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Back to School Birdhouse

By: Carmen Flores Tanis from Bzzy Little Bee

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Welcome little ones back to school with this sweet Back to School Birdhouse from Carmen Flores Tanis.  Made with simple classroom materials, project can be made for a favorite teacher.  The cute chalkboard design around the birdhouse makes it easy to customize and decorate.  Get the kids involved in the creation of this fun teacher gift.

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Materials:

  • Wood bird house
  • 3 dozen pencils
  • Metal ruler
  • Sheets of double sided tape
  • Silver tooling foil
  • Scrap pieces of chipboard
  • Black chalkboard spray paint
  • Back Sharpie permanent marker
  • Scissors & craft knife
  • Tin snips
  • Embossing tool (or dull pencil or dull pointy dowel)
  • Paint pens & white-out pen
  • Electric pencil sharpener
  • Scroll saw or some kind of hacksaw for cutting pencils

 

Instructions:

  1. Spray paint your birdhouse black.

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  2. Measure each of the side of the house and cut the metal ruler to fit.

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  3. These shapes will decorate each of the front bird entrances.

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  4. Darken the embossed designs with a little bit of black Sharpie. Wipe off excess ink.

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  5. Fine tipped white-out correction ink pens work really well!

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  6. Use a scroll saw or hack saw to shorten the pencils. Then use the electric pencil sharpener to sharpen each pencil. Dull the tips a little by rubbing them on a piece of sandpaper.

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    back-to-school-birdhouse

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