Kids are animals’ best friends! Make their juice carton alive! ??
Essentials
For this DIY, you’ll need:
- a pair of scissors
- little wooden sticks
- a paint spray or paint
- a glue gun or glue
- a pair of compasses
- a box cutter
- ropes
- a pen
- a white felt tip
- and… a juice carton!
Steps
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Step 1: spray the juice carton and let it dry up.2
Step 2: with a compass, draw a circle in the center of the carton.3
Step 3: underneath the circle, draw a big bullet point.4
Step 4: repeat it on the bottom of the carton.5
Step 5: cut out the circle thanks to a box cutter.6
Step 6: do the same for the two bullet points.7
Step 7: cut wooden sticks (same size) to make the nest roof.8
Step 8: glue the wooden stick on one half.9
Step 9: glue every wooden stick to the roof without spacing them out.10
Step 10: put a wooden stick into the bottom hole so the birds can sit on it.11
Step 11: custom the borders of the circle with a felt tip.12
Step 12: put the rope inside the top hole so you can hand the nest box up.13
Step 13: draw patterns on the carton sides.14
Step 14: your bird nest is ready!15
Step 15: hook it up to a tree to welcome birds!
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It was the Wednesday DIY!
