A Decorative Bird House With Flowers Is Simple To Make

Making bird houses is a fun project and is a project that should be done with the entire family. If you are a leader of a Girl Scout or Boy Scout Troop, making bird houses is a simple, educational and fun craft project. A good starting point is with a simple wooden bird house kit that can easily be glued together. The decorating is the best part of making a bird house and one the kids are surely never to forget. Flowers and bird houses go hand in hand and your children or group of students will have fun picking out the artificial flowers for their bird house.

Getting Creative

Flowers for bird houses can be made or purchased. Most craft and hobby stores or major discount stores will carry artificial flowers. Any size flower can be used, but you must remember that too large a flower on a bird house may scare the birds away. The idea is to decorate your bird house to attract the birds. Decorative flowers for bird houses should be cut at the top of the stem with a wire cutter. A small needle nosed wire cutter is probably a very good tool to keep around the house because it always comes in handy for some type of project.

A hot glue gun is another handy tool to have when decorating your bird house with flowers. If a hot glue gun is not available then a tube of Elmer’s glue will do. The color of your flowers will depend on the color of your bird house. After painting your bird house it is always a good idea to place the flowers on the bird house and strategically plan your decoration before you begin to glue. Decorative flowers on bird houses are a very pretty look. It softens the wood and will blend into the natural atmosphere that it is intended for.

Painting flowers on a bird house is also a very pretty way to decorate a bird house. If you are a skilled artist or just good at painting simple flowers, then painting flowers on your bird house is the easiest way to decorate it. Your students might find this a fun way to express their creativity. You could make and paint your bird house on one week and the next week paint flowers onto your bird house. They could spend the week in between studying wildflowers and picking one that might have some special meaning to them. Decorating a bird house with flowers is a project that is simple and a memory that will soon not be forgotten.