How To Make applebird rings

Treat the wildlife in your garden this winter with these nutty apple rings.

This quick winter craft is a great way to encourage children to get outdoors this December, and to learn about the wildlife living in the garden.

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A cutting board with a bowl of mixed seeds, a jar of crunchy peanut butter, two apples, scissors, a knife, and a spool of twine.

What you’ll need:
Wild bird seed
Peanut butter
Apples
Twine
Scissors
Knife
Method
Dried apple slices with strings attached, arranged on a wooden surface.

Step 1.
Slice the apples into rings, remove the core and thread twine through the hole, tying to create a loop.

Sliced apples with peanut butter, each with a string attached, arranged on a wooden surface.Step 2.
Spread the lower half of the apple slices with peanut butter.
Step 3.Step 3.
Dunk into birdseed so that it sticks to the peanut butter.

Slices of fruit with seeds are hanging from tree branches using twine, with small lights in the background.

Step 4.
Hang them in your garden trees and watch the birds santai their winter treat!