Paper clay or playdough
• Edicol dye powder
• A small box

Play with the clay until it is soft and malleable then mold it into a bowl shape. Once you have a nice shape press the straw, grass, twigs and leaves into the clay to make a nest.

Now it’s time to make the eggs, take some clay or playdough and roll it into small balls. Sprinkle a little bit of different coloured edicol dye into a small box. Place your eggs into the box and roll them around to collect the dye. This gives the eggs a really nice speckled look.

Once you are happy with the eggs, place them into the nest.

Extension Idea: Talk to your child about birds and how their eggs turn into baby birds. Who sits on the nest? Is it mummy bird, daddy bird or both?