Reuse your plastic water bottle to make a bird feeder for your backyard visitors! This cute summer craft is fun and supports good speech and language, too!

Speech and Language Connections

Expressive language – This is a great activity to learn and practice new vocabulary! Talk about the birds you see at your feeder, pointing out the different parts of the bird (such as beak, wings, feathers, etc.), colors, and shapes you see. You can teach concepts such as empty and full by talking about how much birdseed is left in the feeder over time.

Sequencing and problem solving skills – After crafting your feeder, have your child try to retell the instructions in the correct sequence. Ask your child what might happen if you omitted a step or performed the steps out of order (e.g., “What would happen if we filled the feeder with seeds, but didn’t poke any holes in the bottle?).