Birdseed Christmas Ornaments

Ive been a total slacker this year! I usually have Christmas cards ordered and shipped beginning of Dec, this year I sent out a week before. I had all these wonderful pins posted on my pinterest board and tons of activities planed for our elf "Foddle", he moved every night, but there was no real mysterious activity. I did however complete one of my pins!!! Yay!!!! 

I wanted to do something the boys could give to family on Christmas, so we went with Ornaments made from birdseed.

Our inspiration was this picture, the link on our pinterest didn't go instructions.
So we googled to find ingredients.

What you will need is

- 1 packed un flavored gelatin

- 1/2 cup HOT h2o

- 3 tablespoons corn syrup

- 3/4 white flour

- 4 cups birdseed

- cookie cutters

- non stick spray

- wax paper

- straw

Mix Gelatin, h2o, and corn syrup in a large bowl. Mix in flour and seeds in a large bowl till all mixture is same consistency. 

Spray cookie cutters with non stick spay and place wax paper on large tray. Spoon mixture into the cookie cutters pressing into side. 

using the straw make a hole, (I recommend the middle of the shape so it won't weaken.)

Easy as that! Let it sit for a few hrs and add string..

We also collected pinecones but by the time we got to them the mixture was starting to harden so it didn't stick very well...

The boys decided the birds would like some grass so that was added too ;)

At the end we ran out of cookie cutter and just made balls, Im hoping the birds wont mind.

Nailed it!!!!