I was just reading my HGTV newsletter and looking over their DIY projects and it occurred to me that 2019 is the year to teach children how to flower garden and about feeding and attracting birds to your garden. When I was young, my parents also enjoyed flower gardening and feeding the birds, but, they never really took the time to teach me how to do these things until I was older.

This year, my grandson got a cat for a pet and I was telling him that cats loved to be entertained during the day while everyone was gone looking out a window watching the birds. He already had a climbing tower for his cat that we could set in front of some windows. So, for Christmas I gave him a small bird feeder with some bird feed. My son tried to explain that they didn't have any birds coming around their house and he didn't think the birds would find it. But, in a few short weeks, the birds found the bird feeder.

Soon, my grandson moved a chair next to the cat's climbing tower so he could also watch the birds too. When I heard this, I bought my grandson a bird book full of photos so he could identify the birds visiting his bird feeder. When my youngest granddaughter was about my grandson's age, I had purchased the same bird book for her and she amazed us with identifying the birds visiting our bird feeders. See, there is a way to lure kids away from electronics.

Now, a few weeks ago, I was telling a friend of mine how I had to test all the products on our birds before I sell them and how it took our birds a while to take to this new suet and peanut butter I was selling.  Now they just loved this new peanut butter.  She laughed and said, "Bird feeding must be for old people."  But, she needed to buy some for her mother.  We were drinking Margaritas at the time and I reminded her that she had a bunch of grandkids that could benefit from learning to watch and feed the birds. I don't know if she ever understood what I meant. [Keep in mind, I was drinking a margarita too...] I did remind her that I was not old.  Where is the laughing emoji when you need to insert one?

The purpose of my story is to let you know that you can start getting kids interested in feeding and attracting birds to their gardens at a young age. At our house, we feed birds all year round because we get colorful birds during different seasons. Teach them what is healthy for birds to eat and what helps keep them warm during the cold winter months.  Teach them how to mix their own bird feed.  

At The Crabby Nook we sell small bird feeders for the deck or patio. Perfect for watching birds from your window. We sell roosting nests that help protect birds from the weather elements and for spring egg laying. You will find a variety of handmade bird houses from fair trade manufacturers. If you have taken the time to read this entire post, we are offering you a 15% OFF coupon to purchase from our [For the Birds] store. Use Coupon Code BIRDS15 that is good until 3/31/2019.  Please visit us!

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