This fantastic blog has a step-by-step guide on where to plant your garden, what to plant and how to accommodate every stage of butterflies (from caterpillars to adults). Want to learn more growing your own butterfly garden? Use a hole punch to make 3 holes equal distances apart around the perimeter of a plastic. When the cotton wool gets dry, replace it with a fresh piece soaked in sugar water. Build a hanging fruit tray from a plastic lid for a homemade feeder. Step 8: Place it outdoors and let it liven up your garden. Step 7: Tape a stick (we used garden canes) or a recycled straw to the back of your feeder. Using a hammer and nail, puncture a hole in the. Push the cotton wool into the centre of the plastic lid. Heres how to make your own DIY butterfly feeder a perfect kids craft 1. This is your sugar water, which the butterflies will eat. Step 6: Mix one teaspoon of sugar with four teaspoons of water. Step 5: Glue a recycled bottle top (flat side down) to the centre of the flower. The butterflies will come in their droves 8. Step 4: Glue the card to the back of your flower. Fill a tin can with some bright and colorful flowers, along with a small cotton ball soaked in sugar water, and stick an artificial butterfly on the side. Marketing people have jumped on the bandwagon and sell contraptions labeled as butterfly feeders but they do not seem to be an improvement over the more simple, homemade versions. Place your flower on some card and draw around it. Use a simple ceramic dish with a lip and suspend it from an old plant hanger. Over-ripe fruit also entices the flying gems, while Butterfly. Step 3: Now create some backing for your flower, to make it stronger. Use feeders with a sponge or wick to imitate the way butterflies draw nectar from flowers. Remember: butterflies are attracted to brightly coloured things.
Step 1: Use your resource pack* to choose from our different flower templates. Butterflies need food, water & shelter to.
HOMEMADE BUTTERFLY FEEDER DOWNLOAD
You can download these from our 'Highest Heights' resource pack here. Butterflies add life and color to your landscape, while your garden gives them a safe habitat. Transform recycled plastic and add a splash of colour to help feed butterflies. These vibrant butterfly feeders will liven up any green space.
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