Make Your Own Tardis Bird Feeder

Step 1

Empty the 2 cartons and clean and dry them. Open up the top of the 2 litre carton, and make 4 cuts, one down each corner side.

Step 2

Now you will have four loose sides at the top of the cartoon. Carefully cut off the flap which has the pouring hole in it, now there will be three loose sides.

Step 3

Now get a parent to make a hole in the middle of the 3 remaining flaps, fold them down so they are on top of each other and thread some string through each hole. Secure the string inside the Tardis with a knot and some sticky tape. Then tape the edges of the top to make it extra secure.

Step 4

Get the 1 litre carton, and cut off a few inches from the bottom. Then measure 3 cms up and make 4 cuts down each corner edge. Then fold down the cut parts so that you have 4 flaps to stick down. Then get a parent to make a hole in the middle of the bottom surface and thread through the string which is on top of the 2 litre carton. Now stick down the flaps to the top of the 2 litre carton with Sticky tape.

Step 5

For this stage you will need templates 1 and 2.

Click here to grab and print template 1

Click here to grab and print template 2

Cut out the 2 templates on these sheets and glue one to each side of the carton. Then Get an adult to help you cut out the square section which is marked 'cut out'. This will be the door through which the birds can get to the food.

Step 6

Now you will need templates 3 and 4.

Click here to grab and print template 3.

Click here to grab and print template 4.

Then glue these pages onto A4 cardboard. Carefully cut out all of the small strips using the dotted lines as a guide. Then glue these strips marked a, b, c, and d, onto the sides of the tardis as marked out by the template guide. Match up the a strips to the a marks on the guide and so on... Then leave the glue to dry.

Step 7

Once the glue has dried then paint the whole tardis with two coats of white acrylic paint and allow it to dry. Once the white paint has dried then you can paint the Tardis blue!

Step 8

Now you need template 5.

Click here to grab and print template 5.

Cut out the window templates and the Police box logos. Back on card and then place on the tardis with glue in the holes for the windows and at the top for the Police box sign. Once dry - paint again with PVA glue to waterproof the tardis.

Step 9

Final touch - add the light at the top, get a parent to make a hole in a sports bottle cap and then thread through. Add bird seed and then hang your birdfeeder up somewhere where birds can enjoy the feast!