Have you ever found a bird’s nest on the ground or spotted a nest full of new babies? Imagine making a cozy house using only what you find around your yard. But don’t just imagine it – try it!
Just like people, birds live in many different kinds of homes. Check out these cool nests and pick a favorite style!
1. Look for a real nest
See if you can you find a real-life nest that a bird has left behind. Look closely to see how it was made.
a nest woven into dogwood branches
2. Gather materials
Take a walk outside to find nesting materials like these:
- thin, strong sticks and twigs (about the size of your hand). Make sure they don’t snap too easily!
- long, bendy greens. Really long grass, or vines with the leaves stripped off work really well.
- special stuff – feathers, pretty stones, flower petals, whatever you like!
nest materials
3. Start weaving!
Make a base. Wrap several pieces of long grass or vine stems around your fingers. Twist them as you go so that they hold together in a small donut shape. Keep adding more greens until the donut keeps its shape on its own.
Add “fenceposts.” Push 6 or 7 small, strong sticks into the donut to make the “fenceposts” for your nest. Space them equally apart and lean them all in the same direction.
It’s OK if the sticks are kind of loose for now.
- Start weaving! Weave greens in and out of the fenceposts, going under one fencepost and over the next. Tuck the loose ends into the base.
- Add more small sticks. Weave them down around the greens as you push them in.
- Weave more greens in and out of the sticks. Keep working in sticks and greens until your nest feels done!
- Line your nest. Find some soft and pretty Green World material to line the inside! Try flower petals, leaves, feathers, fluffy seeds, animal fur, or moss.
4. Add something special!
Birdie and Mo keep their family talisman safe in a nest. What special thing will you put in yours? Maybe your family talisman?
finished nests
Cool! Great Job guys!
I once made a nest
I made a nest before too!
I think this is a great idea! I’m gonna do it right away!
This was really hard but really fun, too!
I have seen a nest…. I guess I built one. At my school
I saw a baby house-wren’s nest with babies in it.
OMG there was so cute!!!!!
i saw a baby birde fall out of its nest but it maniged to get back in
Maybe ill try not sure though cause i already have a nest on my front porch that fell out of a tree.
this looks hard but fun i will try whrn i have the time
i made one once it was SO fun!
I think there should be a cozy bird nest.
really cool! In my nest I put some cool beach glass and a blue jays feather! Also I lined mine with milk weed fluffy stuff.
Once, this winter, my mom saw a bluebird on a tree branch out in the cold. I felt so sorry for it, i wanted to bring it in! I now know that that was silly!
no its not! you should have got it and brought it in! bieng in the animaletins leniege i help every animal i see
OMG!! baby birds are so cute !!!!!!!!
i saw a robin who nested in a bush at my old school. the eggs were so pretty!
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one at shore acers in on a small trail, i saw a small birds nest on the side of the trail. It was sooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo cute plus there was some small fluffy,fluffy fethers in it aswell.
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I showed my parents but they said too put it back were i found it.
when i did i herd some birds chirping, i think it was there nest because there chirping soundid sad and worried. It was relly cool.
i’ve seen a baby nest full of birds before. It was mostly hidden in a hedge above the garage so exciting!!!! Anyway I dont wanna try this because my mom will say no.Anyway i’d love to be this fairy god mother because of all the details!So all leave you guys on to speak of your nature.Hope i’ll hear your comment soon. ( please say my name in the comment ) ,.,.,.,.,.,
hi i just made one of these at first i thought they where crazy when i read the steps but then i did it and it is so cute and small i love it so much !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
i dont know what to put in it