28: Make a bird feeder

Make a bird feeder. Encourage wildlife by making bird feeders. From a simple plastic bottle with a wooden spoons stuck through filled with seed, or make fat balls in old yogurt pots or you could hollow out half an apple and fill with your fat ball recipe to avoid plastic. Hang with string in your outdoor area and watch the birds flock in.

*Remember: always risk – assess your activities!

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40 things to do – 1: Visit a museum

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1: Visit a museum There are lots of museums in Bristol. In the centre you have the Mshed and Bristol Museum both run touring exhibitions as well as their main collections. This...

40 things to do – 2: Build a dam

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2: Build a dam Do you know of a shallow stony stream? If so get the wellies on (do a risk assessment) and get building. Experiment with stones and sticks to see...

40 things to do – 3: Walk 2 miles

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3:Walk 2 miles There are a lot of green spaces in Bristol so get out and walk. The council have maps for walking routes in parks all over the city, take a...

40 things to do – 4: Create a secret code

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4: Create a secret code There are lots of ways to do this: writing words backwards; substituting numbers for letters, pig latin, symbols. See who can crack the code – they could...

40 things to do – 5: Jump in puddles

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5: Jump in puddles Is there any greater joy than jumping in a really big puddle creating a huge splash? Make sure people are kitted up in wet weather gear (or have...

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Posted on Wednesday, 30th May 2018