Bird Seed Biscuits

Today we decided to take a lesson from the Scott School, and we made birdseed biscuits!!  Jellybean LOVES seeing all of the birds in our backyard (we get a lot of robins and magpies), so we decided to attract some more.

Supplies Needed

3/4 cup birdseed (I got a HUGE bag of it for $5 from Wal Mart)

1 tablespoon flour

2 tablespoons water

Cookie Cutters

Cookie Sheet

Tin Foil

String or ribbon for hanging

(Makes 2 biscuits)

1.  Mix together your seeds, flour and water in a small bowl.

2.  Grease the inside of your cookie cutters and press your birdseed into your shapes.

3.  Insert your straws near the top of your cutters as a place to put your ribbons

4.  Bake in the oven on a foil-lined cookie sheet at 170 degrees for 1 hour

This was our final product

There are a few things that I didn't do that I wish I had.  

1. Pat down your birdseed quite firmly to ensure your biscuits stay together
2. I didn't use foil on my cookie sheet, but I wish I had.  A few of the biscuits stuck and they fell apart when I tried to move them.
3. Make sure you don't place your straws too close to the top of your biscuit or you run the risk of them falling apart when you hang them.

This was a super fun project, and now that we've tried it once and worked out the kinks, we're totally going to do it again!  Thanks for the idea, Scott School!!