Birthday Crafts to Make for Dad

• Empty milk or juice carton
• Pair of scissors
• Paint
• Paint-brush
• Strong tape
• String
• Wild bird seed 

• Cut away a window on each side of the carton leaving space at the base to hold the bird seed.

• Choose a color that will blend in with the surroundings and paint the bird feeder.

• When it is dry, attach a piece of strong tape in a loop to the top of the bird feeder and thread a piece of string through it.

• Put a handful of bird seed in a plastic bag and wrap these up      together.

• Remind your dad to hang the bird feeder in a place, safe from the reach of cats.

• 1 clean, glass or clear plastic jar, fairly large, like a pickle jar, with a lid.
• Shelled nuts or wrapped candies, enough to fill the jar, plus 20 or so for the top.
• Gold spray paint (or Dad's favorite color)
• A large plastic trash bag (30 gallon or larger)
• 1 empty soda pop can
• Dad's favorite color construction paper
• Crayons or a dark felt pen
• Pair of scissors
• White glue or rubber cement
• 4 rocks to hold the trash bag on the ground

• Glue one layer of nuts or wrapped candies to the lid of the jar with white glue. (It dries clear so it won't show.)

• Cover the lid with nuts.

• Let it dry.

• Glue a second layer of nuts or candies to the lid and let dry.

• Use fewer nuts this time.

• Glue a third layer of nuts or candies to the lid and let dry           overnight.

• Use only a few nuts.

• Spread the trash bag on the ground, outdoors.

• Put rocks on the corners to hold it down.

• Put the lid on it, in the middle, on top of the soda pop can to raise it off the ground.

• Paint the entire lid, including the nuts, with the spray paint.

• Let it dry.

• Fill the jar with the nuts or candies.

• Make a label for the jar that says "Dad" by cutting a piece of      construction paper big enough to cover the label already on the jar.

• Write Dad on the construction paper label.

• Draw cute pictures on the labelfor this Birthday Crafts to Make for Dad.

• Glue the new label over the old one.

• Let it dry.

• When the lid is completely dry, put it on the jar of nuts.

• Give it to Dad for his birthday and say, "Dad, I'm nuts about you." or "Dad, I'm sweet on you."