For my re-purposing project I chose to do something that my grandma and I make and use. This item we make and use are bird feeders. The reasons we decided to start making these are to protect her nice bird feeders from being chewed on by squirrels and to reuse items that were going to get recycled.

1)      The first step in making the bird feeder is to find an item with a lid such as a coffee container or sour cream container etc.

2)      The second step is to cut a hole in the lid however big you would like.

3)      The third step is to go find a tree you would like to use for the location of your feeder.

4)      The fourth step is to nail or drill the bird feeder to the tree so that it doesn’t come off. Be sure to drill or nail the feeder so the hole in the lid is facing you.

5)      The final step is to place some bird seed inside your bird feeder and wait for birds to come.

The bird feeders we make are out of plastic containers and by doing this we lower the amount of fossil fuels that are used, pollution, and crowding of landfills.

-Kelby Butner