Make a nest-making box!

AKA The Birdie Care Package

We now have 3 bird families living in our back tree. Two of them are in houses and one in a nest. They all seem to be some kind of finch and I love them!

So this fun project is inspired by an idea I saw from Martha Stewart. This is fun for the kids to help out, too.

If you have a sturdy shallow wooden box that's what's recommended. I just cut the bottom portion off a brown paper gift bag. This turned out to be a great idea because I could squeeze it in between some branches so it would stay in the tree. 

Then just fill it up with goodies! Cotton balls and shredded paper are great items for nest-making. We also threw in some dryer lint, a bunch of skinny sticks we found around the yard, and a couple wild flowers. 

I can't wait to check back and see what was used!

Popsicles!

So I got these ice pop molds for Christmas and thought it was time to use them on the first warm day that happened this year. These are always an awesome treat to DIY because they are SOOOOO easy and literally take minutes to prepare.

We chose to use orange juice for half of them because my kid is obsessed with it. When you fill your molds, don't fill them all the way. I added some fresh fruit: clementines! There should still be some empty space at the top so your frozen juice can expand.

For the rest we just used fruit or berry punch or something. I put a few blueberries in some. And then in a couple we added some Annie's Homegrown Organic Fruit Snacks, otherwise known around here as "chewy bunnies." This turned out to be a really sweet idea as the bunnies stay soft and chewy even when frozen!

So, what do you put in your pops?