Step One: Gather the materials you'll need to create your recycled bird feeder. We used: A recycled clean plastic peanut-butter jar with a screw-on lid (any size will do); Lid from a large plastic yogurt container; Dremel (you can also use a small electric drill or make do with a Swiss Army Knife, nail, or utility knife); Washer or nut; Sturdy string or twine; Scissors; Birdseed; Gorilla Glue or similar strong glue; Stick (you could use a bamboo skewer or even a long pencil).

Step One: Gather the materials

Gather the materials you’ll need to create your recycled bird feeder. We used:

A recycled clean plastic peanut-butter jar with a screw-on lid (any size will do)
Lid from a large plastic yogurt container
Dremel (you can also use a small electric drill or make do with a Swiss Army Knife, nail, or utility knife)
Washer or nut
Sturdy string or twine
Scissors
Birdseed
Gorilla Glue or similar strong glue
Stick (you could use a bamboo skewer or even a long pencil).

Step Two: Drill Holes for the String

Drill a small hole in the middle of the yogurt lid, the jar and the jar lid. The hole needs only be big enough to fit the string.

Step Three: Cut Feeding Holes

Next, make holes for the birds to feed through. Sketch out 3-4 holes with a marker before you begin cutting – make each hole slightly bigger than a half-dollar. Carefully cut out the holes with a utility knife and discard the plastic pieces you cut out.