Building a Bird House

Building a bird house can be a nice diversion during a day in which you don't really know what to do and you are too lazy to go outside, or the weather is so bad that it forces you to stay home. I don't know you, but it's also impossible for me to stay quiet when I'm home; I always have to keep my hands busy and find something to do.

Don't worry, there's a little trick that can help all the people who don't have good woodworking skills – and I'm in this group - I'm here to reveal this little secret. :)

Have you ever heard about “The little Experience” ? (Unfortunately, their official link is not working right now, but I'm sure that you can find their products either on Amazon or in a very furbished toy store). I bought this kit in “In De Olifant” in Antwerp, a wonderful store in a wonderful city! Please, take some time to visit this store if you happen to visit Antwerp, it is worth it, trust me! :) I simply lost count of all the presents I bought there for all my little cousins.

The little Experience is an English company that produces craft kits for children (and adults who are simply interested in everything that deals with crafting..like me..for example). They have quite a various and wide range of products for children from 2 to 16 that go from knitting, sewing, painting, to building. Every kit comes with the right amount of accessories and tools the kid needs in order to craft the object contained in the kit.

The thought behind it is to promote the children's skills and the interaction with their parents and I find this incredibly nice.

I tried many kits and I really have to admit that the quality of the products is very high, the instructions very clear, and the fun guaranteed!

I'm sure that many of you can even think of creating their own bird house from scratch designing it and cutting the wood with the appropriated tools, but for those who are just like me and would like to have a personalized bird cafe' in their garden but don't even know how to hold a jig saw, here you have the solution.

 As you can see from the picture all the pieces needed for the bird house are already cut and ready to be assembled. I personally had a little problem with the assembling because some holes weren't in the right position, but hey....I might not know how to use a jig saw, but aligning a few little holes isn't such a problem. :)

The assembling part went on quite easily, but just at the end I thought that maybe it would have been better to paint the parts before assembling them, even if my husband said that it was better to assemble the parts first and then paint it. I don't know, maybe it is not so important to paint the inside part of the bird house, but I surely suggest you paint at least all the sides of the base.

Anyway, after the assembling you just have to wait for the glue to dry and then simply set your

creativity free and paint the little house the way you prefer. In my case, I followed the example on the box adding a different name and Ratatouille's logo – there couldn't be a more perfect logo for it and I was obviously watching that movie while building the house.

Once the house is ready you can use some of your time to build a “bird mobile” following the instruction and patterns printed on the inside of the kit box; another nice idea I really like about this company that can help to reduce the waste of paper and keep your kids children busy for another half an hour. :)

The only thing you need to do now is either to buy a Built-It Bird-Cafe' Kit, or get a jig saw in your hands and start cutting your bird house.

Have fun and please, post the pictures of your bird houses if you found this post helpful and “inspiring.” :)